Hi,
So my work invloves appox 30% international travel - meeting clients, visiting various places, offering support etc, things that have to be done as part of my job. Things that have to be done abroad.
I use a pump. Novorapid. I'm 34. T1 for 13 years.
This involves going to certain parts of Africa for a week or so once a month. The days are long, some longer than others, the travelling is tiring, the food is virtually non existent or inedible (anyone been to rural west African will know). So I live on bananas, biscuits, a bit of rice and bushmeat (or chicken) at unknown times of the day and at unknown frequencies.
I do what I can with it - I know the carb contents, I know my dosages etc for all these snacks but the heat, the hours, the lack of a proper meal and the unheaval, travel, lack of sleep etc really screws my BG. Flying really messes with it.
In the UK I'm a boring eater, but healthy: same b. fast, same lunch every day - same time, same BG, same dosage, same exercise, varied dinner of approx 6 - 8 differnt alternate things, same bed time, same wake up time, no drink, no smoke, anything and everything to maintain a good BG. My BGs are good, my HBA1C is good but could be better due to the weeks in Africa where my BG is simply unconrollable. My UK routine is out the window and I have no way of accurately controlling it.
I want to stop the travel and improve my HBA1C. It could be so good with my boring routine. It's strict but it works. The weeks in Africa are screwing me up. Been doing it for three years and want to stop as at my age my sugars need to be near perfect to avoid complications etc later on.
It's not that I can't travel. I can do my job. But I don't want poor BGs and HBA1Cs, I want good ones.
So, here's the question. I tell my employer I can't travel anymore / or don't want to to prolong my life. They tell me:
1. "You can't do your job then - off you go!"
2. "We'll let you be UK based and have someone else do the 30% you can't.
I can't be reassigned. I work for a US company, in the UK office. Only two roles exist in my office - mine and another that I'm not qualified or experienced in.
Where do I stand here? Am I in a bad position, likely to be told I'm on my way, or am I protected by legislation.
I'm also concerned that if they let me continue and be UK based in a "new" role, eventually that role will be made redundant. I like my job, my company, don't want to leave / be asked to leave but I have to stop travelling to improve, so I will be telling my employer, but where do I stand legally?
Thanks a lot.
So my work invloves appox 30% international travel - meeting clients, visiting various places, offering support etc, things that have to be done as part of my job. Things that have to be done abroad.
I use a pump. Novorapid. I'm 34. T1 for 13 years.
This involves going to certain parts of Africa for a week or so once a month. The days are long, some longer than others, the travelling is tiring, the food is virtually non existent or inedible (anyone been to rural west African will know). So I live on bananas, biscuits, a bit of rice and bushmeat (or chicken) at unknown times of the day and at unknown frequencies.
I do what I can with it - I know the carb contents, I know my dosages etc for all these snacks but the heat, the hours, the lack of a proper meal and the unheaval, travel, lack of sleep etc really screws my BG. Flying really messes with it.
In the UK I'm a boring eater, but healthy: same b. fast, same lunch every day - same time, same BG, same dosage, same exercise, varied dinner of approx 6 - 8 differnt alternate things, same bed time, same wake up time, no drink, no smoke, anything and everything to maintain a good BG. My BGs are good, my HBA1C is good but could be better due to the weeks in Africa where my BG is simply unconrollable. My UK routine is out the window and I have no way of accurately controlling it.
I want to stop the travel and improve my HBA1C. It could be so good with my boring routine. It's strict but it works. The weeks in Africa are screwing me up. Been doing it for three years and want to stop as at my age my sugars need to be near perfect to avoid complications etc later on.
It's not that I can't travel. I can do my job. But I don't want poor BGs and HBA1Cs, I want good ones.
So, here's the question. I tell my employer I can't travel anymore / or don't want to to prolong my life. They tell me:
1. "You can't do your job then - off you go!"
2. "We'll let you be UK based and have someone else do the 30% you can't.
I can't be reassigned. I work for a US company, in the UK office. Only two roles exist in my office - mine and another that I'm not qualified or experienced in.
Where do I stand here? Am I in a bad position, likely to be told I'm on my way, or am I protected by legislation.
I'm also concerned that if they let me continue and be UK based in a "new" role, eventually that role will be made redundant. I like my job, my company, don't want to leave / be asked to leave but I have to stop travelling to improve, so I will be telling my employer, but where do I stand legally?
Thanks a lot.