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Hi,
I volunteer at an animal park. (Not going to say where to protect them) but i'm very annoyed at them as basically Friday i had a bad hyplogycemia event when i was doing a job. At the time the staff that got involved were confused. I had to have a meeting today but unfortuantley they said i can't do my volunteering work for them because to them it seemed i don't like any staff members helping as it's according to the one in charge (not even from the department i volunteer in) it makes me vulnerable. I told them when i first joined as a volunteer i was diabetic type 1. I also where a medical alert bracelet saying about my diabeties as well. I've been volunteering there for around 2 years and this is the only time something has happened. It's also not that i don't like help. It's that when i get hyplogycemia. I get quite irratable and confused. ( i did used to get shaky and pale but i don't always get that when i have hypos anymore) which is what probably makes it look like i pushed them away but you can't exactly prevent that. It doesn't seem like they understand that. Although if they actual talked to more of my colleagues i have worked with. They would know that. It just seems to me their unfairly not letting me do my volunteering just because of my diabeties or it feels like i'm at fault for having diabeties. It's not over as we are going to talk more at end of the week as my mum wants to speak to them. Do any of you guys have any advice/tips before speaking again?
I volunteer at an animal park. (Not going to say where to protect them) but i'm very annoyed at them as basically Friday i had a bad hyplogycemia event when i was doing a job. At the time the staff that got involved were confused. I had to have a meeting today but unfortuantley they said i can't do my volunteering work for them because to them it seemed i don't like any staff members helping as it's according to the one in charge (not even from the department i volunteer in) it makes me vulnerable. I told them when i first joined as a volunteer i was diabetic type 1. I also where a medical alert bracelet saying about my diabeties as well. I've been volunteering there for around 2 years and this is the only time something has happened. It's also not that i don't like help. It's that when i get hyplogycemia. I get quite irratable and confused. ( i did used to get shaky and pale but i don't always get that when i have hypos anymore) which is what probably makes it look like i pushed them away but you can't exactly prevent that. It doesn't seem like they understand that. Although if they actual talked to more of my colleagues i have worked with. They would know that. It just seems to me their unfairly not letting me do my volunteering just because of my diabeties or it feels like i'm at fault for having diabeties. It's not over as we are going to talk more at end of the week as my mum wants to speak to them. Do any of you guys have any advice/tips before speaking again?