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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 1985745"><p>Whilst I don't wear men's suits, I usually wear trousers and often smart ones in a work environment and have been a pumper for 3 years.</p><p>A bit of background - I am slim and am currently using an Animas Vibe. This pump is no longer available but seems to be a similar size to the Medtronic 640G. I do not want my diabetes on show - partially because I am vain but mostly because I do not want to be judged as "that woman who has diabetes"; I want to be "that great engineer".</p><p></p><p>Regarding diabetes control, the pump has been brilliant. The ability to change my basal at different times of day is great, the ability to temporarily adjust my basal for travel, exercise and tough meetings is wonderful.</p><p></p><p>However, unlike others, I do not "love my pump". I find it big, cumbersome and ugly. I sometime clip it to my belt but it is on show and my jacket no longer lies flat because the clip is chunky. I sometimes put it in a pump belt but it is only hidden when I wear a baggy top - not when I wear a t-shirt or tailored short, If I wear baggy trousers, with pleats, I can put it in my pocket and have made a hole in some pockets to feed the tubing through but it still affects the lie of the trousers and only works with very baggy trousers.</p><p></p><p>I have never been one to hide away to inject but, when on MDI, my diabetes was only on show when I injected. Now I feel is on show most of the time.</p><p></p><p>I would not give my pump back as I love the control it gives me but it comes at a cost.</p><p>Maybe the cost is because of my clothes choice, my body shape or my vanity or maybe all three and I am unique.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted Account, post: 1985745"] Whilst I don't wear men's suits, I usually wear trousers and often smart ones in a work environment and have been a pumper for 3 years. A bit of background - I am slim and am currently using an Animas Vibe. This pump is no longer available but seems to be a similar size to the Medtronic 640G. I do not want my diabetes on show - partially because I am vain but mostly because I do not want to be judged as "that woman who has diabetes"; I want to be "that great engineer". Regarding diabetes control, the pump has been brilliant. The ability to change my basal at different times of day is great, the ability to temporarily adjust my basal for travel, exercise and tough meetings is wonderful. However, unlike others, I do not "love my pump". I find it big, cumbersome and ugly. I sometime clip it to my belt but it is on show and my jacket no longer lies flat because the clip is chunky. I sometimes put it in a pump belt but it is only hidden when I wear a baggy top - not when I wear a t-shirt or tailored short, If I wear baggy trousers, with pleats, I can put it in my pocket and have made a hole in some pockets to feed the tubing through but it still affects the lie of the trousers and only works with very baggy trousers. I have never been one to hide away to inject but, when on MDI, my diabetes was only on show when I injected. Now I feel is on show most of the time. I would not give my pump back as I love the control it gives me but it comes at a cost. Maybe the cost is because of my clothes choice, my body shape or my vanity or maybe all three and I am unique. [/QUOTE]
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