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<blockquote data-quote="Celsus" data-source="post: 1728254" data-attributes="member: 185674"><p>I often travel in planes for long-haul trips for my job, so sitting there I don't want all the trouble of sneaking off to the toilet just to take my insulin or measure my bg. I stopped doing that probably after having type1 for maybe 1 years or so. So I just pull down the side of my pants right yen and there or open my shirt front and shoot away!</p><p></p><p>You may be surprised, but its actually very rare my neighbor passenger even notices anything.</p><p>And if they do, most are quite polite or positively interested. And the few that looks suspiciously at me, I immediately take my pen with needle out and hand it forward to them and ask if they also wants some of my good drugs?</p><p>Haven't had any takers so far. A bit disappointed actually... </p><p></p><p>Had my first "pants down, shoot in public episode" when I was 12 years old. Missed a train in a foreign country. Together with my friends. They got back with a nice bag of fresh pastries, so it was time for breakfast right then and there.</p><p>And mind you, back then it was syringes, needles and insulin vials in separate kits to get all ready for the injection, so quite a show. But you shouldn't really mind the attention or whatever you feel you get from doing this in public.</p><p></p><p>What you should care about is your own personal health!</p><p>That is priority #1 in your life !</p><p>Everything else is secondary.</p><p>So if you need your shot or you need sugar right here and now, go for it !</p><p></p><p>Because if you try and be 'nice to those foreign people' around you, well then you compromise your own well being and livelihood. And believe me, none of those people will care about you or visit you in hospital in case you get diabetes complications due to you not doing optimally with your insulin shots and bg control. Its a tough world out there, so make sure you take best care of yourself at all times. And despite the diabetes you can still have a great life full of amazing ventures!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celsus, post: 1728254, member: 185674"] I often travel in planes for long-haul trips for my job, so sitting there I don't want all the trouble of sneaking off to the toilet just to take my insulin or measure my bg. I stopped doing that probably after having type1 for maybe 1 years or so. So I just pull down the side of my pants right yen and there or open my shirt front and shoot away! You may be surprised, but its actually very rare my neighbor passenger even notices anything. And if they do, most are quite polite or positively interested. And the few that looks suspiciously at me, I immediately take my pen with needle out and hand it forward to them and ask if they also wants some of my good drugs? Haven't had any takers so far. A bit disappointed actually... Had my first "pants down, shoot in public episode" when I was 12 years old. Missed a train in a foreign country. Together with my friends. They got back with a nice bag of fresh pastries, so it was time for breakfast right then and there. And mind you, back then it was syringes, needles and insulin vials in separate kits to get all ready for the injection, so quite a show. But you shouldn't really mind the attention or whatever you feel you get from doing this in public. What you should care about is your own personal health! That is priority #1 in your life ! Everything else is secondary. So if you need your shot or you need sugar right here and now, go for it ! Because if you try and be 'nice to those foreign people' around you, well then you compromise your own well being and livelihood. And believe me, none of those people will care about you or visit you in hospital in case you get diabetes complications due to you not doing optimally with your insulin shots and bg control. Its a tough world out there, so make sure you take best care of yourself at all times. And despite the diabetes you can still have a great life full of amazing ventures! [/QUOTE]
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