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Tips for Practical Pumping

Travel guidelines

e Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has

provided guidelines for the security screening pro-

cess for people who have diabetes. ese tips are not

all-inclusive and are simply meant to provide rec-

ommendations and advice when wearing the Deltec

Cozmo® insulin pump. e guidelines are subject to

change, and you should contact specic airlines and

railways for the most current regulations.

Airport screening guidelines

• ALWAYScarrysupplieswithyouonboard.

• Insulinpumpsandsuppliesmustbeaccompanied

by insulin with the professionally printed label

identifying the medication.

• Youmusthavetheinsulinwithyouifyouarecar-

rying syringes.

• Lancets,bloodglucosemeters,andglucosetest

strips or sensors can be carried through the secu-

rity screening area.

• Ifquestioned,notifythescreenersthatyouare

wearing an insulin pump and ask if they want to

visually inspect the pump. Explain that you can’t

remove it from your body.

Preparing for your trip

Before you are scheduled to leave on your trip:

• Callorvisityourhealthcareprovideranddiscuss

any questions you have regarding your diabetes

care while you are away from home.

• Obtainwritteninstructionsforchangesoradjust-

ments you need to make while you are away from

home.

• Obtainwrittenprescriptionsforallyourmedica-

tions and supplies that you carry with you. Bring

the prescriptions with you on your trip. Ask your

physician to use generic names of prescriptions if

traveling out of the country.

• Askyourprescribingphysicianforaletterstat-

ing you use an insulin pump and are required to

carry the listed items (all your prescriptions and

supplies).

• eAmericanDiabetesAssociation(ADA)can

give you the names of healthcare providers near

your destination (1-800-DIABETES).

• Contactyourhealthinsurancecarrierandask

what you need to do if you require medical atten-

tion while traveling. Find out what your coverage

is inside and out of the country. Ask if you need

supplemental healthcare insurance for the length

of time you will be traveling. Your travel agent may

be able to help you with travel insurance.

Supplies for travel

• Yourusualrapid/shortactinginsulin(morethan

you think you will need) in original box with pre-

scription label

• Newvialofintermediateorlong-actinginsulinin

original box with prescription label (for emergen-

cy use)

• Insulinsyringes/pensincaseyouneedinjections

• DeltecCozmo®insulinpumpsupplies(besureto

bring more than you would normally use for your

amount of set changes)

• AAA(IECLR03)batteries

• Suppliesforyourglucosemeter(strips/sensors,

lancets, lancing device, log book)

• Glucagon®EmergencyKit(besurethattheperson

you are traveling with knows how to administer

the Glucagon®)—check with your healthcare

provider)

• Urineketoneteststrips

• Suppliesthatyouusetotreatlowbloodsugar(glu-

cose tablets, fruit, fruit snacks, etc.)

NOTE: If traveling internationally you may not

be able to leave the plane (or ship) with fruit or

other snack foods.

• Prescriptionsforinsulinpumpsuppliesandother

medications

• Ifpossible,aspareglucosemeterandsupplies

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