Worked for a massive mobile phone company in a call centre for over 7 years now & done every shift thrown at me & always had to get letters from my doc to say how the shifts affect me & fight until I get breaks allocated.
Finally over a year ago I was put onto a 9/5 mon/fri shift & i managed to get my blood sugars below 10 regular exercise healthy eating & lost over 1stone in weight. I felt great on this shift.
Then April this year another shift rewrite ( god only knows why this happens at lease once a year ) & I was put on 12hrs 3on3off. I've had really bad hypos at work. 1.7 & I couldn't talk. No one cares. Paramedics should of been called.
I'm sick of fighting again for a shift change. This is affecting me mentally now. I know I need to get back in control but its impossible on shifts . Occupational health have said earlier this year that basically the shift I was on ( office hours ) is perfect so leave me alone. Now they've said the 12hrs have affected my health change it. My doc has sent letters & then an independent doc has said the same.
I've now been offered 1 week early shift & 1 week late shift. How is this regular ? Been told there's lots of diabetics that cope. I've coped but after having type 1 now for nearly 30 years & epileptic for 10 years I know this is knocking years off my life I will die from this disease. The docs have sent these letters for me. Not other diabetics. No reasonable adjustments have been made for me. Just moved onto another team with that shift.
I'm off work sick at the mo. but I'm sick of being sick. I want to be working & healthy & happy.
I might have to seek legal advice for this now. Fight for all diabetics in a company without a disabled sickness policy !!!
These massive company's are bullies.
There moan over. X
COLAGUZZLER - read your comment. You could be coeliac. It's related to diabetices. It's good to know someone else has epilepsy as well as diabetices - life is hell at the mo for me :0(
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