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Message: <blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 350101" data-attributes="member: 12578">That's an interesting one DD, I'd never thought about it.  Google turned up that there are lots of manufacturers warning about this. It is obviously a required warning but it varied some said implanted insulin pump and some just  said insulin pump. They are somewhat different.  However, DUK  does warn against there use saying  that  they can affect the pump's  motor and to contact the manufacturers of your pump. I found the Medtronic leaflet for people with pacemakers, they are told to keep the device (ie the bit of their body it's implanted in) 2 feet away from induction hobs but they are also told that electronic body fat scales aren't recommended and that they should keep lots of ordinary devices like hairdryers and electric hand mixers 6inches from the device.(Google scholar also turned up lots of papers on the risk to cardiac implants and it seems that many trials didn't  actually find any interference. I couldn't find any trials for insulin pumps)Edit: OH has just pointed out that our electric kettle is an induction one. He'll have to make all the tea and coffee from now on  :wink:</blockquote>

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