HA! Contain this!
One of the benefits of dating a thoughtful Physician Assistant who works at a bustling clinic is that as his diabetic girlfriend, I can make the request of “Honey, can you check and see if you can get me a sharps container from your clinic? Mine’s all full.” Not the request most chicks are making of their BF, but we do this diabetes thing together, and my sweetheart happily obliged.
Did I mention that he also has a great sense of humor? On Tuesday evening, my boyfriend brought home a sharps container all right - check the picture below. “I got your container from work honey, is this one big enough?” he called from the doorway of our apartment, his face ensconced by the tremendous plastic red box.
I immediately busted up laughing. That thing is almost big enough for me to fit into!! My boyfriend cracked up too, then revealed he’d brought that one home as a prank, and he’d ordered a “normal” sized one for the house. The funny part is, I’m sure I could fill up the big one in a year or two with all my ‘betes trash!
It’s a good feeling to be able to laugh about diabetes - and even better when you have a partner that’s able to laugh with you.
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When I was first diagnosed I was only using basal insulin once a day and Metformin for meals. I bought a six quart sharps container about eighteen months ago thinking, “Ha! Fill that in a year!” A year later, my pancreas pooped out, and instead of one pen needle a day, I began using four to six a day. I’ve learned not to talk that way unless I’m willing to keep my feet very clean for insertion into my mouth.