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Alert: Product and Recall NoticesWill I Look Weird Naked?
Meet Maggie Hunts – international speaker, comedian, singer, and author. Having lived with diabetes for more than 25 years, Maggie travels the world sharing her experiences and showing others that you can live a happy and healthy life with diabetes. With her sense of humor and openness to tackle just about any subject, Maggie’s first post for The LOOP will answer a question that many of you may have: Will I Look Weird Naked?
Let’s talk about being naked. With that, or anything else, it’s our attitude that counts. When I wear a new outfit, if I feel weird in it, that awkwardness is what translates to other people. When we’re intimate with someone, the same thing happens.
Even though we may worry, or even obsess, about every single aspect of our appearance, our partners don’t notice every single detail about our bodies. But they’ll surely notice if we’re so self conscious that we try to hide ourselves from view, as we stumble to the bathroom. Now that could look weird.
With a pump, a circular disk, like a round or oval Band-Aid, is all that’s visible on your skin. It won’t bother anyone else, if it doesn’t bother you. I feel so much more secure about my blood sugar on the pump and my good health adds to my confidence, with or without clothes.
For me, bruising was really minimized with the pump. No one wants to take their clothes off and have someone gasp from seeing bruises. Now I have much clearer skin than when I was using a ton of syringes.
As far as how to prance around naked, I either walk around with it proudly in my hand because I’m so grateful I feel good or I wear cute underwear so I have something pretty to hang it on to. Guys may prefer to clip it on to any pair of Jockeys or great looking underwear.
When I got out of bed naked and forgot the pump was on, my husband was amazed that it didn’t disconnect and the pump was fine. It’s so resilient, even when it swang from the bed to floor. With the pump, you can still have an active life, intimate or otherwise.
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Well, this comment is for anyone like Pete. I began pumping with MiniMed (before it was acquired by Medtronic) and was able to use many new versions of pumps (thanks to the Pathway program-upgrading Pump if still in warranty to the latest technology-Awesome and thanks!). When I first began using the pump I was asked what I did and what types of accessories I may need to make pumping easier at work and play. That gave me the opportunity to try some of the different pump cases and I am still ordering (when I need a replacement) from Medtronic. Getting back to Pete – if you want to wear nothing at night, you can with holding the pump in the elastic waist pouch – a leg pouch was also an option but I have loved the waist pouch the best and have gone through 3 of them in 25 years. They can be washed and have an elastic to hold the pump in the case but is easy to open.
I’m not sure with the latest larger Medtronic pumps what the options are but I have loved mine over the years! The other thing I’ve loved and continue to use is the Sportguard – a clear plastic case with a rubber cover over one end that kept the older pumps from getting wet/submerged when in the water (pool; ocean; etc.). I do believe the sportguard has not been available for many, many (12 years?). That was also worn around the waist with an adjustable waist strap. Awesome products which I believe Medtronic inherited but someone came up with them originally.
Thanks Medtronic for carrying on the tradition and legacy!
I was diagnosed with type1 (insulin dependent) diabetes when I was 13 months old and back in the day of beef/pork insulin for $8 per vial and glass syringes that had to be boiled on the stovetop to sterilize and my parents didn’t like when the water softener wasn’t working because the syringe would jam or stick. And testing was putting drops of urine in the test tube and adding the tablet and that test tube temperature would seem to heat up to 400 degrees giving you the color of the sugar in your urine from four hours prior! Wow how times have changed! This was 54 years ago! My folks were in charge until I was around 6-7 years old – they still supported and helped but I was more of the owner at that age.
We have to thank today’s technology!
Blessings to all!
Tom W
I must confess to one adjustment I’ve made since starting on my pump last April. I no longer sleep naked, as I sometimes would, especially in the heat of the summer. I roll around too much to just leave the pump by my side. I usually have it in the pocket of pj bottoms or light shorts.
I’m not sure if my lovely wife sees this as a plus or a minus, and after 18 years of marriage, I’m not even going to ask. 🙂
Thank you for sharing your experience and making us laugh, Pete!
Hi Martha. Thanks for sharing your story with us! It’s great to hear you’re starting on the new MiniMed 530G with Enlite. Please keep us posted on your journey with the new system, and let me know if there’s anything else we can do to help.
I have just finished a week of wearing a CGM for the data retrieval needed for me to start the training for an Enlite pump. I have been insulin dependant for more than 29 years now and struggled for control all that time. I am thrilled that this new technology is there to help me. Thank you Medtronic for helping me turn my life around! will keep you posted.
If you think you look weird naked, it’s not the pump