Omnipod and libre on rides

[Tweety88]

Hello,

I have phoned freestyle customer services, they were no help whatsoever! I am about to put a new libre on, but we are going to Alton towers on Monday! Do these rights with their magnetism affect the libre and it's workings?

Also, I asked this question about a year and a half ago, but we didn't get to go to Alton towers that time...

Omnipod and rides with magnetism? Am I able to go on rides with the pod on? Does it make it stop working.

To be honest I will be due a pod change anyway the next morning, so it it fails I can just change it! There just seems to be a bit of a grey area! And even he customer services don't know!!!

Thanks in advance!

 

[noblehead]

I remember answering your thread last year

Regards to the Pods, very surprised that customers services couldn't answer your question, but there's a section in the back of the instruction manual that covers magnetism (just forget what it says), but if in doubt you could change the Pod on the day when your finished on the rides, tagging @himtoo into the thread as he is also a Omnipod user.

Sorry can't be more helpful.

 

[himtoo]

hi @Tweety88
sorry but I can't help on the magnetism issue -- this will be a big PITA -- but perhaps go on MDI for a couple of days surrounding this trip ( sorry **** idea I know )

 

[noblehead]

Some good you were @himtoo


@Tweety88 , found the following from IPAG Scotland:

If going to an amusement park on holiday remember very powerful electromagnets are sometimes used on ‘free-fall’ rides. Insulin pumps should be removed and not taken on these ‘free-fall’ types of rides.

High gravity forces can be experienced when riding on some roller coasters. It is recommended that you disconnect (NOT suspend) the pump while on roller-coaster rides.

http://www.ipag.co.uk/travel-checklist-with-an-insulin-pump/

Maybe ask your Pump DSN for advice on the matter.

 

[TheBigNewt]

Can you wear one in an MRI scanner? If I had to venture a guess I'd say no.

 

[ScottyD]

Took my Medtronic 640G to Alton Towers back in May. Went on all the rides no bother. I just unclipped it and put it in my zip pocket during the ride. No issues!

Oh and used my Freestyle Libre afterwards no bother.