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<blockquote data-quote="Wendi22" data-source="post: 2210845" data-attributes="member: 490735"><p>When I was diagnosed 18 months ago my manager was really understanding, I was told to take time out when I needed to, and my lunch-breaks were fixed to make managing my levels easier.</p><p>I work in a public building and there were always several staff in on any day, but recently quite a few have left and the authority have put a freeze on recruitment, which now often means there are only 2 of us there.</p><p>It has put me in a really uncomfortable position; if I feel my levels dropping and I'm dealing with the public I'm not able to just walk out and leave the position unattended. I feel I can't delay my arrival either due to low sugars otherwise the building wouldn't open at all with just one colleague, and it's not always possible to fix my meal times. As a consequence I am subconsciously keeping my levels high all the time by under-estimating doses or over-eating. Being constantly hyper is affecting my ability to concentrate, sleep, and probably a lot worse. The stress and being exhausted at work however makes my levels plummet so I'm all over the place and feel worse than ever.</p><p>They say they will review staffing in the Autumn, I don't think I can carry on like this for another 9 months. I don't suppose there is an answer but I just needed to tell someone!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wendi22, post: 2210845, member: 490735"] When I was diagnosed 18 months ago my manager was really understanding, I was told to take time out when I needed to, and my lunch-breaks were fixed to make managing my levels easier. I work in a public building and there were always several staff in on any day, but recently quite a few have left and the authority have put a freeze on recruitment, which now often means there are only 2 of us there. It has put me in a really uncomfortable position; if I feel my levels dropping and I'm dealing with the public I'm not able to just walk out and leave the position unattended. I feel I can't delay my arrival either due to low sugars otherwise the building wouldn't open at all with just one colleague, and it's not always possible to fix my meal times. As a consequence I am subconsciously keeping my levels high all the time by under-estimating doses or over-eating. Being constantly hyper is affecting my ability to concentrate, sleep, and probably a lot worse. The stress and being exhausted at work however makes my levels plummet so I'm all over the place and feel worse than ever. They say they will review staffing in the Autumn, I don't think I can carry on like this for another 9 months. I don't suppose there is an answer but I just needed to tell someone! [/QUOTE]
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