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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1258087" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>I'm torn. Clearly the majority opinion is hypos are easily fixed and shouldn't be causing time off work. That is true for the vast majority of hypos, thank goodness. If you are having severe hypos I think that is a bit different - a severe unconcious hypo does wipe you out in a different way. I can think of two occasions when I was wiped out for a day following severe hypos and prolonged periods of unconsciousness and really shouldnt have been in work (one was on a weekend and the other one I went to work anyway because I'm a stupid martyr).</p><p></p><p>Obviously such severe hypos should be minimal or ideally non-existent. If you are having several, many....To be honest if you have had one, that is too many and suggests you need input from your healthcare team to come up with a plan to avoid them.</p><p></p><p>In respect of work and the meeting on Monday:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Type 1 diabetes is a disability under the equality act - your employer will have to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate your disability</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reasonable adjustments might include some greater flexibility with application of the absence policy. But whether this is reasonable will depend on the business needs and also what action you can take to mitigate the need to take time off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reasonable adjustments should really include allowing unpaid leave for hospital appointments, it would have to be a pretty unusual business need that would make this not reasonable.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ask to see a copy of the absence/sickness policy.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1258087, member: 32394"] I'm torn. Clearly the majority opinion is hypos are easily fixed and shouldn't be causing time off work. That is true for the vast majority of hypos, thank goodness. If you are having severe hypos I think that is a bit different - a severe unconcious hypo does wipe you out in a different way. I can think of two occasions when I was wiped out for a day following severe hypos and prolonged periods of unconsciousness and really shouldnt have been in work (one was on a weekend and the other one I went to work anyway because I'm a stupid martyr). Obviously such severe hypos should be minimal or ideally non-existent. If you are having several, many....To be honest if you have had one, that is too many and suggests you need input from your healthcare team to come up with a plan to avoid them. In respect of work and the meeting on Monday: [LIST] [*]Type 1 diabetes is a disability under the equality act - your employer will have to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate your disability [*]Reasonable adjustments might include some greater flexibility with application of the absence policy. But whether this is reasonable will depend on the business needs and also what action you can take to mitigate the need to take time off [*]Reasonable adjustments should really include allowing unpaid leave for hospital appointments, it would have to be a pretty unusual business need that would make this not reasonable. [*]Ask to see a copy of the absence/sickness policy. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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