So, as I mentioned in my last post, I want to talk about cosplaying with an insulin pump. Now as you may or may not know, I am a type 1 (or juvenile) diabetic. Meaning I have to take insulin. I used to be on the 'pen needles' like the one below;
Actually, I had that exact one when I was first diagnosed when I was 7 years old. Now, I have an insulin pump: 
This is my pump. It usually has a really ugly green silicone case on it, but wanted to show you what it actually looked like.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand; I've only cosplayed maybe once or twice, and each time I had a different placement for my pump; when I wore that Rainbow Dash dress to a convention last summer, it was hidden away under the dress (it was actually in my bra tbh) and when I did my Princess Luna Cosplay for Halloween; it was on my waist-per usual.
It's not that I am ashamed or embarrassed about my pump, it's just sometimes it doesn't-erm- look good with the Cosplay I'm using. In example, my Sailor Venus Cosplay:
You can't see an insulin pump in that photo can you?! That's because I took it off so I could take the pic. With this particular Cosplay, there is no place I can currently place my pump with this on that doesn't look...weird or as if it doesn't belong. But, I have nothing to fear seeing as I can get something so I can hook up my pump to my thigh so that the Cosplay still looks good and you don't feel weird with the pump. There are always ways to interpret the pump into the cosplay as well, though sometimes that may not always be the case like with Sailor Venus. Some cosplays it might be really easy to just leave it on your waist and it'll look fine, meanwhile some of them might not; just be a little creative! My only advice to anyone out there who's looking for advice on how to Cosplay with an insulin pump is the following; find a way to strap it somewhere hidden or find a creative way to interpret the pump into the cosplay.
Well, that's really all I have to say for the time being. Tune in next time for...huh...I'm not exatly sure what I will be talking about next time, but come check it out anyway!
-AbiTheOtakuGirl
