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Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes

#1498 TSA Device Swabbing

Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes

Scott Benner

Type1, Diabetes, Insulin, Medicine, Health, Health & Fitness, Celiac, Cgm, T1d, Nutrition, Parenting, Ardensday, Omnipod, Type1diabetes, Dexcom, Juvenilediabetes

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

This short five minutes episode will explain why your medical devices get swabbed at airpot security.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello friends. Welcome back to another episode of the Juice Box podcast.

0:05.0

The voice you're hearing isn't me, but an AI-generated voice designed to sound just like me.

0:20.0

In a moment, we'll dive into a detailed look at why the TSA swabs, insulin pumps,

0:26.0

CGMs, and even your hands at airport security, and what it means for travelers with diabetes.

0:31.8

Please don't forget that nothing you hear on the Juice Box podcast should be considered advice, medical, or otherwise.

0:37.8

Always consult a physician before making any changes to your health care plan.

0:41.8

Today's episode is ad-free, but links to the advertisers are in the show notes of your

0:45.8

podcast player and on Juiceboxpodcast.com.

0:49.5

All right, guys, it's actually me now. Don't freak out. I'm not handing the podcast over to

0:53.9

the machines or anything.

0:55.6

I'm doing some work behind the scenes so that we can offer things like bold beginnings and the pro tip series in other languages.

1:03.3

For instance, Spanish, which I don't speak.

1:06.3

So first step is to see how you guys like this in English, get some feedback, and then we're

1:13.0

going to move on to Spanish. And hopefully, this technology will allow me to offer, again,

1:17.5

things like bold beginnings, the pro tip series and other management stuff in other languages.

1:22.8

So what you're about to hear is an article that's on juiceboxpodcast.com read by an AI-generated

1:29.8

voice that's supposed to sound like me.

1:33.8

Why TSA swabs, insulin pumps, and hands, a detailed look?

1:38.4

Traveling with diabetes means packing more than your average carry-on.

1:42.0

Insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, CGMs,

1:45.6

syringes, infusion sets, and cooling packs are all essential. But at airport security, they can

1:50.7

also attract extra scrutiny. One common part of this scrutiny is swabbing, which the TSA conducts

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