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<blockquote data-quote="Kazzabling" data-source="post: 2153324" data-attributes="member: 514965"><p>Hi, my name is Karen, i used to be a Barista for C a good 5 years ago and we were allowed our free drinks behind the counter to drink ie the free coffees etc we were allowed etc on shift. If drinks are allowed could you make yourself a very sweet drink instead, you could take a couple of swigs of that if need be ?</p><p> I'm sure its probably not allowed as you wdve thought of it already. I recently did the Daphne course, a weeks education on Type 1 diabetes and i learnt that sometimes something sweet is all you need to treat the hypo (it depends how far off your next meal is tbh ) this was an eye opener to me as i have had type 1 diabetes for 37 years and i was always told to have something quick acting, then to always follow with a snack, i had no re- education on my diabetes tbh from when i got my diabetes as a youngster until the Daphne course, so this may be common knowledge to most Type 1's thesedays but it wasnt to me. My point is some hypos might only need something sugary to treat them ie sugary drink for eg if you were allowed (altho not a fatty one as the fat slows down the sugar doing its job.. i only found this out recently also ) I feel for you as i like to be very discreet about any hypos at work and try catch and treat them early so i can also work through them like yourself, no one at work ever knows im ever having one .If you are anything like me ( you may not be ) you may not want extra attention of having to go off and treat them though obviously there is no shame in this whstsoever. Luckily i am a support worker now in a day centre and can eat when i need to no problems in the same room i am working in. I am new to this site and not great at navigating myself around it tbh so if you dont hear from me again its not personal. I feel for you as i know what a fast paced job you are doing, by them treating you like this they could be tempting you to run your levels high before each shift couldnt they in an effort to avoid a low, i guess they see it as a Health and Hygiene issue possibly who knows. All the best in dealing with it : )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kazzabling, post: 2153324, member: 514965"] Hi, my name is Karen, i used to be a Barista for C a good 5 years ago and we were allowed our free drinks behind the counter to drink ie the free coffees etc we were allowed etc on shift. If drinks are allowed could you make yourself a very sweet drink instead, you could take a couple of swigs of that if need be ? I'm sure its probably not allowed as you wdve thought of it already. I recently did the Daphne course, a weeks education on Type 1 diabetes and i learnt that sometimes something sweet is all you need to treat the hypo (it depends how far off your next meal is tbh ) this was an eye opener to me as i have had type 1 diabetes for 37 years and i was always told to have something quick acting, then to always follow with a snack, i had no re- education on my diabetes tbh from when i got my diabetes as a youngster until the Daphne course, so this may be common knowledge to most Type 1's thesedays but it wasnt to me. My point is some hypos might only need something sugary to treat them ie sugary drink for eg if you were allowed (altho not a fatty one as the fat slows down the sugar doing its job.. i only found this out recently also ) I feel for you as i like to be very discreet about any hypos at work and try catch and treat them early so i can also work through them like yourself, no one at work ever knows im ever having one .If you are anything like me ( you may not be ) you may not want extra attention of having to go off and treat them though obviously there is no shame in this whstsoever. Luckily i am a support worker now in a day centre and can eat when i need to no problems in the same room i am working in. I am new to this site and not great at navigating myself around it tbh so if you dont hear from me again its not personal. I feel for you as i know what a fast paced job you are doing, by them treating you like this they could be tempting you to run your levels high before each shift couldnt they in an effort to avoid a low, i guess they see it as a Health and Hygiene issue possibly who knows. All the best in dealing with it : ) [/QUOTE]
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