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DiabeticSweety

DiabeticSweety

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I'm preparing for a new school soon and I won't have the freedom of doing my levels in a private room in the school. Alright, I haaaate attention Is what I'm trying to say. Unlike some people...

Anyway, is it all that bad doing your insulin and levels in front of people? I'm not sure about it even though I've had diabetes for five years. I just don't know what to expect.

Also, thank you soo much for the feedback on my other post. It put a smile on my face for the **** day I've had 

Just, all I want to know is, if you've had an experience like this or something like it, what did it feel like and what helped.

I'm really dragging this out and making this a long forum but please bare with me

When having to wash your hands in class is really annoying and you have these people say to you, 'are you like really hygienic and not want diseases' then walk off and laugh! This is basically my face= 

Thanks for still reading if you've got this far. Please help me in the comments
 
Hi @DiabeticSweety I'd say "Just do it". I've never been bothered about sticking needles in myself in front of others. It's just life. I used to warn people at school, as some are a bit, well squeamish, but some will want to watch, and go "Does it hurt?", whilst others will just turn away. after you've done it a few times, they'll stop paying attention, as it's just what you do.

I also used to offer to give other kids blood tests if they wanted them, to find out whether they'd need to do the same as me. You'd be surprised how many said no when you offer!

So all in all, I never really found it a burden. And others get bored of it all real quick.
 
@tim2000s Thanks a lot. I understand. Just having the trouble of being in a room to do these things in a room all your life and to suddenly be doing it in front of others. Thanks for the help
 
If you feel uncomfortable with testing in front of others can you not approach your head of year and explain how you feel and ask if you could use the staff room or somewhere private

CAROL
 
@DiabeticSweety The trick is to act like you don't care and are totally cool with it. People will then take their response from you usually. If you just do what you have to do and act like you're completely relaxed about it and it's totally normal, people will soon lose interest.

If you do get someone being stupid, then try to,stay calm and answer them politely in a way that makes it seem like they're fussing about nothing or being silly and immature.

Of course, if someone is genuinely nervous of seeing you do a test or inject, let them know so they can look away.
 
I agree with both Tim and Azure, I would just get on with it, not make a fuss or draw attention to yourself, they probably won't notice as generally people are so interested in themselves ;)
 
I now just treat it as completely normal and everyone either doesn't see it or politely ignores it. I've never had a problem. What's this about washing your hands? I must admit I hardly ever wash my hands before testing!
 
I'm able to check my blood almost wihtout looking at it, so I typically set up the meter by feel, poke by feel, then take a discrete look to make sure I've got the blood drop aligned with the strip. If I''ve got a table/desk/etc. I keep my hands just below the level of the desk. Most of the time no one notices what I'm doing (including when I'm out at a restaurant).

Same thing in my office at work. I try to be discrete - but if someone walks in (I have a completely open door policy), I just finish up and then turn my attention to them.

I wash when convenient, or when my numbers seem way out of whack with what I expect. Otherwise I use nothing, alcohol-based sanitzer, or wipes (whichever I have).

That said - I've always been very open about health matters. . . so I've got decades of experience.
 
If you test a bit higher on your finger, between the knuckles on the side, it tends to be a bit cleaner than the fingertips and also spares your fingertips a bit.
 
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