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woollygal

woollygal

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Dislikes
Coffee diabetes
So I’m self employed as driving instructor. Spoke to dr today (surgery had called about something else so I grabbed opportunity and dr spoke to me)
She said because my diabetes is controlled I’m not on her list of massively at risk people.
She didn’t advise me to stop working but just to take ore Austin’s, so no one in the car with symptoms etc.
But I need to think about self isolating for 12 weeks as suggested.
Pupils are cancelling in their droves. Over last two days have lost 16 hours for this week. So if I self isolate I will have better idea of finances as I should be good to claim universal credit.
But I feel like I’m overreacting. I struggle to take days off even when I am ill. So to take time off when I feel perfectly ok is really difficult and I’m fact impossible. I feel like I’m being lazy if I do take time off.
The problem is someone could get in car who doesn’t know they are infected and pass it on.
mt head is spinning and just need some thoughts from you guys.
 
Don't know what to advise but think maybe a consideration should be how long you would be out of action if you got infected it could be a lot longer and if you can make up lost income by claiming then maybe self isolating could be the best option.
 
Part of my reasoning is about what if I dont self isolate, and I get ill, and then take up an ICU bed that someone else needs or infect someone due to me not self isolating.
 
JohnEGreen said:
Don't know what to advise but think maybe a consideration should be how long you would be out of action if you got infected it could be a lot longer and if you can make up lost income by claiming then maybe self isolating could be the best option.
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Very true.
Problem is I don’t know how much I can claim for, no info out there which is helpful.
 
lucylocket61 said:
Part of my reasoning is about what if I dont self isolate, and I get ill, and then take up an ICU bed that someone else needs or infect someone due to me not self isolating.
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Yes I’ve been thinking the same. Although I feel ok so it’s hard to think I would get that I’ll
 
Take it from me you never think that until you wake up in one and I have more than once.

The first time I was thinking I don't feel so bad what's all the fuss about then woke up a few weeks later in an icu wondering what the H*ck I was doing there.
 
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