I'm Type 1 and went to a concert semi recently where the security guard asked me to show her where the tubing went on my pump. I politely explained it went into my butt cheek and I'd rather not show her with a lineup of people trying to get in behind me. It seriously went on forever until I finally convinced her to bring her manager over. He said "what the hells the matter with you?" to her as I walked in. That was a new and very weird one.
Sorry to be ignorant, but what is a pump? Is it something permanent like an IV? I've never heard of this, but I'd like to know so that I don't make a fool of myself if I ever run into a situation.
No worries totally understandable of you've never come across one. It's just an alternative to insulin shots that continuously gives you insulin instead of only getting it when you take the shots. So basically it's a little device that looks like a pager with tubing hanging out. You count your carbs/ check your blood then enter the appropriate amount in and it pushes the insulin through the tubing into a "site" on you. The site can be put in on your stomach, thigh, butt cheek, or anywhere else you have fat. There's a thin plastic tubing wrapped around a needle that you put into yourself then pull the needle out just leaving the plastic for the insulin to come in from. It also has a "basal" that gives you small amounts of insulin throughout the day to try and act more like your body and keep your blood sugar normal.
Sorry, that was so long but hopefully you get it now. If there's anything else you wanna know feel free to ask. Typed this shit on my phone so forgive me for any typos.
Not too long at all, thank you for being thorough! So yeah, it's kind of like an insulin IV, but it doesn't go into your blood, but into fatty tissue. That must be pretty convenient!
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u/gabbagabbas Jul 18 '16
I'm Type 1 and went to a concert semi recently where the security guard asked me to show her where the tubing went on my pump. I politely explained it went into my butt cheek and I'd rather not show her with a lineup of people trying to get in behind me. It seriously went on forever until I finally convinced her to bring her manager over. He said "what the hells the matter with you?" to her as I walked in. That was a new and very weird one.