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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 2:04 pm
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map724
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: DL DM/MM/360; AA EP
Posts: 250
The only problem I have ever had has been in third world countries. The security people in Nigeria looked at me like I was nuts and wanted me to detach the pump. In cases like that I usually explain that it is medicine, it keeps me alive, and I cannot remove it. Then, if they still look befuddled, I pull up my shirt, freak them out with a quick look at the insertion site, and curse them in a language they do not speak. Truth is, I suppose I could disconnect it for the 30 seconds it takes to run through the X-Ray.

No issues in the US - I stick it in my pocket and 9 times out of 10 it does not trigger the metal detector.

In short, don't sweat it.
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