The Vanity Issue

OK, I'll admit it, one of the main reservations I had about transitioning to an insulin pump was vanity.  Pure, simple VANITY.  There, I've said it.  My name is Naz, and I'm slightly vain about random lumps and bumps underneath my clothes.  Or at least the ones that shouldn't be there! 

That was the main reason I did not want a conventional, tubed pump ever. I mean, first, I'd have random bits of tubing snaking through my body, and then I'd have this pump that would have to be attached to me at all times.  I wear dresses in the summer that don't have pockets or belts, so where would I put the pump?  In my bra?!  Well, I suppose I could have, and if anyone asks, its a tracking device!  Plus, let's face it, having to disconnect from the pump at certain, um, moments would really kill the mood! ;)  Not to mention that sleeping would mean I'd get tangled in tubing and things like that.  So, I ended up going for the OmniPod.

But guess what?  I'm still vain!  And whilst the OmniPod's not big (its an inch wide, two inches long and about half an inch thick.  Ruh-row, thought I!  Its still going to be visible.  People are going to see this lump under my clothes and stare.  I figured I'd use every trick in the book, patterned fabrics, baggy pants, flared skirts/dresses, the works.  But you know what?  It doesn't matter.  I've had this pod on my thigh now since Tuesday.  I've worn it with dresses, some of which have been rather fitted, I've worn it with gym shorts, I've worn it with cargo pants, I've worn it with a swimsuit.  And the only time it was ever noticed?  In the swimsuit, as you might expect.  I've noticed it under my clothes, with the tell-tale lump, but nobody else has.  Not even people I'd have expected to have noticed it.  My vanity is being pampered, I think.  Of course the best thing will be when I start the insulin for real with it, and I won't have to drag out the insulin pens and needles before I eat, merely press some buttons and listen for the reassuring clicking of the Pod doing its thing.  Just a few more days for that!! :)