Being a T1D at a Nursing College

I go to a college with a huge nursing program. I am not a nursing major myself, but I have lots of nursing friends. I went in and got a flu shot today and ended up talking about my diabetes. The nursing students loved hearing all about my disease. It was actually kind of awesome that I could be so calm and educational about it.

Them: Are you a nursing student? (The nursing students all needed to get a flu shot)
Me: No
Them: Ah, okay. Are you worried about the shot at all?
Me: No, actually, I have to get a lot of shots because I'm diabetic.
Them: Oh my gosh! So you must be a natural.
Me: Well, I just got it this last summer
Them: Holy cow! What were the symptoms? That must have been rough!

And then of course, I made my little Skelegrow joke:

Me: Yeah, you know that scene in Harry Potter when he doesn't have a bone in his arm anymore and they had to grow it back? That's how it felt when my leg muscles all grew back!

They were so interested and it felt pretty amazing to have this information.
I don't know what it is that made me feel so important. Maybe the attention of the nursing students. Maybe it's because I know firsthand what this is like. Maybe I was just proud of my bravery through all of this and the fact that I don't fear shots anymore.

No matter what though, that flu shot hurt!!!