tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post2085362288565948943..comments2023-11-07T11:27:28.658-05:00Comments on Diabetesaliciousness © 2007 - 2024: TSA As A Diabetes Brain Trust? I THINK NOT!k2http://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-84045256266827240462012-02-06T17:47:31.478-05:002012-02-06T17:47:31.478-05:00There is actually a member of the diabetes online ...There is actually a member of the diabetes online community who works for the TSA and she wrote a post about this situation. It is interesting to get the perspective of both sides.<br /><br />http://persistencewithin.com/2012/01/28/tsa-at-lax-and-the-pump-gun/Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834565473474357037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-17513844599685747202012-02-02T07:41:03.924-05:002012-02-02T07:41:03.924-05:00I'm a type 2. When I travel I carry extra ins...I'm a type 2. When I travel I carry extra insulin pens with me, you know just in case.<br />Well I had about 6 pens with me, and the TSA said, oh you should have had those scanned separately. And I'm like "really".<br />Plus I have artificial left knee, due to replacement. I always inform them of this and always get patted down. I find it just easier. <br />goddess help me if I ever get a insulin pump!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-59739697124552824362012-01-30T15:29:09.735-05:002012-01-30T15:29:09.735-05:00Wow, getting ever more ridiculous.
Kelly, could y...Wow, getting ever more ridiculous.<br /><br />Kelly, could you please help spread the word that the whole-body imaging machines at the airport are a form of X-ray. Therefore, insulin pump users need to either disconnect or ask for another form of security scan as x-ray can damage insulin pumps.<br /><br />TSA officers aren't all trained on this and tried to get me to go through the whole-body imaging machine with my insulin pump on. I had to explain several times that my insulin pump would be damaged by x-ray.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863022781106711022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-18793244755827000792012-01-30T12:55:36.351-05:002012-01-30T12:55:36.351-05:00I laughed when I read this, but unfortunately it o...I laughed when I read this, but unfortunately it outlines some very serious issues, and I will continue not to travel via airline until it is addressed. I recently learned from a coworker - the TSA confiscated an asthma inhaler from her 12 yo niece without even informing her parents. That child was so intimidated that she didn't say anything until they reached their destination. Really?? They had the gall to take medicine from a child, which could have caused harm or even death. Really!!! <br /><br />Seriously TSA folks, get your act together re training and appropriate handling of those with medical issues, prescriptions, or devices of any kind. If you can't understand it, don't know what it is, ask before you act or especially, before you touch... anything.Jamie Naessenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751922041019686353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-25014958950175077432012-01-30T10:37:42.939-05:002012-01-30T10:37:42.939-05:00Love it! Great post, as usual! JenLove it! Great post, as usual! JenNeurosurgeryNPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341899812208156100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-55039568415378268822012-01-30T10:02:34.098-05:002012-01-30T10:02:34.098-05:00IMHO, the TSA has some training issues, and part o...IMHO, the TSA has some training issues, and part of it is because of the flunkies they have working for the agency. Seriously, many of the TSA employees I've encountered weren't qualified to be a burger flipper at McD's, yet they are working to ensure we're safe?!Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-77272528995277002132012-01-30T09:42:20.624-05:002012-01-30T09:42:20.624-05:00You can always make me laugh. :)You can always make me laugh. :)Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108867545803896885noreply@blogger.com