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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hey- so this was my first year at college and there's 2 weeks left before we finish 1 of 2 years here. And on Friday my teacher asked me to leave the room because I was doing a blood test. I argued and showed that I completely disagreed with this especially as I was low, but I did as I was told and left and made sure he saw my perspective and how ridiculous it is to mention it now.
...He followed me out of the classroom for backchatting but I fought back. I ended up going down a set of stairs to the nearest bench and sat on my own for 25 minutes. The argument got my sugars lower...
I was told I have to leave the room in the future. Today I was scared to ask- I don't want to cause a scene so tried to last until the end of class. But within 5 minutes I realised it was a fast-drop hypo and I couldn't see straight and had every symptom. I saw the closest person to me (we were all leaving class) and just managed to put my hands on her shoulders and I told her (well accidentally said it quite loudly) that I couldn't see and I needed to get out.
I got outside and I was too low to test. I couldn't even see what I was drinking and didn't realise it was my water not my lucozade until someone said. Eventually I started to come up (after my friends basically all helped to save me I guess). Once I regained a little more awareness I tested and I was 2.3. I know it was silly of me not testing. But I feel so ashamed to make a deal out of it because people assume the wrong thing and think I can't manage it. I can. It was just a hypo.
I don't know where I stand in defending myself.
They say it's because of the health and safety of other students because of my blood. But I'm clean and tidy and don't exactly go smearing it on the walls or whatever.
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...He followed me out of the classroom for backchatting but I fought back. I ended up going down a set of stairs to the nearest bench and sat on my own for 25 minutes. The argument got my sugars lower...
I was told I have to leave the room in the future. Today I was scared to ask- I don't want to cause a scene so tried to last until the end of class. But within 5 minutes I realised it was a fast-drop hypo and I couldn't see straight and had every symptom. I saw the closest person to me (we were all leaving class) and just managed to put my hands on her shoulders and I told her (well accidentally said it quite loudly) that I couldn't see and I needed to get out.
I got outside and I was too low to test. I couldn't even see what I was drinking and didn't realise it was my water not my lucozade until someone said. Eventually I started to come up (after my friends basically all helped to save me I guess). Once I regained a little more awareness I tested and I was 2.3. I know it was silly of me not testing. But I feel so ashamed to make a deal out of it because people assume the wrong thing and think I can't manage it. I can. It was just a hypo.
I don't know where I stand in defending myself.
They say it's because of the health and safety of other students because of my blood. But I'm clean and tidy and don't exactly go smearing it on the walls or whatever.
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