EWW what IS that?

Have you ever looked up, after pulling your pump out of your underwear to deliver a bolus, only to find some nosy  curious onlooker giving you an odd look? How do you respond? I usually have a little smart ass remark like:

a)  a beeper with an antenea
b)  a slow gin drip
c)  portable pancreas

...but then, I explain what it is.  Although, now that I think about it...it would be great to have a slow, yet constant, basal drip of prozac or valium in these days and times, doncha think?

SSP

Greetings Fellow Borg Members

My name is Sara, I am 34 and have had diabetes for 24 years. I was assimilated into the Borg in February  1994. I started with the Minimed 506, but upgraded this year to the 507, which I love. I take 30-35 units a day, with a ratio of anywhere between 12 and 16 grams of CHO to unit of insulin - depends on time of day, stress level, etc.  I am fond of saying, I will go back to pumping when they peel this sucker from my cold dead hands!

I have had a vitrectomy and cataract in the left eye and frequent lasers in the right. Currently, I still have so-called "good" vision, but don't come up on my left side because there is a heck of a blind spot. I have some beginning kidney problems and take capoten. I have been participating in a national study of a new kidney medicine for a year and a half. So far, they seem to be holding steady. My last ha1c was 6.9 which was very nice compared to the 13s+ I had prior to the pump.

I currently live in NYC, which is quite the culture shock. I hope by writing this and sharing it with the world, I can find some much needed support from others with diabetes. I don't have anyone here to talk to and curiously NYC doesn't have a pump support group