It's the last day of my summer break. I'm back at work tomorrow. I'm apprehensive about being back at work, now that I'm on insulin. I'm worried about eating at work as I always wait until my blood sugars have dropped 0.3 mmol/L before starting and that can take from 20 to 50 minutes. I've been told by HR not to inject in front of my colleagues and have been offered an office, miles away if I need to inject. I'm on MDI and tend to sugar surf which requires 8-10 injections a day. I keep thinking I should not eat until 4 pm to avoid the entire situation. That's the easiest fix, even though there isn't anything easy about fasting. All of this must seem silly to someone who's been on insulin since they were small. In the end, the secret is not to overthink anything and just keep going. I'm going to try to spend the day avoiding the elephant in the room. I hope it doesn't bat me with its ears or stomp on my toes.
Hi and good luck going back to work tomorrow. I am really saddened and annoyed that you have been told to inject miles away in an office, diabetes is not contagious !!, nor is it offensive, because the pens are so discreet, they just look like pens, the needles are very small too and no one would even know what they are.
I can't help with injecting 8 to 10 times a day, as I have never done this. I only eat my 3 meals a day and I, personally, would worry about the over stacking of Insulin with constantly injecting.
Are you an office worker, desk or a manual worker, more active or less active ?
I hope tomorrow goes well for you, take care