Fortunately, I think incidents like this are very rare.
Maybe I've just been lucky, but I've injected tens of thousands of times in food places in twenty countries ranging from greasy spoon cafes to Michelin starred restaurants (not often, just twice!) and never once had anyone complain.
Mainly because, as others correctly point out, it's so subtle and discreet that no-one actually notices, but also when people do notice, it's just a casual glance, and they're probably just thinking, "dude's just taking some medicine."
I suppose some Daily Mail readers might think that class A drugs come neatly pre-packaged in a pen, but they are rare and few.
It just seems to be the keyboard warriors who make a fuss.
I prefer to think more about my experiences as a newbie when I was still getting used to how insulin worked, got it wrong, had some spectacular public hypos. On all those occasions, the key thing was that passersby would step in and help rather than assume I was a junkie.
Only time I recall T1 being an issue was many years ago when I was queuing to get into a nightclub at 1am in Glasgow. Bouncer patted me down, and, astonishingly, asked, are you diabetic? Yes, I said (or slurred, it was 1am), how did you know that? He says he had felt the outline of the pen in my jacket! Anyway, he says I'd have to leave it at reception because policy was they, "dinny want anybody stabbing or glassing anyone." Fair point mate, I thought, so was happy to hand it over, might as well go with the flow when it's 1am in Glasgow!
Maybe I've just been lucky, but I've injected tens of thousands of times in food places in twenty countries ranging from greasy spoon cafes to Michelin starred restaurants (not often, just twice!) and never once had anyone complain.
Mainly because, as others correctly point out, it's so subtle and discreet that no-one actually notices, but also when people do notice, it's just a casual glance, and they're probably just thinking, "dude's just taking some medicine."
I suppose some Daily Mail readers might think that class A drugs come neatly pre-packaged in a pen, but they are rare and few.
It just seems to be the keyboard warriors who make a fuss.
I prefer to think more about my experiences as a newbie when I was still getting used to how insulin worked, got it wrong, had some spectacular public hypos. On all those occasions, the key thing was that passersby would step in and help rather than assume I was a junkie.
Only time I recall T1 being an issue was many years ago when I was queuing to get into a nightclub at 1am in Glasgow. Bouncer patted me down, and, astonishingly, asked, are you diabetic? Yes, I said (or slurred, it was 1am), how did you know that? He says he had felt the outline of the pen in my jacket! Anyway, he says I'd have to leave it at reception because policy was they, "dinny want anybody stabbing or glassing anyone." Fair point mate, I thought, so was happy to hand it over, might as well go with the flow when it's 1am in Glasgow!
Goodness knows what their laws would be on this... can't imagine it would be right to ask you to do your injection in the restrooms though. I will never ever again inject in restrooms. The last time I did I was about to inject when when the door behind me flew open and hit me with needle in hand (there wasn't much room at the basins in there). The safest place for me to inject is at the table and I do so as discreetly as I can. The only way people would know is if they're looking to see what I'm doing under the table.
