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Old 18th Jun 2016, 18:24
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Insulin pumps are worn externally with a catheter subcutaneously attached to the body. A pacemaker is internal and would not be noticed by security.

My wife had a kindle fried by a security machine at Munich. Amazon guesses it was static electricity built up by the conveyor and not the x-rays themselves. I suppose this is a danger for machines like an IPump - you don't want to fry the processor which could lead to no insulin (bad) or unregulated amounts (even worse).

I'm about to experiment with a continuous glucose monitor which is attached to the body in a similar way. I can hardly wait to go through security.
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