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- Type of diabetes
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Hello, I haven’t posted on here for ages. I’d appreciate your thoughts please, the incident below has left me worried about going out again.
a little background, I have been shielding for a year, but having had my vaccine 4 weeks ago, I decided to venture out.
While shopping in Costco (I know they are super strict about mask wearing)a few days ago, I began to feel a little wobbly as my sugars dropped. I found a quiet corner lowered my mask to have a few sips of juice as I knew I had to drive home. A member of staff approached me, stood closer than 2 metres and told me I had to wear a mask ( it was back on by then, and had literally been off 10 seconds) I explained I was diabetic and my blood sugars were low etc. He shrugged his shoulders at me and said I wasn’t allowed to eat or drink In store. As I tried to walk away, every time I took a step he took a step closer. I found it rather uncomfortable.
I have complained to the store and there response was that he was a duty manager and if I wasn’t able to shop there, I should have got someone else to shop there for me.
Has anyone else experienced anything similar?
a little background, I have been shielding for a year, but having had my vaccine 4 weeks ago, I decided to venture out.
While shopping in Costco (I know they are super strict about mask wearing)a few days ago, I began to feel a little wobbly as my sugars dropped. I found a quiet corner lowered my mask to have a few sips of juice as I knew I had to drive home. A member of staff approached me, stood closer than 2 metres and told me I had to wear a mask ( it was back on by then, and had literally been off 10 seconds) I explained I was diabetic and my blood sugars were low etc. He shrugged his shoulders at me and said I wasn’t allowed to eat or drink In store. As I tried to walk away, every time I took a step he took a step closer. I found it rather uncomfortable.
I have complained to the store and there response was that he was a duty manager and if I wasn’t able to shop there, I should have got someone else to shop there for me.
Has anyone else experienced anything similar?
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