Never use magnets near insulin pumps
Permanent magnets can be very dangerous when using equipment such as an insulin pump. The pumps are sensitive and are not made to withstand strong magnetic fields. So it cannot be emphasized enough that magnets should not be used near people with an insulin pump. A distance of min. 20 cm. is necessary, but to be safe it is best not to come near the sensitive equipment at all.
Insulin pumps can be switched off by magnetic contact
The electronics in an insulin pump are sensitive against strong magnets, and in the worst case a pump can be put out of operation. It is, among other things, therefore, that you have to take off both the pump, sensor and transmitter when you go through security at the airport, for an X-ray or through an MRI scanner. Because the magnetic field can easily put the equipment out of order. Obviously, a larger magnet would need to be in close contact with the insulin pump, sensor, or transmitter to short out the electronics, but since the medical equipment is often vital to the person wearing it, there is no reason to be overconfident.
Many of the smallest neodymium magnets are used in everyday things that are not directly dangerous to people with insulin pumps, but are magnets a la these tiny neodymium magnets:
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Det er det samme med pacemakere og magneter. Læs mere om pacemakere og magnetisme her.
Fjern insulinpumpen ved udsættelse for kraftig magnetisme
Både sensor, sender og selve insulinpumpen kan tages af midlertidigt, og dette er nødvendigt, hvis du skal gennem et magnetfelt, som vi nævner ovenfor. Men du kan naturligvis godt bruge en kontormagnet eller lignende i armslængde fra kroppen uden nogen form for problemer. Så det handler blot om sund fornuft og om at læse sikkerhedsadvarslerne på dit udstyr inden ibrugtagning.
Vi vejleder hospitaler i magnetisk ødelæggelse af medicinsk udstyr for terminale patienter. Det er sjældent nødvendigt at bruge magneter til dette for insulinpumper, når de blot kan fjernes. Men kontakt os gerne, såfremt du har en sundhedsfaglig rolle og har et validt og lovligt formål med at bruge magneter over for udstyr på patienter, der skal sættes ud af drift.
Disclaimer: Vores indlæg er alene af rådgivende karakter, skrevet med sundhedsfaglig sparring fra hospitalslæge og en diabetiker. Du skal altid gå ud fra de vejledninger, der kommer med det medicinske udstyr, samt vejledning fra lægen m.v.