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Waist Pack for Insulin Pump: "Kaitlin's Lucky Stars"

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waist pack for insulin pump
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  • waist pack for insulin pump
  • waist pack for insulin pump
  • waist pack for insulin pump (shown with insulin pump)
  • waist pack for insulin pump (shown with insulin pump)

    Object Details

    maker

    Papenfuss, Janet Katherine

    Description

    Custom-made fabric waist pack for an insulin pump with zippered closure and belt loop on back. Pack is made of blue denim material with silver stars sewn to front. Large star-shaped button on front says "Kaitlin's Lucky Stars." Label inside the pack reads: www.myownstylepack.com. The pack was worn by the donor Kaitlin Papenfuss (later Kaitlin Marie) and made by her mother. Kaitlin's Lucky Stars was the name of her team for the Walk to Cure Diabetes.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Kaitlin Marie and Janet Katherine

    date made

    ca 2004

    ID Number

    2017.0192.06

    accession number

    2017.0192

    catalog number

    2017.0192.06

    Object Name

    waist pack for insulin pump

    Physical Description

    fabric (overall material)
    plastic (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 8 cm x 12 cm x 2.3 cm; 3 5/32 in x 4 23/32 in x 29/32 in

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    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Health & Medicine
    Diabetes

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-5771-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1920107

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