I Have the Right.

I have the right to opt out of the TSA body scanners.  I have the right to stand there, politely, and wait for someone to manually inspect my diabetes devices.  I have the right to decline to send my medical devices through the scanning machines.  I don’t make unreasonable demands during airport security screenings, and I follow the rules as they are laid out to me.  But, rules or not, I have the right to be treated like a human being, instead of having a flock of TSA agents stand beside me and talk about my diabetes devices – the one attached to my body, not theirs – without even looking at me.  And when they do look at me, and I try to smile at them to remind that I just want this to be cool and easy and not a big deal, they don’t even acknowledge me.  But I’m supposed to let them touch me.  Most often, the agents treat me as they'd like to be treated, but over the weekend in San Francisco, it was more "do as I say and don't question my authority."I have the right to be listened to.  I don’t expect every TSA agent to be familiar with the devices I am wearing, which is why I am happy to answer any and all questions.  I do want to help.  “What is that?  I’ve never seen that before,” the TSA agent says to her supervisor, pointing to the Dexcom G4 transmitter bulge on my left thigh.  They both lean in, close to my body, and stare for a few seconds.  &...
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