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Reporting back on my travelling experience... At Heathrow on the way out I mentioned to the person at the carry-on baggage xray that i had a insulin pump - she said to carry on through as normal and only mention it to anyone if it set off the metal detecter...which it didn't. First part of my...

Thanks Mushy! Loads of really helpful information :-) I also normally wear the pump clipped to my bra but I think I will take your advice and clip it to my belt to go through security. I also have a letter from my specialist, it doesn't detail my items so will take a previous prescription as...

Thanks donnelly! Really appreciate your help :-)

Hi there, I am new to pump therapy and am travelling from London Heathrow to Moscow on Tuesday. I'm a bit nervous about this and am wondering: Will Russian customs know what the pump is? Will taking it off and putting it through the x-ray detecter damage the pump? Is this a better option...