Ever since diagnosis, my O has injected in public. He does that and his bg tests very discreetly - in the winter he just pulls his top up and does it on his tummy under the table, in summer when he wears shorts more he will do it in his thigh.
We eat out at least once a week, and he enjoys eating out. I am glad that the development of diabetes hasn't jaded that at all. I have seen waiters etc give us looks at times, I dont know if he has noticed, but I just ignore it and carry on as normal, and he does the same.
He also does it in the diner at school at lunchtime. He says that people sometimes look, but there is an older boy who also does his injections in there too, so i think that makes him feel better. He says he just laughs at the silly girls who squeal at the sight of the needles!!!
From the beginning I have always encouraged him to do it at the table, wherever we are eating. As far as I'm concerned its part of our mealtimes, and I dont eat either until he has done it, which gets frustrating when he too busy chatting to concentrate on what he's doing, and I'm dying to eat my dinner!!😉
I would hate to think he was so ashamed he felt he needed to shuffle off and do his injection somewhere else, and I hope he always has the courage to do it out in the open. If nothing else, it gives us the opportunuty to explain to others why he does it, and be open about diabetes, and that can only be a good thing.
