[Diabetes-Talk] Out and About with the Pens

[d m gina]

Oh you are a sweet lady.
I had a boss who would make an inside pocket on a sweater for her pump.

Original message:
> Hi all!  In the late 80's, early 90's, I used the first Novapen to give my
> meal time insulin.  I always used my abdomen, unless my thigh was accessible
> when wearing shorts.  I didn't care who saw me doing it, but I was discreet
> about doing it under the table.  Giving my insulin with the pump was often
> less discreet.  I remember wearing a nice dress for my class reunion and had
> my pump in my bra.  Reaching in my dress to access my pump was not a very
> lady-like site at the dinner table!  I never wore it in my bra again.

> Don't worry about what others might think.  Those you are with should know
> that you are a diabetic and need to take your insulin.  People at other
> tables are probably not staring at you or watching your every move, so don't
> worry so much about hiking up your shirt to take your insulin.  I can't
> recall any instance that someone questioned what I was doing, since I did it
> so quickly under the table.  Just like Bridget, I also breast fed my son in
> public.  I was careful not to expose myself, but you still knew what I was
> doing.  Again, everyone has a different comfort level in regards to taking
> insulin in public, but I really don't think most people notice what you are
> doing.  Most are too busy looking at their phones these days!

>                                 Jamie


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Verlyn
> Baldwin via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 10:42 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Verlyn Baldwin <letsdanceintx at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Out and About with the Pens

> Your sharing your experiences with injecting in public is encouraging. I
> will give it a go!

> The needles are individual and have a paper flap that is peeled off then a
> cap that pulls off and one more step of pulling off a tiny tube of sorts
> that covers the needle. Once the paper flap has been removed the needle is
> screwed on the end of the pen and then the two protective caps are removed.
> I would imagine that carrying the pen with the needle already screwed on and
> still being covered with the caps would work out just fine. Once the
> injection has been given replace the tiny tube like cap and place the entire
> pen back in your pocket or purse, etc.
> Hope this helps to better understand how the needle attaches to the pen.

> I have been told that the needles are designed to fit on all the various
> type of pens.

> Verlyn


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