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Navigating the Friendly Skies with Diabetes

By AmyT on December 5, 2011

From now until the end of the year is the nuttiest time of year for traveling. And with stricter Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rules, shoe removals, the ban on liquids, and ever-longer lines, airport security is a whole new form of torture these days. It got even more complicated last year, when TSA announced they were rolling out more extensive security screenings, including the infamous backscatter machine, or for those who refused, very thorough pat-downs.…

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The ADA Gets to TSA on Insulin Pumps

By AmyT on February 15, 2011

I’ll be flying myself soon for the first time since TSA introduced its new, more invasive screening procedures. And frankly, I’m really getting a bit nervous now — especially in light of the disastrously insensitive approach some TSA agents seem to take to administering pat-downs to people wearing medical devices. (Who read about the bladder cancer survivor whose urostomy bag they broke?!)
This seemed like a good moment to check in with the American Diabetes…

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