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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I'm currently 25 and studying for a degree. My health has gone drastically downhill in the last 12 months, and my course leaders have recently changed which modules will be compulsory for me in my last year (I'm in 2nd year at present). The module that is now compulsory involves a 13 day overseas trip in August, moving about to various hostels.
There are several reasons that I do not want to go:
a) I live with my partner, who wakes up several times every night to check my blood sugar as I have incredibly unstable levels throughout the nights and have had for the last 2 years. The idea of spending 13 nights without this support quite honestly makes me feel sick.
b) I quite literally rely on my partner's day to day care to stay healthy. Long term struggles with mental illness mean that I am not always motivated to take care of my diabetes as well as I should be.
c) It has taken me almost 10 years to get my mood swings stabilised and I am now suffering anxiety at the thought of flying (I am petrified of flying and therefore do not go abroad), and spending 13 days in hostels with people that know nothing about my health issues.
d) I have been informed that they cannot provide me with access to mini fridges to keep my insulin cool (climate will be hot) as the trip involves short stays in various hostels with limited facilities.
Based on all of the above - are they able to force me on the trip?
I'd like to think that they would make provisions, but nobody I have spoken to so far regarding this has been very helpful...
There are several reasons that I do not want to go:
a) I live with my partner, who wakes up several times every night to check my blood sugar as I have incredibly unstable levels throughout the nights and have had for the last 2 years. The idea of spending 13 nights without this support quite honestly makes me feel sick.
b) I quite literally rely on my partner's day to day care to stay healthy. Long term struggles with mental illness mean that I am not always motivated to take care of my diabetes as well as I should be.
c) It has taken me almost 10 years to get my mood swings stabilised and I am now suffering anxiety at the thought of flying (I am petrified of flying and therefore do not go abroad), and spending 13 days in hostels with people that know nothing about my health issues.
d) I have been informed that they cannot provide me with access to mini fridges to keep my insulin cool (climate will be hot) as the trip involves short stays in various hostels with limited facilities.
Based on all of the above - are they able to force me on the trip?
I'd like to think that they would make provisions, but nobody I have spoken to so far regarding this has been very helpful...