Recent Content by Dragonflye

Thanks guys :) Just to update, she was discharged last night :) She was so glad to be able to see her dad, sister and brother again!!! That part was tough for me, because of covid I wasn't able to leave the ward nor were they allowed in! She did have 2 hypos in hospital, which was good having...

Hey :) I'm not new to diabetes or even this forum (T1 myself on a pump) but on Tuesday night we were in A&E with my little girl in DKA. I've reconnected with the forum as although I have personal experience, it is more scary that my 7yr old now has it!!! Long story short, my baby was poorly and...

I have an appointment in a few weeks with my nurse and have a few things I have to bring up now... because of my on going issues with the night-time hypos they have massively reduced my night-time insulin (so that I usually run around 11) however it is not working and its not ideal for my HBA1c...

Hey guys... I'm back... I usually come back to this forum when something goes wrong... and there's been a few occasions from problematic pregnancies, unpredictable 12-15hour hypo's (still on going), issues with my work place and needing to take sick days (now sorted)... Now its a new 1 for...

well i never thought id want to post in this forum for the reasons I am doing but here I am... I've been overweight for a number of years, it's never really bothered me as I have not been massively overweight (BMI 26) but have been able to manage to keep it stable... never worrying what i eat...

wow what a week... im sure they are trying to get rid of me!!! just been told today they are taking 1 days holiday off my entitlement but thats nowt to do with diabetes... I had my written confirmation today of no more than 3 absences in 52 weeks and not the 26 I was told. Union rep is...

I wasnt involved in the discussion, I was told that was my new objective. I didnt actually think about if the bad hypo's occured during the day (it has only been recently I have had 2, but ive been able to deal with them without having a siezure) I'm immediately managed out and in the past...

Well its not perfect but... I have 2 objectives now, 1 for hypo's and 1 "normal" onjective... the Diabetes 1 i am only allowed 3 nighttime hypos in 26 weeks so should be interesting :/ AND they have not taken me off my triggers, so basically 1 more non hypo absence and my job is still screwed...

updates... non... my manager is having issues getting in touch with our hr advisor. ive spoken to the works union im in, however its not something they have come across before :( my manager has had someone with a split objective before without a disability so not sure what their problem is, he...

the objectives are standard for everybody. No occupational health or private medical scheme. As nice as my current manager is, he's "just a middle man" HR say jump and apparently he says how high. I have brought this up many times over the last 8 years but due to chronic managers nothing has...

we have an objective of more than 1 absence in 26weeks takes you to the next stage, however if you have 1 absence in the first 26 weeks and 1 in the 2nd 26weeks then you go back to the beginning of the current stage. My Doctor and I had a meeting and he then wrote the letter (and it confirms...

Thanks... AndBReath I am glad you mentioned that about having written confirmation, ive added it to my checklist I am taking with me to be sure, i wouldnt (and hadnt) even thought about something so simple like that :) They do let certain people work from home (only the "if your face fits" kinda...

iHs the doc and I have tried almost everything :/ AndBreath we can built up a few hours a month flexi, but we we are not able to carry anything over that amount to the next month AND we are only able to use the extra hours we have worked up to take a day of 1x every 2 months so even having 1...

im a systems analyst for a fair sized financial organisation, we do operate some form of flexible working, in that i can choose when i start work (as long as its before 10) and choose how long I want for lunch

It helped amazingly with the daytime but not the night time :( I have the cgm funded and that has reduced the hypos but we are still talking 1 or 2 a month long (8hr+) hypos in which I normally siezure at some point during them even if i have spent the last few hours treating them - ultimately...