Insulin pumps.

[sophsss]

Hello,
I know there is probably a topic made about the insulin pump that I have yet to come across, but I am a newly type 1 diabetic and I am wondering whether the insulin pump is noticeable as it looks fairly big on some of the images I have seen.

 

[Spiker]

You can conceal it pretty effectively in most clothing. With tight clothing you can obscure it but there will be a bulge.

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[sophsss]

Thank you. The pump has been suggested to me, but I don't like people being aware I have diabetes because I have noticed that some people treat me differently. So I don't want to use things that make diabetes obvious

 

[AlexandraMarnie89]

I hide mine in my bra - no one knows I'm wearing it other than the few people that need to know in case anything happens and to be honest, even I forget I'm wearing it!

 

[sophsss]

Does it cause any discomfort being in your bra?

 

[donnellysdogs]

Have a look at my avatar photo...
Wear it on my arm.. Hugely comfortable. Yes, noticeable in a vest tshirt, but not in 3/4 or 1/2 or full sleeved tops.
Very, very rarely does anyone ask me about it.
I know I have a big black lab sat on me in photo, so not the best photo.
Never bothers me one ounce as Combo pump has a brilliant remote control.


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[AlexandraMarnie89]

Does it cause any discomfort being in your bra?

Not at all. We all have one side slightly smaller so I put it that side sort of diagonally. If my bra isn't padded then I use either a pad out of another bra or maternity breast pads to get rid of the squareness. It's just getting used to it. I tried everywhere else with it and everywhere was just weird or I noticed that it was there so didn't like the idea