Originally Posted by
chrisl137
I'm bumping this again to see if you got any updated information or can provide any from your experiences.
I have a relative in her early 20s who is Type 1 and has a pump. She normally flies one round trip per year at the holidays, and she's always had to request pat-down because the manufacturer says not to take it through the scanner and has had some bad experiences with the excessive groping from TSA. Her pump can go through the magnetometer, and from the few posts that come up in a search it sounds like it may or may not set off the magnetometer, but if it does she'll likely just get a wanding rather than full grope. I offered to cover her pre-check fee, and will get her signed up this summer, but it would also be helpful to know what experienced fliers' experiences are, and if there are keywords/phrases to use to minimize the amount of hassle she gets.
I'm the OP and I will update here with my experiences. I've had Pre for a few years now and have never had a problem with my supplies or in the last few months with my CGM. I wear a Freestyle Libre 2 and it has not set off the magnetometers at any of the airports I've been through, including ORD and ATL. I think if she goes through and it alarms, most are pretty reasonable if you tell them it's an insulin pump. I'd be more worried about non-TSA contract screeners than actual TSA agents. They seem to have some metric of hassle they have to hit. Every issue I've had in the last few years has been contract.