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      Multiple daily injections users: Do you use a diabetes-specific app on a smart phone to track your insulin dosing? Share what works best for you in the comments!
      I use an InPen. Tracts my doses and gives report just like a pump. IOB total insulin etc.
    • 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
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      Multiple daily injections users: Do you use a diabetes-specific app on a smart phone to track your insulin dosing? Share what works best for you in the comments!
      I’m looking for an app that reminds me of basal doses that keeps the time static as you change time zones. For example, I recently travelled to London. My normal basal dose is at 8 PM at home but currently 1 AM in the UK. The Apple Health app reminded me to take it at 8 PM London time instead of 1 AM. I really just want an app that reminds me at the same time my body is set at without making me think about it.
    • 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
      beth nelson likes your comment at
      Multiple daily injections users: Do you use a diabetes-specific app on a smart phone to track your insulin dosing? Share what works best for you in the comments!
      I’m looking for an app that reminds me of basal doses that keeps the time static as you change time zones. For example, I recently travelled to London. My normal basal dose is at 8 PM at home but currently 1 AM in the UK. The Apple Health app reminded me to take it at 8 PM London time instead of 1 AM. I really just want an app that reminds me at the same time my body is set at without making me think about it.
    • 3 hours ago
      Mick Martin likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      Echo Mick Martin. Gastroparesis? Try ondonestron (sp?) one of the 10 best medicines ever invented. Also, "a forever learning curve" and "If in doubt, pull it out."
    • 18 hours, 57 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      "It's a forever learning curve" - so very true
    • 19 hours, 4 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      For pump users: In the past 3 months, have you had issues with insulin delivery due to a bent cannula or occlusion?
      I hesitate to bring this up but I am quite sure this happens more than people realize. I use a tubed pump and small amounts of total daily insulin and have checked the tubing for YEARS for bubbles. YES, they are difficult to "notice" unless you have a good light behind the clear tubing because the insulin is also colorless. I detach and check the tubing in the morning and before bedtime if not before the evening meal...I'm talking about significant bubbles----8-10-or12 inches in length can appear and you would NOT notice them unless you were looking. I wonder how many people wonder why their blood sugar is occasionally high and it's being caused by a significant bubble...NO, not the champagne sized version that's often mentioned to "ignore." The pump company I deal with tried to get me to switch to injections instead but I am an EXPERT with the bubble situation. Also, comments over the years that I am probably not filling the reservoir correctly, etc....just plain silly. I am NOT new at this...LOL!!!
    • 19 hours, 29 minutes ago
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      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 1 day ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 1 day ago
      Richard Wiener likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 1 day ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I began playing Pickleball last year in March. When the temperatures started to rise the extra effort my body was experiencing because of the heat got my body hormones out of balance and I began experiencing nausea, higher heart rates and feeling very uncomfortable. I soon realized that I cannot play when is too hot or I’ll end up with ketones. Any new activity when on. Insulin requires adjustments. It’s a forever learning curve. Adding to the heat, last year I was having some absorption problems by the overuse of my abdomen. I have now move the infusion sites to my upper front side and it’s working much better.
    • 1 day ago
      Kristine Warmecke likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 1 day ago
      Becky Hertz likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 1 day, 17 hours ago
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      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      After 62 years I have skin issues everywhere. I am an avid at rotating every time I change my infusion set. When I was on multiple daily injections, up to 9 per day, I had massive skin hardening. Since on the pump it’s not nearly as bad that’s been 33 years. I take very little insulin my daily basal comes out to 9 units over 24 hours I eat two meals that I count carbs for and try to keep at a minimum of 30-40 per day. Everything is going well. Rotation is key
    • 1 day, 17 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      I use a pump and have had issues with insulin absorbtion. It seems I have a lot of them on the side I primarily use for infusion sets. I recently switched to the other side of my abdomen and dropped more than one point on my a1c.
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
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      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      When I first started with my current Endo we would discuss the released and upcoming products and I would tell her about the 'off-market' applications and devices, we both learned from each other. But she was so good with helping me transition to the Dexcom and then the Tandem after Animas was pulled from the Market. She followed my Dex and even finer tuned my Basals and early this year I got an "unbeleivable" 5.4 A1c and we are both extremely happy!
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      Yes. But then I self-selected when choosing an endocrinology clinic that pursues cutting-edge advances 40 years ago. Cutting-edge is a phrase that is also often called bleeding-edge because it is often experimental, hit or miss on results, and very expensive. I am convinced the “bleeding” refers to $$$.
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      not anymore, and I am happy about it! Most of the time they were recommending things that had been recently pitched to them by a pharmaceutical salesperson or a durable medical supplier. The doctors would give patients the "free samples" and it was often not the best fit, then after the "free" supply ran out, the prices were exorbitant. Maybe it still happens, but I haven't seen it for a while.
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      The need for better CGM accuracy is a big consideration for me. Also my control is pretty good right now (a1c in the low 6 range). Although I am tempted by the sleep and exercise modes which would be very helpful since I’m getting back in to exercise. So…I keep sitting on the fence…
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      I don’t want to change from the Omnipod Dash to Omnipod 5 because the minimum target blood glucose is level is higher than where I like to keep it. My A1C is currently 5.0.
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      For the last 5 years, the highest HbA1C I've had was 5.3. For the last 3 years the high, low, & average have been 5.2, 4.7, & 4.9. I'm not willing to go to an AID that sets a target of 6 to 7.
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      I do MDI. For the last 7 years my A1C has averaged around 4.8. I have no reason to believe that a closed loop automated system could do that well.
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      There are many reasons, as well as "something else." My arthritic fingers do not serve me well with a cell phone. I have trouble putting the needle covers back on to my insulin pen needles. If I had to take care of all the fine muscle issues associated with setting a pump up, I would probably require assistance. I am also not drawn to the issues I hear about tissue damage at the infusion sites, or knowing whether everything is seated properly and the insulin is actually flowing. Finally, I just have some kind of negative karma with electronics. I have worked as a lab biochemist. Somehow, I find the weaknesses of every machine in the lab. (the ideal industrial beta-tester) Having said that, what I hear about the numbers achieved with the tandem CIQ gives me pause to consider.
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      Like others, the "closed loop" runs me too high - even the target bg is too high for me. I use the TandemX2 with BIQ integrated wqith my Dexcom G6. I also appreciate - and use - the temp basal function often. I would lose that with CIQ. L:ike Nilla Eckstrom (I think?) I like to be between 80-90, with maybe up to 120 after I eat.
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      The constant refilling and site changes...doesn't seem worth it.
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      Luddites just may be the most comfortable people on earth. 🙃 
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    58 Comments

    1. Annie Wall

      Years ago, an acquaintance reprimanded me for texting as we were sitting down to dinner. I looked sharply at her and told her I was giving myself insulin. That stopped her dead in her tracks. (She gets it now!)

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      1. William Bennett

        Even worse, I get accused of checking my watch in the middle of a conversation, which I am doing but how do you explain you’re checking your blood glucose not the time? Actually, same goes for the smartphone. It’s a medical device! I’m checking a medical device! For me, anyway….

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    2. Marty

      I’m not sure I’ve ever been through airport security without being told to remove my “cell phone.”

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    3. Mick Martin

      Although I selected Pager, I WAS also wearing a pager. This was to do with my position as a Social Worker … years ago now. 😉

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    4. Jana Wardian

      Someone started talking loudly and slowly to me thinking the pump was some sort of hearing aid. 🤣

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    5. Missy Kirchem

      I was asked if my CGM was for pain relief

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    6. Mark Schweim

      No, but many HAVE asked me what the device I had was and I was happy to tell them.

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    7. Lawrence S.

      I worked in a management position for many years. During that time, I was asked twice by two separate employees if I was wearing a recording device. I might add that both of those employees were persons whom I felt were disgruntled staff members.

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    8. William Bennett

      Pager. This came up just a couple of days ago. I was at a bar and needed to bolus for a glass of beer. A 20-something young woman next to me exclaimed delightedly “Is that a pager??? I’ve never seen one!” Being an older guy I guess it wasn’t a totally weird assumption that I might have some old-tech gadget like that. Not to mention it’s an old “pager-style” Medtronic Paradigm (I tried their AID pump and hated it), so there’s that. Kind of an awkward moment–mostly I rarely have anyone notice it at all.

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    9. Nevin Bowman

      I had someone ask me if I was wearing a bomb(I’m still assuming they were joking).

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    10. Carolann Hunt

      Neulasta pod for cancer, poor you! No it’s just diabetes…

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    11. HuskerKim

      I was asked if my CGM sensor was a tracking device used by my husband! I think the gentleman may have been joking but I didn’t find it very funny.

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    12. AnitaS

      It is rare if anyone sees my devices as the cgm and pump are not usually on display.

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      1. Greg Felton

        Good point. My stuff is normally not on display, but that’s because I live in a cold climate. There’s not much chance for people to see my pump or CGM.

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    13. persevereT1D52

      I use an overpatch with designs and people think it is a tattoo.

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    14. AimmcG

      I have only had a couple of people question what it is. People don’t usually say anything.

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    15. TEH

      Only when I fly. In addition I win bonus screening.
      Havent flown in 4 years now that I’m retired.

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    16. GLORIA MILLER

      I was visiting my daughter-in-law in the hospital once and after I got home my son called to find out if I was on chemotherapy. They had noticed my Omnipod and thought it was for chemo. I have been asked several times what the Omnipod is since it is so large.

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    17. Ahh Life

      Pump did get confused with a camera by a strict security lady in a NO PICTURES room of Windsor Castle. Naughty, naughty. But she backed off. And maintain her severe, stern draconian stuffiness. Hrmmmph! ᕦ(˵ ͡~⍘ ͡°˵)ᕥ◝(●˙꒳˙●)◜

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    18. Lena Selbrand

      Well, I get body searched every time I go through security at any airport. They also check with some paperstrip to make sure this 4’11” little lady isn’t carrying a bomb on her!! 🙂

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      1. Tina Roberts

        lol!!

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    19. George Lovelace

      Pumping 24 years and someone commented “that sure is a long antenna on your phone!”

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    20. Mary Dexter

      Gameboy

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    21. Chrisanda

      When I first started wearing my pump in the late 90’s, I was teaching in a middle school, and was asked by several students if it was a pager. It was a “thing” back in the day! 🙂

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    22. Katie L

      Just last week someone said to me “Hey, you’ve got something stuck on the back of your arm.”

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      1. Bruce Schnitzler

        Katie, love your image! I once had an orange VW camper my kids called the pumpkin van.

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    23. Grey Gray

      Off topic but was once arrested while injecting insulin in a fast food bathroom. Unfortunately the label had come off my vial… nosey police officer and ignorance of T1D back then Fortunately someone at the jail had a diabetic sibling who stated ” this guy ain’t a junkie he’s sick”

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      1. Tina Roberts

        Oh my gosh!!!! People. Lol

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      2. Sherolyn Newell

        I’m sure it wasn’t funny at the time, but great story now. Makes me think maybe I should stop using the phrase “shoot up”. Mom’s gone now, but it used to make her crazy when I said that. Now I say it because it makes me think of Mom and laugh.

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    24. Sue Martin

      I had someone mistake my receiver, before there were apps for cell phones, as a cell phone.

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    25. Jim Cobbe

      To my surprise, I’ve been asked if it is a heart monitor or pacemaker, as well as being asked if the CGM sensor is an insulin diffuser.

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    26. Jneticdiabetic

      Once someone who frequented a place I used to regularly hang out told me they thought it was a walkman (portable radio cassette player) 😁

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    27. cynthia jaworski

      check out Ed Gamble, the British “diabetic comedian,” as he describes questions about his glucose meter. Very funny.

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      1. KarenM6

        Oh my goodness! I just checked Ed Gamble on YouTube… He’s awesome! 😀
        “Diabetic comedy is not a thing. Diabetic comedy is not a genre that exists…” 😀
        Thank you!!! I needed a laugh. 😀

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    28. Donald Cragun

      About 20 years ago my pump was misidentified as a pager. And, at that time, no-one ever commented that they had a pump too. Now I am frequently asked if I have the same model as the one they are wearing.

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    29. Tina Roberts

      Pager. The guy thought I was being rude by checking my alarm on the pump while he was talking to me. This was 6 or 7 years ago.

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    30. Greg Felton

      The pump was once mistaken for a pager long ago. The CGM sensor on the back of my arm was mistaken for some sort of performance enhancing device by a competitive cyclist one day a few years back (not based on my performance or anything, just genuine curiosity.) I don’t think my pump has been mistaken for anything for 15 years or so now. Either they are more common or people are more polite. Security people at events and airports ask as required by their jobs but don’t guess wrong or seem surprised.

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    31. Linda Zottoli

      Yes, also had a couple think it was a pager back in the 90s. In early 2000s, when my daughter and her family were living overseas and I hadn’t seen them in a while, she thought I was fiddling with my phone every time I sat down to eat with them — after all, her husband usually was. Didn’t mention it until after she realized it was the pump, polite daughter that she is. Had someone in a medical situation once refer to the tubing as my catheter. And, recently when my infusion set showed on my arm, a young neighbor assumed it had something to do with fitness, but was curious just what.

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    32. Trisha Oldenkamp

      I’ve had people at the gym ask if my Omnipod pump was for chemo. Children will ask if it’s a bandage. My 2 year old granddaughter used to try to comfort me because of my “owie”

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    33. Janis Senungetuk

      Before procedures, I’ve twice had RN’s ask, as they go to remove the CGM from my arm, if it’s a nicotine patch or fitness tracker. Before the pandemic limited travel the TSA agents made numerous guesses about my pump.

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    34. Bill Williams

      People have asked what both my Libre and Omnipod are. Neither is visible in the normal course – only when I’m swimming or walking around the dock shirtless.

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    35. jo

      Yes, I was asked if it was a nicotine patch, a Thrive patch(some kind of diet thing I think), and if it was a port.

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    36. PamK

      I included “other” in my choices because one person at work asked me what my infusion set was (it was in my upper arm at the time) and another co-worker shushed her. I think the latter thought it was contraceptive patch!

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      1. AnitaS

        LOL……..

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    37. Karen Brady

      Someone asked if my omnipod was a patch to “give me energy”

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    38. Kim J

      Tattoo

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    39. Becky Hertz

      My uncle, a fertility specialist, said they used something similar to deliver hormones. He knew what it was though.

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    40. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      They all ask if that’s an old pager (My Tandem pump) with a laugh.

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    41. Sue Herflicker

      My son back in the late 90s at middle school was called out by a teacher for having a pager. I myself have never had anyone ask me if it was any of the listed above options, however I have had people ask me what it is.

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    42. Chris Albright

      I answered pager, but that has not happened in a long time (since people just don’t carry pagers much any more). In that past, it was a common question.

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    43. Susanne Bagley

      Prior to getting TSA Pre-Check, some airport TSA staff searched me thinking I was wearing a bomb. They insisted I totally remove it, which I could only undo at the tubing site. Now they just ask me to swipe the pump with my fingers & they swab my fingers through a device. Much easier!!

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    44. Mary Berube

      Many years ago while standing in line, a person looked at the sensor on my arm and made a snide comment to their friend. It appears they thought I was wearing some type of device that communicated with my cell phone, and they did not approve of this.

      12 months ago Log in to Reply
    45. ConnieT1D62

      When I attended a spiritual retreat my pump/sensor combo beeped during a silent meditation sitting and afterwards a man complained out loud very angrily “Rude people shouldn’t participate in the meditation sessions if they can’t leave their cell phones and beepers in their cars.” After he calmed down, I gently went over to him and apologized for my pump & sensor alarm and briefly offered an explanation & educated him about T1 diabetes and the artificial beta cell technology that keeps a PWD with T1D alive. He was stunned and admitted he had no idea of what I was talking about, admitted he knew nothing about type 1 diabetes and apologized to me for being so judgmental, rude and angry about being disturbed in the meditation.

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    46. Maurine Bowser

      No one sees mine- it is in my abdomen

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    47. mfantacci

      Airport security in France thought it was a DVD player 😂

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    48. Jenny Richardson

      People have only questioned what’s on my arm…sometimes I say it’s a gps device so my husband can keep track of me and I watch chins drop! Ha! Then I tell them the truth 😆

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    49. Madison Gordon

      In high school, I once had a substitute teacher get onto me for having a camera in class!

      In hindsight, she must’ve felt awful when I told her it was an insulin pump!

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    50. Bruce Johnson

      Yes, the local Canadian regional hospital had a Certified Diabetes Educator confirm and identify my Dex G6 CGM and my Omnipod insulin pump. As I was an ambulatory patient the CGM was removed from my body at the Emergency Room and the Omnipod was removed after I was transferred to the ICU. All of my devices were seized by the hospital and never returned. I complained about this since my initial admission at Emergency but nothing ever happened. The Endo assigned to the ICU was there when my Omnipod was taken, but she also quit the health service immediately after her shift, After formal complaints to the hospital board and security I got a letter of apology that also stated they could not find any information about my diabetic devices or where they could be. This occurred in June 2020, right after Covid invaded our healthcare system

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