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eph: Injections did once make me nervous (I was nine), and now are routine. And although any permanent body modifications make me very, very nervous (I am 21), the pump sounds like it is more than worth it. I cannot afford it now, but I will make it my mission to have one before any patient relies on me. Thank you everyone. I'll be seein' ya.

Thank you everyone for your input. This has helped immensely - I feel a lot better now. Tenesma: I am, sadly, not in medical school yet, still in college. But I can't wait - even though I know it's going to be a grueling 8 years of agony and ecstasy and strange happenings in deserts and peeing blood and communicating with the dead. Or something. I am currently very interested in anesthesia, but you're right, I should go to med school first before I set any speciality in stone. This thread has brought up another very interesting topic - the insulin pump. Currently I do not have a pump and I just inject my insulin the old fashioned way. The pump makes me nervous, probably because of a lot of false preconceptions of it I have. I am afraid for silly reasons... like, I am worried that the motion of my body would be affected by the pump (ie, would I still be able to do crunches?)... and other stuff like that. I know very little about the pump. My best mental image is of a hockey puck hewn into the side of my stomach with a bunch of buttons sticking out. Trauma and WntrMute, could you tell me what the pump is like? If it would be a true help to me even in the very least, then I will fight to get one. Thanks once again, everyone.

Hello. This isn't really a CRNA question, I guess, although it's somewhat related. Sorry if I'm breaking any rules. Anyway. I have diabetes mellitus. I have not had any hypo or hyperglycemic shocks for about seven years. I exercise regularly and eat a fairly healthy diet. My serum glucose levels are in the normal homeostatic range. However, I am never 100% confident about my body. I am planning on becoming an anesthesiologist. I would like to get some opinions on that. I understand that anesthesiology is a very taxing physical and mental job, but I am exceptionally determined. The only thing that I could foresee ever even remotely affecting my path to being an anesthesiologist and my experiences post ex facto would be my diabetes mellitus. One of my teachers has suggested that I become a general physician, or atleast some speciality where surgery would be minimized. I accepted this advice, but I still deeply desire being an anesthesiologist. Any thoughts, feelings? Anybody know any nurses or doctors with diabetes mellitus? Thanks in advance for any input.