Re: [IPk] theme parks
Hi Di
I wanted to zip the bumbag closed completely...perhaps I was a bit
paranoid, but the thought of the tubing sort of pulling the zip open
as the contents of the bag jostled about made me uneasy.
Melissa
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Diana Maynard <email @ redacted>
wrote:
> Hi Melissa
> Why couldn't you have zipped your pump into the bumbag while still
> connected?
> Just curious.
> Di
>
> On 17/02/11 17:12, Melissa Ford wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sandra
>>
>> I rode Nemesis twice in one day at Alton Towers last summer. My Animas
>> 2020 was just fine! Like Di says, the important thing is to make sure
>> your pump won't fall out of a pocket. When I was younger, I would use
>> a bumbag for my diabetes kit on days out at theme parks. I would just
>> disconnect my pump from my infusion set and zip it in the bumbag
>> during a roller coaster ride, then re-connect it after the ride. So
>> long as the bumbag didn't interfere with the safety harness it was
>> fine to wear during a ride.
>>
>> Hope that helps
>>
>> Melissa
>> Type 1 18+ years; MiniMed pumper 7.5 years; Animas pumper 6.5+ years
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