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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1395913" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>If they're big enough to have a works doctor and HR dept, they'll be aware of the Equality Act 2010 and the need for them to make reasonable adjustments for diabetes. </p><p></p><p>I'd emphasise that because the dividing line between having good blood sugar at, say, five or six, is pretty damned close to being hypo at four it is almost inevitable that even the best controlled diabetics will hypo from time to time and it is no reflection at all of bad control. If we could all choose where our blood sugars were, that would be fine and dandy, but I'd emphasise that the reality is that there are random factors in the background which will throw a spanner in the works from time to time. </p><p></p><p>I think that the reasonable adjustments which the 2010 Act requires them to make would include making allowances for the occasional lateness caused by a medical condition, especially where the law requires you to meet certain conditions before it is safe to drive. </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't be too in their face about it: the reality is that they're likely trying to see if there's anything they can do to help or accomodate. </p><p></p><p>But if they do get snotty about it, it all comes down to the fact that the 2010 Act <em>requires </em>them to make allowances for this sort of thing. Make sure you take a photo of your blood meter to prove the hypo, and get a letter from your DSN explaining the inevitably of hypos, so that if it does get messy you've got some evidence to f*ck them over at a Tribunal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1395913, member: 374531"] If they're big enough to have a works doctor and HR dept, they'll be aware of the Equality Act 2010 and the need for them to make reasonable adjustments for diabetes. I'd emphasise that because the dividing line between having good blood sugar at, say, five or six, is pretty damned close to being hypo at four it is almost inevitable that even the best controlled diabetics will hypo from time to time and it is no reflection at all of bad control. If we could all choose where our blood sugars were, that would be fine and dandy, but I'd emphasise that the reality is that there are random factors in the background which will throw a spanner in the works from time to time. I think that the reasonable adjustments which the 2010 Act requires them to make would include making allowances for the occasional lateness caused by a medical condition, especially where the law requires you to meet certain conditions before it is safe to drive. I wouldn't be too in their face about it: the reality is that they're likely trying to see if there's anything they can do to help or accomodate. But if they do get snotty about it, it all comes down to the fact that the 2010 Act [I]requires [/I]them to make allowances for this sort of thing. Make sure you take a photo of your blood meter to prove the hypo, and get a letter from your DSN explaining the inevitably of hypos, so that if it does get messy you've got some evidence to f*ck them over at a Tribunal. [/QUOTE]
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