Hi Max!
My reading of it is that it doesn't matter if you are a reasonably healthy diabetic and have it fairly under control. I think the message is "if you have it, you have it, therefore you are more at risk, so you shouldn't be in school".
My Head has been supportive, as I said, and there's actually now 5-6 of us not in school, due to asthma and other conditions, as well as my diabetes.
I know what you mean about the other staff who do have young children to look after, but might be expected to come in to look after the vulnerable children and children of key workers. My Head emailed us all last night to say that the other schools in the academy chain that we're a part of are looking to pool staff, resources and physical space and provide one central hub for the kids who need to attend school. Makes sense. I'm gutted I can't actually be part of the staff rota that will support that, as I think the key workers need all the support we can give them, but I just feel I can't go against what my doctor has said, and I do have to look after my own health.
I understand your concerns about losing the job though. I'm feeling anxious cos my contract is only up to the end of August...!
Let us know how you get on - hope you get to be at home!
Hi, glad this thread is here actually as I am in the same boat.
I'm 51 and was diagnosed as Type 2 back in 2011 with an HBA1C of 45. Since Jan 2018 my results were 53, 49, 49, 48 so GP felt reasonably well controlled. Unfortunately December was a bit of a disaster as it had jumped in 6 months from 48 to 58. I can only imagine I took my eye off the ball with a stressful 6 months when my mum was diagnosed with dementia and had to go into care so egg and chips probably became the norm!! It's been highest at 64 back in 2015 and I managed to get that down so I'm trying to be a bit more careful with next test due in June. I'm on 4 tabs of 500mg metformin per day.
Anyway I also work in a school. There are three of us in the same boat because we all are Type 2 but reasonably well controlled. However the Government advice as said earlier was to self isolate if you receive the yearly flu jab. The Union apparently were pretty hot on this and diabetes - you were sent home. Work have been great actually but we all expected schools to close sooner or later. Most now have but all our students are vulnerable so we are apparently staying open!! It will be difficult as other staff have children themselves in mainstream so how will they find child care?
Anyway I digress. Obviously I am fortunate to be feeling well at the moment and I am hoping to get a GP phone appointment for clarification but are reasonably or well controlled diabetics considered at higher risk and should we be self isolating? If the school has to stay open with so many staff off I am concerned new staff will have to be brought in and thus those of us self isolating for god knows how long could be at risk of losing our jobs if, as it looks, this is going to be for the long haul.
Thoughts if anyone in the same situation would be appreciated.
