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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      The more important question is 'how well does the clip work'. For me, the Medtronic clip worked very well, but the Tandem clip is quite ineffective and the pump falls off my belt during things like yard work or other bending movements.
    • 4 hours, 25 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I answered never. I always use a clip -- I wear my t:slim x2 on my belt -- but not the Tandem clip. I use the black t:Holster Rotating Belt Clip. Very pleased.
    • 4 hours, 26 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I am rough on pumps and use a Tandem X2 but dont use the Tandem clip/holster. I use a neoprene case and a pouch with a metal clip. Thenmetal clip is uncomfortable while I sleep. Looking for a different solution for wearing my pump at night.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I answered that nobody wants to be screened, but I was answering based on my immediate family. I did let my deceased type-1 diabetic cousin's 35 year old son know he can be tested for his likelihood of becoming type-1 diabetic. He said he may be tested as he was always curious if he had a chance.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have T1, and when my oldest grandson got T1, the other 3 grandkids got screened. The grandson who's the brother of the one with T1, showed a strong possibility of being a future T1 diabetic. It sadly came true about a year later.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have LADA, and the idea of screening has not come up, either by me or my adult children. I guess I need to present the opportunity to them so they can make the decision.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Samantha Walsh likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Katie Bennett likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Kate Kuhn likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Karen DeVeaux likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      William Bennett likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I have led a team for the JDRF OneWalk annually since the late 1990's. We have been able to raise a lot of funds for JDRF...and I have enjoyed doing it. Good cause!
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      my siblings & parents are older (like me) and they've never expressed any interest in getting tested. my nieces and nephews have never said anything either
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      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I participated in several ADA walks not long after being Dx with T1D. As Ahh Life points out large $ are rased, but where do they go? I stopped supporting ADA for that reason. I think JDF is much more open on where the funding goes.
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      Karen Newe likes your comment at
      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      JDRF only. I like knowing that my contributions are going specifically to T1D.
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      Karen Newe likes your comment at
      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I have led a team for the JDRF OneWalk annually since the late 1990's. We have been able to raise a lot of funds for JDRF...and I have enjoyed doing it. Good cause!
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      The last time you discussed adding a new device or medication to your T1D management routine with your health care provider, who initially suggested trying the new device or medication?
      Switched a long time ago to Tandem/Dexcom from Minimed because of improved and more automated control, and haven't looked back. Still wishing for a cure, but know it's not going to happen for dinosaurs like me. I'll just be glad when young people will will one day experience that magic word: cure. It's too easy to sit around and complain, but it's high time for a cure, and way past time having us depend on treatment that is pretty much a money maker for big Pharma when it seems as if there's a cure waiting in the wings. Filling up landfills with used pump supplies, etc., makes our society look nothing but incompetent and greedy. Sorry to rant.......
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      The last time you discussed adding a new device or medication to your T1D management routine with your health care provider, who initially suggested trying the new device or medication?
      They do too often. Why I ask? Well because it will help long term.... oh how do you know that it will help? It's a brand new medication, never been used by the D community, except for the shortest term study mandated in order to get it to market, and sell. Long term has never been achieved... its NEW. Let's revisit/wait a couple years... if its MAGIC medicine, sure I'll try it. But unless it's got magic properties, guarantees magic results why would I want it, until it's been used for a decent while??? Oh well... yeah, guess that does makes sense....
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      Does your T1D health care provider currently offer the option to have virtual appointments (via phone or video call)?
      Yes and for the last year and a half that is exclusively what I have been offered so I am not getting all the usual checks an in person endo visit requires. ADA and others spent 10-20 years convincing endos they needed to check patients feet and that progress has evaporated.
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    Have you ever had an unpleasant experience going through airport security because of your T1D devices or supplies?

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    32 Comments

    1. Molly Jones

      T1D supplies can take extra time along with my other medical supplies. Not as bothersome as larger liquids, but I have learned to give myself extra time for security especially for the chance of hypoglycemia combined.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. Amanda Barras

      Denver Airpot. TSA with a God Complex. I explained that I’m a T1D with an insulin pump and that device isn’t safe to go through the Body Scanner but that metal detector wouldn’t hurt it. She condescending looks at me and says “You don’t get to choose!” Luckily another agent approached and got me through the line, but between her attitude and the already long security line, we almost missed our flight and hand to run for the gate at final boarding call.

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    3. Tim Lors

      It depends a little on your definition of unpleasant. I had one pat down that went beyond unpleasant, approaching sexual assault. I also got into a debate once whether my bottles of pop were medically necessary. Those were exceptions — most of the time it not much more of a nuisance for me than all the other passengers.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. Bob Durstenfeld

      I was stripped searched at the London/Heathrow airport for carrying syringes. I had to empty all my bags because they thought that my CPAP was some sort of bomb detonator in Hong Kong. I was detained in Nairobi and told to call the US Ambassador for diplomatic permission to fly. In Maracaibo, Venezuela I was held in detention by an armed guard when my pump LOW alarm went off, then denied my glucose tablets. I have been told that I have to check my medical supply bag because carry-ons were not allowed on that flight with my ticket class. I have had a few travel adventures. Lesson: I always allow extra time.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    5. Sherolyn Newell

      I sometimes have to go to data centers for various clients. One in particular has extra tight security, pretty much like an airport. The first time I went there after I got my pump and CGM, I had to explain to them what they were. It wasn’t unpleasant, but the security guards pretty obviously didn’t know what to do about it. After they talked it over, they let me in.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    6. connie ker

      My husband was a type 1 diabetic and was seen taking a shot of insulin in the restroom. He was reported to the security guards and when he saw them coming, he took a detour and missed the confrontation. He also had an artificial hip which sounded off the metal detector, and was wanded in a special room which was private. It seems airports are not diabetic friendly, nor are they trained about diabetics who carry Dr. letters and cards.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    7. Katy Giebenhain

      It is really unpredictable and depends on the screener. Sometimes going through airport security is smooth, sometimes stressful. I had my absolute worst experience at London Heathrow.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    8. Gene Maggard

      Most of the time I get TSA Pre-Check which only requires I go through the metal detector, and I sail right through without a problem. But occasionally I have to go through the body scanner. Having been to the airport hundreds of time wearing my pump and CGM, I have never worried about them being damaged by the machines (even though the companies warn against that). But I do announce prior to getting into the scanner that I have an insulin pump. They then ask me to take the pump out of my pocket and they rub it with a wipe which is put into the bomb scanner (I assume that is what the thing is). I always give myself a little extra time to ensure I don’t miss the plane.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    9. Tb-well

      My boss didn’t believe me about how not only is it bad, but that the TSA does whatever arbitrary checks they want. Worst case? Back in 2015 got a back room enhanced pat down because I didn’t want them to X-ray an insulin pump in Orlando. Most common: being told, “oh no, it’s ok, just go through the millimeter wave machine” after telling them that I can’t. Traveling other than driving with this thing is a freaking nightmare, and god forbid it flags on the CGM. (It did this once, and I got pushed off and pulled it off in front of a whole line of people, just to have the TSA dude go, “wait, you have to wear a wire under your skin?”

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    10. Leon Malnik

      The years after 9/11 things were pretty annoying. Full body searches were the norm. I’d loose or miss personal items all the time. More recently the security people are better versed about diabetic equipment so things now are less. Today i’m not going anywhere especially airports so it’s a mute point.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    11. Nicholas Argento

      Many times. Especially in Toronto airport, I must be on some kind of a list there, because I routinely get pulled over for special attention and often am delayed for up to an hour. I have had my bags all completely emptied by a skeptical inspector in a separated area, and been interviewed by skeptical agents with a lot of detailed questions to prove that I am there to speak to HCP’s about CGM use. Not to sell drugs….or stay there as an illegal immigrant…. or whatever they are concerned about. I am routinely delayed by TSA for many reasons in US.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    12. Britni Steingard

      I said “Other” because I’m not sure I would call the experience unpleasant. I got through security fine, just slightly slower than normal. One time flying out of DC (in 2006) my insulin vials raised a few eyebrows and I had to answer a few questions about what they were and why I was traveling with them. And a few times my bag’s been searched and/or swabbed for explosives because of the amount of food I had packed/the way I had packed my snacks. Apparently food can obscure the visual on the X-ray. One trip I was checked for explosives 4 times in one airport. These experiences were slightly annoying, but everyone was professional about it and they were all over quickly.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    13. Tom Caesar

      Luckily its never been a problem for me. It does slow down the process getting through security what with the screening and all, but the screeners have always been patient and helpful, even sympathetic.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    14. NAK Marshall

      Only once. Early in the CGM years & a brand new TSA person had never heard of it, couldn’t find the “Big Book of Rules” and had to call someone from far far away to come lookup and look at my “stuff.” Then I stopped pouting out anything except insulin which at least they were familiar with and have not had issues since, although I haven’t flown internationally for several years.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    15. Dennis Dacey

      YES, but only one time of the hundreds of times I’ve gone through airport security. .Most times the agent will glance at the copy of TSA Rrgs i place on the conveyor and just give me routine pat down and use a wipe on my pump.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    16. NAK Marshall

      Should be pointing out not pouting out, although….. lol

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    17. Ahh Life

      Actually, the experience at Charles de Gaule was somewhat flattering, not unpleasant. I was pulled aside and asked to be strip searched. At my age, I consider that a complement! Unlike others, I have had extremely good luck at London Gatwick, Orlando, Kansas City, Faro, Munich, John Wayne, et al. Seems most professionals and experienced folks (unlike the tyros) know what they’re doing.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    18. Thomas Hatton

      Only when I fly. In UK at Heathrow i had a full body check the first few times I flew home. Fortunatly it wasn’t a strip or a body cavity search. I get extra pat down in the US. I fixed the problem by quitting flying when I retired.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    19. Jose Almodovar

      It wasn’t unpleasant but not what I expected. Was traveling for a weeks business trip and had enough supplies for the week in my lunch box. I had to throw away several juice and protein shakes because the agent did not believe I need the amount I was carrying.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    20. Tina Roberts

      No. They just test my hands after rubbing them on the pump. No big deal at all.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    21. MARIE PEELER

      It’s often an adventure. Many of the same stories as others here. Lesson learned, allow extra time. We’ve actually had an easier time overseas (Frankfurt, Germany was the best) than in the US. Also, we learned that in the US we can call ahead and request a specially trained escort. Half the time we arrive to find the requested agent is in a different terminal or otherwise unavailable, but when we do get them, we breeze through with all the required and reasonable scrutiny but none of the nonsense.

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    22. Patricia Dalrymple

      The worst was at Tampa International. The TSA agent said that I should go through full body scanner. I said the company said I should not. He said: do you own a cell phone? I said yes but it was not on me. He said the body scanner was no worse than having a cell phone near the pump – I have since researched this and he was wrong. I was alone and afraid to challenge him, so I let him bully me to go through the body scanner. Never again. Now I would report him. I often call TSA right before I fly and then I get a free TSA pass. They say: you can go through body scanner. I said – so you are telling me you know better than my pump company? They do a fast retreat. I say: tell that to the young girl in Utah whose pump failed after she went through the body scanner. I get sick REAL fast without a working pump and I am not willing to risk it. I don’t understand why the pump companies do not advocate for us. They say NO. The TSA says you can. Why do we have to be put in this position?

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    23. Glenda Schuessler

      The majority of the time I find TSA agents helpful and understanding. The encounters which are not are few and far between but are the most memorable unfortunately! I had a nasty experience at Dulles, was told that my equipment and supplies could go through the scanners without a problem; she obviously knew more about that me. She was NOT happy when I still chose a pat down and delayed me so much that I had to run the mile (maybe not that much, it seemed like a 5K when I wasn’t a runner back then). TSA pre-check has helped a lot! So has the Global Entry program.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    24. Mick Martin

      No, because I wasn’t diabetic the last time I went through airport security.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    25. Lizzi Skywalker

      When I was first diagnosed ( probably around 2001 ) I was flying to California and had a box of syringes packed in my suitcase when security checked my luggage they confiscated some of my syringes so I ran out of synergies near my vacation. I didn’t realize that I was missing syringes until I ran a short. It was a mess… And back then it was harder to buy insulin syringes over the counter.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    26. Jodi Greenfield

      A better question would be “when haven’t you …” – Ha! The thing that held up the line behind me 10 years or so ago was my little box of juice in my purse for low BG. My carry-on, full of syringes, insulin, pokie things – blah blah, was never questioned. My husband has yet to get over that! I got a better low BG plan. I carry “smarties” now. The little candy rolls can fit in my purse, jeans pocket, carry on – you name it. They do not get warm, spoil, or get confiscated at airports. in recent years, I get the dirtiest looks from airport security when I asked to be checked with a wand, patdown, or whatever alternative to being imaged they had available. My CGM and Insulin pump were not supposed to be subject to x-rays or any imaging equipment. If people with diabetes were in wheelchairs or attached to equipment that was visible to the public, we would maybe be given some consideration and not be treated like the annoying primadonnas they think we are. Pardon my rant – the question touched a nerve! A tip for those who are not aware of this: If you have a carry-on that is completely dedicated to medical supplies, it can become your “legal” third bag. Don’t try to shove more clothes or makeup in that bag – it is for medical needs only! .

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    27. Kristen Clifford

      About eight months after I got my pump, I was flying back to Chicago from Columbus, OH, after visiting family. I’d flown several times already and hadn’t had any issues yet. This day, though, two very young and brand-new security guards were working. I told them I had an insulin pump, and they looked at each other with clueless expressions. They started calling all over the place just to find someone who had a clue what to do. They weren’t unfriendly or discourteous, but it took much more time than necessary.

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    28. Steven Gill

      Just like in a lounge I go till security first. The airport security “person” got her supervisor who shrugged and practically walked me through. At a lounge with security raised my shirt showing them the pump and tubing. I really love hearing “You don’t look like a…” so I offered to buy a drink as I walk in.

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    29. Leona Hanson

      Never been on a plane but court house is a different story

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    30. Jennifer Tribble

      Poorly trained TSA agents are a real threat to those of us dependent upon technology they don’t understand. I have been told many times by TSA agents that the full body scanners are fine because they aren’t x-rays. While it’s true that they don’t emit x radiation, neither does an MRI and that will destroy your pump and/or CGM too. Be loud. Be insistent. Don’t let them bully you into unnecessary dangers.

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    31. Gordon Calley

      I met a non US security agent in a diabetes prone country that didn’t know what insulin or diabetes was. After multiple questions from him I asked, “May I speak with someone more intelligent than you?” His supervisor apologized, expletives deleted, and asked the agent to leave the scene. I was allowed to board the plane. Stand up to the uninformed. Just because they have a badge the are not correct or even knowledgeable.

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    32. Cheryl Seibert

      Only one bad experience…. Pump and CGM on me in 2013. Headed home to Ohio from Sarasota. TSA would not honor my hand scan request. I asked for a TSA supervisor who was even worse. She said… ‘go through the body imager or miss your plane’. Thank God, there was not damage to my devices. I have to say, TSA and TSA Customer Support personnel in Detroit are WONDERFUL! We signed up for TSA Precheck and that makes life easier for both TSA agents and us!

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