OmniPod 5 - Airport Security; Airports and Flying; Plan for Changing Time Zones

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Living with Diabetes 1515 Living with Diabetes
Plan for Changing Time Zones
If you’re planning a holiday or business trip to a dierent time zone, you may need
to adjust Basal Programmes that you would typically follow while in Manual
Mode. For changes of just a few hours, basal rate adjustments are minor and easy
to calculate. For long-distance travel, however, guring out the correct Basal
Programme can be more challenging. Your healthcare provider can help with
these adjustments.
Airports and Flying
Before travelling by plane, familiarise yourself with the airport's security
procedures and prepare your diabetes supplies for the security process and ight.
Airport security
Prepare for your travel:
• Airport security checks and screening procedures may change, so review the
airport website and the transport security website for travel updates before
your trip.
• Arrive at the airport 2-3 hours before your ight.
• Have your insulin management supplies easily accessible to ensure that
airport security checks run smoothly.
Airport security oers the option of requesting a visual inspection of your medical
supplies rather than putting them through the X-ray. You must request this before
the screening process begins. Your medical supplies should be in a separate bag
when you approach the security ocer.
To prevent contamination or damage to your supplies, you should be asked at the
security checkpoint to display, handle and repack your own supplies during the
visual inspection process. Any medication and/or associated supplies that cannot
be cleared visually must be submitted for X-ray screening.
If you are concerned about going through the walk-through metal detector, notify
the security ocer that you’re wearing an insulin pump. You should advise the
security ocer that the insulin pump cannot be removed because it is inserted
with a catheter (tubing) under the skin.
Visit the transport security Contact Centre if you have any further questions or
concerns.
Note: For information about passing glucose sensor equipment through airport
X-ray machines, see your Dexcom G6 CGM System Instructions for Use.