There’s a reason I hate hot summer weather as a diabetic

It’s drastically improved my quality of life (Picture: Eleanor Noyce)Sitting on the Tube, I was minding my own business when I was asked by a complete stranger whether the piece of medical equipment on my arm was a ‘nicotine patch.’ A rectangular plastic box placed on top of a sticky piece of adhesive, the lady who had – arguably rudely – interrupted my peace was actually asking about my insulin pump. In the 10 years since I was diagnosed with type 1 diab