Replace "Insulin pump" with glucometer and this was totally me the other night at work. A kid comes in with his mom, maybe his sister and probably a girlfriend. He was my age, maybe a little younger, tall, skinny, kind of sickly looking actually : / I wasn't on register, I believe I was bagging. Anyways, somehow I managed to get a glimpse of the little black case he carried to his table and I'm thinking, "Oh my gosh!! Does he have a glucometer?!" So I bag their food and take it to their table. The case is beside him but I cant see much, the table is in the way. So I go around the dinning room to do a "cleaning check" while trying to see what he is doing without looking like a stalker. Bahahaha! Sure enough though, I'm pretty positive he was checking his sugar with the one touch ping remote. Have you guys ever experienced a moment where you seen someone with a glucometer or pump? Do you also have to resist the urge to run up to them and gush out that you are T1D too?! Sadly, this would be kinda freakish of you, so you resist the urge and carry on in painful silence. I don't know what it is about seeing someone like that that makes you feel less alone in this battle. Just remember, your NEVER lone in your fight with T1D. There are probably lots of kids right in your community who have it too! Maybe one day I'll write a really cool post on how I overcame my fear factor and talked to someone i noticed with a pump/glucometer. ;)
Stay True!
-Kelby
