OmniPods on a plane

LittleSue

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My Medtronic Veo is out of warranty and I've decided to switch to OmniPod, hopefully within the next month.

Just wondering about flying with the 'pod. Witht the Veo I was told to switch off the wireless connection to my linked meter and remote during flights. Would I have to switch off the PDM and bolus with a pen while flying? Or is it OK because only my specific 'pod would respond to the PDM?
 

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Thanks for the link Noblehead, I hadn't spotted that. Will print it & put with my passport.

Sorry didn't reply sooner - elderly parents both been ill, on wards at opposite ends of the hospital.
 

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just started on a omnipod a week ago :)

My DSN said that in some countries ( mainly the middle east and USA they might make you remove your pod off to go through security :eek: ) so you will need to do a pod change if they do
 

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The title of othis post just makes me think of "Get those M********* Omnipods off my m*********** plane".... :D
 
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I went to Iceland with EasyJet earlier this year - my first flight with my Omnipod. I got a spare PDA from the Ypsomed office in North Yorkshire just in case - no charge and the package included a return post box.
No worries at check-in, security or anywhere else and although I had a letter from my clinic saying what it was all about, nobody asked to see it.
Must say, I explained that I was wearing an insulin pump to almost every member of the security team at Manchester airport I think as I was a little bit concerned. Doing the same trip early next year via Iceland air and expect everything to go just as smoothly.

Alan
 

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just started on a omnipod a week ago :)

My DSN said that in some countries ( mainly the middle east and USA they might make you remove your pod off to go through security :eek: ) so you will need to do a pod change if they do

Really? What a waste!

How are you getting on with the Omnipod? I'm getting mine on Monday :)
 
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I'm really sorry to hear that Sue.

Thanks, things were a bit stressful for a while, but both home now and seem to be doing OK, touch wood. Hope that continues while I get going with the omnipod. Can't complain given all the stress my health caused them when I was a kid, payback time now!
 
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Really? What a waste!

How are you getting on with the Omnipod? I'm getting mine on Monday :)
things are settling down some with the omnipod but have still not managed to crack the dawn phenomemon.
last night though was absolutely excellent.

here are my all bloods yesterday - 6.1 , 4.1 , 6.1 , 13.9 ( under calculated carbs in a meal out ) 8.5 , 4.5 , 4.3 ,4.2 , 4.1 , 4.4 , 3.7 , 4.9 , 5.2

the 4.5 was at 6:15 pre evening meal - had 80 grams dry pasta( 58 cho) - total carbs for meal was 68 so i was impressed at how flat my BG's stayed , and only treated the 3.7 with 5 carbs of sweets
 

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Thanks, things were a bit stressful for a while, but both home now and seem to be doing OK, touch wood. Hope that continues while I get going with the omnipod. Can't complain given all the stress my health caused them when I was a kid, payback time now!


So pleased they are back home and doing well Sue :)