It sounds like you have a new attitude and awesome supportive boyfriend to go forward with!
Not long after I was first diagnosed, my husband and I were at a mall and I felt like I was going low and wanted to test. Being low I couldn’t think too well, and I started searching for somewhere to test where I would be out of sight. (embarrased I guess?) Then my husband said, you have to deal with D for your whole life. If someone does sees you and they feel weird about seeing the blood on your finger, or giving an injection-it’s only a few seconds of their life. So you should do what you need to do, and they will just have to deal with it. How awesome was that?! He is totally correct and I have been less concerned about ohter people’s opinions ever since. Even though I am usually discreet about it, I know that if someone has a hang-up it’s THEIR hang-up!
All of my friends and family know about my D and my pump. I am pretty casual about it, so I love it when someone asks me questions about how my pump works, and I can tell them all about it. My pump is usually on my waistband covered by my shirt, so it is virtually never seen by anyone unless I pull it out. So my friends know everything, and strangers know nothing!