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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Diabeticliberty" data-source="post: 1553050"><p>With respect the diabetic condition does not need to inspire paranoia. In my own experience people around you genuinely just want to help. You do however need to give them a gentle nudge in the right direction and educate them, at least a little bit. For a lot of years after my initial diagnosis I refused to discuss my own condition (inspired paranoia here perhaps) I eventually realised that if I got myself into difficulty people were frightened to attempt to help me because of my own odd attitude to my own condition. I very much hasten to add that I am not for one second suggesting that your own attitude to your condition is odd. I test my blood freely and administer insulin freely and without any sense of embarrassment or attempts to cover up my own condition. My employer, colleagues and a large chunk of my clients are aware of my condition and to varying degrees what it entails. I owe it to myself and to them to explain, providing of course that they are interested enough to ask. Now to address your question directly there have been times following late night or early morning hypo's when in my job I feel dreadful. There are times after high blood sugars when I feel equally ropey. I suspect as diabetics we all do. Finally before I finish wittering on, very best of luck with your new job.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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