But, back to the interview, I have to admit that I do not like to dress professionally. I had to go out last weekend and buy a business jacket and skirt. Since I normally keep my insulin pump in the front of my bra, it made things a little difficult to access with a tucked-in blouse. In fact, let me backtrack…that whole morning started off a little rough as far as my diabetes goes. I decided to get up at 6:30am and head to the gym for a quick run before my interview at 8:30am. Well, I woke up with a blood sugar of 250, which is really abnormal for me. I guess I was stressed out in my sleep and that raised my number? Not really sure, but I gave a correction and went to the gym, came back and showered and I was still high. So I ate breakfast and gave a large correction, then put a temporary basal rate on to hopefully decrease my blood sugar. I did this in hopes that I would not be irritable and grouchy with my interviewers. This turned out well and I made it though my first 30 minute interview. When I got back to the room with all the other interviewees, someone had brought a plate of chocolate chip cookies into the room. Now this is where the access to my pump became a problem. I couldn’t leave the room because I needed to be there in case my next interviewer was ready, but I also can’t resist a fresh chocolate chip cookie. This was a dilemma. I didn’t want to reach up my jacket and un-tuck my blouse to pull my pump out of my bra, but those cookies looked delicious. So what did I do? I totally ate the cookie. I tried to discreetly pull my pump out and I really think I succeeded! If anyone saw it, they didn’t let on. However, the biggest problem was lunch. We had a lunch catered in and some of the current medical students came to talk to us and take us around campus on a tour. While we were all eating, we were free to ask them any questions we had about the medical school experience or just UNC in general. This made it a lot more difficult to pull my pump out to bolus for lunch. So once again, I tried to wait until no one was looking and pulled it out. It is almost to the point where it doesn’t bother me any more. If some one is questioning what I am doing, it just gives me an opportunity to educate them about diabetes. At least that’s the way I look at it. I was wondering what you ladies would do in that situation. Would you feel comfortable using your pump in a large group of strangers, or would you rather sneak away to a bathroom? Also, for those on shots, do you feel comfortable pulling a syringe out or pricking your finger in public? I was just wondering how others handled that situation. Have a great week ladies !!!