St. Luke's Humphreys Diabetes Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the clinic’s lights were off and everyone had gone home, a young boy would appear in the parking lot. He’d run around the empty building, pointing excitedly at something invisible to adults—until one day, a delivery driver saw him too. Finally, someone reported seeing him—a delivery driver who thought it was just another late-night prank. The next morning, they found a note on the door: ‘Dear St. Luke’s, I’m not lost, I’m just checking your insulin levels! Signed, an overly curious kid.’

2. In the early morning hours, before anyone arrived for work, a voice came over St. Luke’s humming glucose meters: ‘Please return your insulin levels to normal.’ One night, a delivery driver heard the whispering and thought it was his empty truck battery talking. Next morning, everyone laughed when he brought in double the usual supply of insulin. Another time, an elderly neighbor complained her TV remote wasn’t working—turns out she’d been adjusting channel 111 on her glucose monitor.

3. In the late afternoon, as patients filed out of St. Luke’s Humphreys Diabetes Center, a familiar voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention, please! Your insulin pump is calling you.’ One day, an elderly gentleman walked into reception, asking for his insulin pump. The nurse smiled and replied, 'Sir, your pump hasn't been here since breakfast!' Turns out, it was actually his hearing aid making those beeps.

4. In the late afternoon, as patients filed out of St. Luke’s Humphreys Diabetes Center, a small dog appeared from behind the reception desk. It trotted down the hallway, stopping every few steps to sniff the air curiously. The dog then approached an elderly gentleman who was just leaving and sat next to his feet, wagging its tail. The man smiled, bent down, and whispered, ‘Hello, little friend. I’m guessing you’re here for your daily insulin walk?’