Wedding season is well and truly upon us, a lovely time to get together with friends and family to celebrate the joining together of two people in love. Of course it's also a time when people like to dress up in their finery for photos etc. I've been wearing an insulin pump for a decade now and clothing is still something that needs a little consideration, especially for a special occasion.
As you might have seen on my instagram, I've been fortunate enough to attend a couple of weddings this season and this has helped me find a silhouette that hides my pump, in a place that doesn't change the shape of the dress. I then use the remote bolus function on my blood glucose monitor, this allows me to press a button and a signal is sent to wake up the pump. Followed by the ability to tell it how much insulin I need, which is handy because there are often a lot of meals and snacks at weddings.
You might wonder why this is such an important thing to be able to do- to give insulin discreetly. Well, I'm proud to wear an insulin pump. But when I attend weddings I want the day to be about celebrating the couple, I want my diabetes to behave and for me to be able to manage it quietly and easily in the background.
As you might have seen on my instagram, I've been fortunate enough to attend a couple of weddings this season and this has helped me find a silhouette that hides my pump, in a place that doesn't change the shape of the dress. I then use the remote bolus function on my blood glucose monitor, this allows me to press a button and a signal is sent to wake up the pump. Followed by the ability to tell it how much insulin I need, which is handy because there are often a lot of meals and snacks at weddings.
You might wonder why this is such an important thing to be able to do- to give insulin discreetly. Well, I'm proud to wear an insulin pump. But when I attend weddings I want the day to be about celebrating the couple, I want my diabetes to behave and for me to be able to manage it quietly and easily in the background.
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