User's Manual

Take enough supplies
Keeping your emergency kit with you during trips or vacations
is especially important (see “Prepare for emergencies” later
in this chapter). It may be difficult or impossible to get insulin
or supplies in an unfamiliar place. If traveling by air, be sure to
pack your supplies in your carry-on luggage. When packing for
travel, be sure to include the following and take more than you
think you’ll need:
• Diabetes emergency kit packed in your carry-on luggage
• Enough pumps for your trip, plus a backup supply
• Extra remote batteries
• Insulin syringes or pens in case you need injections
• Several vials of insulin or insulin cartridges if you use a pen
• Glucagon kit (make sure any person you are traveling with
knows how to give the injection)
• Alcohol prep swabs
• Written prescriptions for all medications and supplies
(generic medications may be easier to find than brand names
outside the US)
When traveling outside the country or for long periods of
time, consider taking a backup remote. Call [phone]
to order additional pump supplies for your trip.
Minimize airport security delays
Contact the airlines in advance for information on their current
security requirements. To make airport security checks go
smoothly, be sure you have the following easily accessible:
• A signed letter from your healthcare provider explaining that
you need to carry insulin supplies and pump equipment
• An emergency kit (see “Prepare for emergencies” later in
this chapter)
• A list of the supplies you must carry, including the contents
of your emergency kit
• Prescriptions for insulin and all supplies, clearly marked with
their original pharmacy labels
If the detector goes off, tell the security screener that you have
diabetes and wear an insulin pump.
iXL Pumps and Remote Controllers can safely pass
through airport X-ray machines (see the FCC notice in
the Appendices).
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