After flying all over the US, a problematic Manchester airport experience.

Earlier this year I flew to the US, no problems experienced at any US airports regarding my pump. I declared it prior to arriving at the full body scanner, a shout of ‘Female pat down’ or ‘Female opt out’ was shouted and a female customs officer would be called. An in depth ish pat down would then be done but still in the open space which I was asked to consent to or I could have this done in private if I’d have preferred.
My departure from LHR I was told everybody needed to go through the scanner and that was final. I chose to remove my pump as this seemed the easiest option.
I’ve just returned from a flight which departed from Manchester. They wouldn’t do a pat down, they insisted I was safe to go through, insisting they have staff who go through every day and wouldn’t listen. They told me I would have to wait and be taken for a full body search in a private room if I wouldn’t go through the full body scan, they were very rude and abrupt.
Once again I chose to remove my pump as this was the easiest option. They had me worried just how intimate the search would be if I went to a private room. I felt quite humiliated.
I went through Miami, sanfransisco, New York, Boston, key west and Atlanta all without problem, so why can’t the UK airports do the same?
Is it worth complaining?

I think I will complain. I was made to feel like a criminal tbh.

I’ve never been asked to go through one for a European flight until now, it seems to me they’re rolling them out so everyone has to go through. To be fair they didn’t ask me to take it off but it was that or go to a private room on my own and they were very intimidating.

This is from input diabetes;
• If the security staff insist on a whole body scan (Manchester Airport have advised that if a passenger refuses, having been selected for the scan, they will not be allowed to travel) either disconnect the pump and hand it to the security staff (preferred option) or remove the batteries before going through the scanner (an option with, for example, Roche pumps).

So it seems although the guidance says:
Most pump manufacturers advise that insulin pumps should not be exposed to x-rays and therefore it is advisable that they should not pass through the scanning equipment for hand luggage or the whole body scanners at airports – or indeed other security checks elsewhere that use similar surveillance technology.

Manchester airport make their own rules.