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<blockquote data-quote="kangoo" data-source="post: 369982" data-attributes="member: 64565"><p>I'm also a secondary teacher. I'm lucky to be on a permanent contract and so I can try to ignore any pressures to do extra things like hall monitoring at morning break, lunchtime detention, etc. You do need to be firm if asked to do something outwith the classroom, your own wellbeing has to come first. </p><p></p><p>I agree with those who inject after eating. I never inject before food at work because you never know what's going to happen when there are 1000 "free range" teenagers in the building. Personally, mornings are the worst. I have really high blood glucose first thing and often find myself bursting for a pee before morning break. It can be difficult to leave the classroom and dash to the nearest staff toilet.</p><p></p><p>Thinking about hypos, make sure your colleagues in your corridor/surrounding rooms are aware of the situation and let them know where to find your emergency stash of lucozade or whatever you use. Is it possible to identify a pupil in each class who you can speak to about going to fetch a colleague if you have a hypo during their lesson? This isn't always an easy conversation but it is better to try to speak to a pupil yourself than have a year head discuss your situation with pupils without your knowledge - it happened to a former colleague.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kangoo, post: 369982, member: 64565"] I'm also a secondary teacher. I'm lucky to be on a permanent contract and so I can try to ignore any pressures to do extra things like hall monitoring at morning break, lunchtime detention, etc. You do need to be firm if asked to do something outwith the classroom, your own wellbeing has to come first. I agree with those who inject after eating. I never inject before food at work because you never know what's going to happen when there are 1000 "free range" teenagers in the building. Personally, mornings are the worst. I have really high blood glucose first thing and often find myself bursting for a pee before morning break. It can be difficult to leave the classroom and dash to the nearest staff toilet. Thinking about hypos, make sure your colleagues in your corridor/surrounding rooms are aware of the situation and let them know where to find your emergency stash of lucozade or whatever you use. Is it possible to identify a pupil in each class who you can speak to about going to fetch a colleague if you have a hypo during their lesson? This isn't always an easy conversation but it is better to try to speak to a pupil yourself than have a year head discuss your situation with pupils without your knowledge - it happened to a former colleague. [/QUOTE]
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