I've been a T1 diabetic for 9 of my 16 years on this planet, and I've been luck to be into my 3rd year of being on an insulin pump and today I just switched into the Tandem T-Slim X2 and so far I'm loving it and I've loved having a pump. But as I'm sitting here writing this I'm stuck with a thought that has plagued my before, that this pump that sits beside me is a constant reminder that I am not normal and I will never be. I'll always be different to my friends and as I grow old life for me will never be the same as everyone else. I'll never be able to do the same things as "normal" teenagers.
This isn't the first time I've had this thought and it's not something that comes up always, but as a teen it's still something that bugs me. I wanted to know if anyone else deals with this. I'm usually pretty good with this kind of thing but I'm curious. And for the new diabetics who might read this and be having these thoughts, it's okay, you're not the only one thinking this and it will be alright. But sometimes its hard and I'm just looking for some common ground with someone.
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