Hello friends,
Not a good start to the day - 2.7, unfortunately I was low for some time on my libre.Gargled some coke and I havs further reduced my Tresiba. The frustrating thing is nothing has changed.
Oddly, I woke on a blurry 2.8er after a dream about fighting over biscuits at a water theam park??!
My Libre says I dropped in about an hour with a tiny blip up 10minutes before I woke.. Either I knocked the sensor or the dream gave a little liver dump..
Oh my dream was full of food too, no wonder I didn’t want to leave. It was every food item on the menu. Dreams do something give me a bit of a sugar dump, but not always.
Thank you! It took two days for the manager to get back to me and a little over a week to say they'll send the information over. A structure might be helpful to let me plan things in advance but my main worry is not knowing the hypos. The manager said I can have at it at the bar if I need it. I might have to aim my BG a bit higher to avoid not feeling a hypo coming on, also reduce my insulin before going in. My manager agreed to let me start on 5 hours 4 days a week but at the moment, I don't know the start date or what time I'm suppose to go. I was initially asking for 16-18 hours but we discussed 20hrs and it doesn't seem too bad to work 5 hours a day. My bf can pick me up at night which I confirmed with my mum because she is worried.@MeiChanski well done on getting the job. You may feel they are not responsive enough but I would give yourself a huge pat on the back for getting a job.
I would not expect to start until I had a contract of employment which will set out your terms and conditions. This is usually signed by both parties and then a start date is agreed. I would be chasing them for this and not expecting to start the day after they tell me my rota, uniform etc.
It is a while since I have had a job which has a specified uniform - depending upon how specific it is, your employer may provided some funding for it.
Diabetes can be a right royal PITA. I find the pain is greater when I have nothing else to focus on. I know this is easier to say if I am not hypoing every night but I wonder whether having a job may give you something else to focus on and some enforced structure to your day. Only you know what you can cope with.
Big big hugs - I hope something is sorted soon. At least things are looking positive on the insulin pump and CGM front.
I'll be a waitress in a yummy thai resturant (they have a vegan menu which i'm interested in), I don't know if I am getting those aprons with the pockets in front. I was thinking a bum bag could hold the kit, a few pens and few treats. I also quite partial - I know I need to work to earn some money. But I have so many health appointments and I know I won't be in trouble because I've told them I have no holidays booked but I have listed all my health appointments, except pump therapy because I don't know until they send me a letter.I would say it depends on your job and uniform ... and fashion (bum bags are ok today but a couple of years ago you would have been considered a bit of a dork with one).
If your job is based at a single location, you can leave your kit in a bag at your desk/counter/bar and educate your colleagues not to touch it.
If you are walking around all the time, pockets and/or bag (of the bum variety if you can/want) would be the way to go. I am pretty hypo aware so tend to just carry my GlucoTabs in a pocket if I am wandering around. It is considered normal in my job to have a phone so I can scan my Libre when I want.
@Mel dCP is the Queen of Pockets - she may have some advice on what makes good pocket clothing.
Bear in mind, when you have a CGM, you should get an alert when you are going low which would give you time to get to your kit before hypoing. So you need a solution to work until then.
Mens’ clothes, in a nutshell. Girl clothes are rubbish for pockets. I wear bloke jeans with a sturdy belt for everyday stuff, as I can fit my quite big phone in any of the pockets without it falling out, even when I sit or bend. I do also have a hippy kind of bum bag thing, known in our house as the “strap on pockets” if I’m wearing something like a skirt or tunic and leggings. Similar to this: https://www.whitewizardpurpleelf.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6707925-Belt-Bag-Cotton-Belt-Bag.html@Mel dCP is the Queen of Pockets - she may have some advice on what makes good pocket clothing
Mens’ clothes, in a nutshell. Girl clothes are rubbish for pockets. I wear bloke jeans with a sturdy belt for everyday stuff, as I can fit my quite big phone in any of the pockets without it falling out, even when I sit or bend. I do also have a hippy kind of bum bag thing, known in our house as the “strap on pockets” if I’m wearing something like a skirt or tunic and leggings. Similar to this: https://www.whitewizardpurpleelf.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6707925-Belt-Bag-Cotton-Belt-Bag.html
And well done on getting a job offer @MeiChanski ! That’s an achievement in itself! An hour in a bus isn’t so bad - time to read, chill, get your sugars in a good place and into the right frame of mind for the work ahead.
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