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maryrachel

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West Yorkshire
Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Pump
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I have recently switched to a medtronic pump and as yet they don't have an app to bolus so you have to access the pump directly. I had a Roche pump previously which had a hand set so I would wear the pump inside my clothes and bolus etc from the handset. Now I have to keep the pump accessible at all times to bolus and deal with alarms etc. I have a belt clip which is OK but I would like some ideas on how/where else to wear the pump particularly at work. I mostly wear skinny trousers so can't put it in my pocket as it will look lumpy and uncomfortable. Has anyone got any novel ideas or links to good options? I don't mind it being visible, but I don't want lumps under my clothes.
 
What about a hid-in pump band
I find them great, wear it just below my bra, comfortable & keeps it out of the way
 
When I had a pump which I had to access to bolus, I was not able to attach it to my bra - it was not possible to access it in polite company.
Are others able to surreptitiously dig around in their bra to get their pump out?
 
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When I had a pump which I had to access to bolus, I was not able to attach it to my bra - it was not possible to access it in polite company.
Are others able to surreptitiously dig around in their bra to get their pump out?
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A couple of weeks ago on the ferry from Harwich to Hoek van Holland I was talking to a lovely Dutch couple in their sixties when something beeped. Turned out it wasn't me but her, and without a blink she pulled her pump from her bra to bolus.
We weren't aware of both of us having diabetes before so we had a good laugh, and it showed me that pulling a pump from your bra can look completely natural.
Just don't wear turtlenecks...
 
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