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sammybabe

sammybabe

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
i have been diabetic for 22 years this year but have only recently worn a medic alert of any discription i have now been told that i shouldnt wear it whilst on duty with st john ambulance does any body know where i actually stand with being allowed to continue wearing it or not
 
Hi sammybabe.
Eh ?? What raeson did they give you ? For not wearing it whilst on duty? !!!
I find this quite contradicting as surely as a responsible adult training/trained? with st john ambulance you should be ALLOWED to advocate the importance of diabetic awareness and wear such to alert others.
At the hospital I get 'praised' for wearing mine! They even say they WISHED others would wear these to prewarn the medics and save precious time with lack of awareness.
Anna.x
 
they say its a bear below the elbow for hygien reasons but when treating i where gloves when nessessary and its covered





type 1
insulin pump user HbA1c 7.1 last monday
 
Hmmm. Sounds a bit picking reason to me!
There is one way round this - IF you was to wear a necklace tucked into your top ?
Shouldnt surely be any issue then!
Anna.x
 
I think that's what I'm going to have to do
All because of the bloody cqc( care quality commission)
 
What about all the medics that wear a loose watch then !???
I have actually seen this many many times with various HCP's .
My best one was, a bloke taking blood samples was sat 'picking his nose' then got up, and just carried on doing the job!
Unbelievable eh.....!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:
 
We arnt tecnally allowed to wear watches as we have been given fob watches
 
Sammy
If the "bare below the elbow" rules are that strict, how about a necklace?
Hana
 
I'm looking into that now but they are so expensive I'm going to ask if they will give me the money back for it
 
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