Type 1 & snacks at work

msamson

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Hey everyone
I won’t bore you with too many details so basically last Saturday my manager in work told me I am no longer allowed to have snacks behind the counter (I am a barista working in a very busy environment) and if I need to have something to eat I have to go to a separate area of the building to consume it.
I’m not really sure how I feel about this as normally I am the only exception and was previously allowed to have snacks behind the counter to treat any unexpected hypos.
Does anyone have any info or any advice they can give me? Is this acceptable or should I be allowed to have something behind the counter without having to explain myself?
(It wasn’t the managers decision on this, she was told by the directors I can’t have anything with me)

It sounds like your directors (like many others) are educated idiots. Do they not realise that your snacks are a form of medication and without them you could possibly collapse. Can you keep a dozen or so jelly babies in a plastic bag in your pocket?