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Alicia H. McAuliffe-Fogarty says

Traveling with diabetes always requires a lot of planning, but wearing a pump makes it a bit easier because you can be more flexible. First all diabetes supplies from pump supplies, insulin, meter, strips, glucagon, low treatment, syringes and long acting insulin in case the pump fails, etc, should all be packed with you and go in a carry-on on the plane and should be in the car (not trunk) when driving. Monitoring Bgs more frequently is recommended because there are a lot of changes in activity when traveling. If you child is going to change time zones also monitor BGs and change the time on your pump.

Gary Scheiner says

There's a great deal involved with traveling when you have diabetes and wear a pump, but it is very doable.  Pay attention to the temperature -- hot weather can spoil the insulin in the pump.  Keep it in a frio pouch as much as possible.  Also, when flying, have duplicate sets of all your supplies in case something happens to one of them.

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