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<blockquote data-quote="tormod74" data-source="post: 1571764" data-attributes="member: 80817"><p>There are no laws about preventing diabetics taking insulin in public, the laws over discrimination are about using a service, not the particulars about how that service is used, so you cannot be refused service for being diabetic. The problem lies not with shops, restaurants etc but with the public perception of insulin taking. Education is needed. I am going to assume that most like me are on a pen system which can be set up so that it is a case of click and inject. Blood monitoring can be done discreetly on your knee below the eye line of other customers. If you are one of the few that are still on bottle and syringe then there is nowhere for you to hide behind the mixing and preparation of your insulin. Talk to the waiter and explain that you will be taking insulin and that you do not want to use the toilet and ask if there is a room available for you to take your insulin that is clean and has a table if they mind you taking it at the table. We want to be able to enjoy the experience, as does everyone else in the room but we should not assume that they would be happy with injection paraphernalia spread around. With planning and flexibility, we can do everything someone without diabetes can. Let's not stigmatize ourselves further by being unreasonable and fitting into a society that accepts all forms of disability.</p><p></p><p>On the positive, it seems that most places do not seem to mind discreet insulin taking or blood monitoring, much in the same way that discreet nursing is no longer being frowned upon.</p><p></p><p>Finally, boo hoo we have diabetes. We are not disabled, we have an autoimmune disorder that should not get in the way of doing most things that non-diabetics can. Yes, there are certain things we are blanket banned from because of public safety in case of hypo, like driving a bus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tormod74, post: 1571764, member: 80817"] There are no laws about preventing diabetics taking insulin in public, the laws over discrimination are about using a service, not the particulars about how that service is used, so you cannot be refused service for being diabetic. The problem lies not with shops, restaurants etc but with the public perception of insulin taking. Education is needed. I am going to assume that most like me are on a pen system which can be set up so that it is a case of click and inject. Blood monitoring can be done discreetly on your knee below the eye line of other customers. If you are one of the few that are still on bottle and syringe then there is nowhere for you to hide behind the mixing and preparation of your insulin. Talk to the waiter and explain that you will be taking insulin and that you do not want to use the toilet and ask if there is a room available for you to take your insulin that is clean and has a table if they mind you taking it at the table. We want to be able to enjoy the experience, as does everyone else in the room but we should not assume that they would be happy with injection paraphernalia spread around. With planning and flexibility, we can do everything someone without diabetes can. Let's not stigmatize ourselves further by being unreasonable and fitting into a society that accepts all forms of disability. On the positive, it seems that most places do not seem to mind discreet insulin taking or blood monitoring, much in the same way that discreet nursing is no longer being frowned upon. Finally, boo hoo we have diabetes. We are not disabled, we have an autoimmune disorder that should not get in the way of doing most things that non-diabetics can. Yes, there are certain things we are blanket banned from because of public safety in case of hypo, like driving a bus. [/QUOTE]
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