Type 1 Shielding from Corona

Being Type1 in itself does not get you on the vulnerable list (ie. the shielding list), I believe some have because they have high HbA1cs - I've seen above 79 mentioned but it may depend on your doctor and if your HbA1c is around that level (or higher) you may want to ask your doctor that question.

Edit: sorry that should be 'extremely vulnerable', not just 'vulnerable'

 

Just for clarity there are 3 levels

normal - social distancing and following the lockdown rules
Vulnerable- all diabetics are in this group - as above but doing so as stringently as possible
At high risk - with letters, shielding completely for 12 weeks.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults

 

Hi Eddie, well presumably you are in a job where it can be done from home so that is the 'social distancing' advice dished out to EVERYONE and your Employers should be following it. On top of that, you are in a vulnerable group which as already mentioned, says that you should be following the social distancing advice' stringently'. If your work suddenly said 'come in' I think they would need a very good reason in your circumstances, what do you do? As you can see it's not an easy scenario especially with the kids to look after too, my own work looks at each person individually and then makes a decision, how did you come to be working from home in the first instance, what was their approach then? x

 

I’ve been self isolate since 6th April, I don’t have a note as it wasn’t necessary. At the time diabetics were on the at risk list then. .apparently This is no longer the case and I plan to return to work after the government’s next release regarding lock down. Your company should already know of your type 1 diabetes so you should be ok. If you are ordered into work then you would have to talk to your line manager for clarification..

 

The lists of who was on what has never changed. Just been widely misquoted and misunderstood.

 

Hi, no I heaven't, but I remember some members on here, I think most were type 2 and it was a quite a few ago now ( but not in the extremely vulnerable group) have had phone calls from their GP telling them to isolate. Seems to depend on the surgery and GP.
I must admit i am glad I am not in the extremely vulnerable group.