Hi
I started working for a well known "bottom slapping" supermarket in January, and started feeling ill not long after, so much so that I unknowlingly made a customer cry, got sent to the manager and broke down, and explained that I felt ill etc, and that I might be Diabetic, then went in and told them when the diagnosis was actually confirmed so they know I am Diabetic.
I am aparantly the only Diabetic employee out of 140 staff - Im not so sure about that.
Well anyway, I used to keep a biscuit in my pocket and a gift card, that was only spendable in the store and meant I didnt actually have any money on me so that I could pop and get something if I felt ill, but the rules have changed because people have been abusing things and we are now not allowed anything on the shop floor with us, I asked the line manager if I would be allowed to, as it would be easier for my Diabetes, and she told me "No" I wasnt allowed, so I asked if I could keep something in the admin office and she told me that they wouldnt like that, and I needed to go upstairs, my reply was I am not going to go upstairs if I am feeling ill unassisted.
Here is where I have the issue, the "canteen" is upstairs, the machines are never stocked with food, so are our lockers, where I was told to keep my food. I have a club foot which makes me unsteady anyway, and when Im feeling low and dizzy etc I do not trust myself to not fall down, I know I am Type 2 and not supposed to go Hypo, but I only ever feel like this at work because they dont have set break times and Im lucky if I get one before I go home, which I have mentioned on numerous occasions.
Today I was talking to another member of staff who told me to go and see the office and ask if I can leave something in there, so I have got myself a box and put 4 mini cans of coke, some biscuits, a pack of Club biscuits and a pack of Dextro tabs, and I will speak to the store manager, and ask his permission.
But do I have any rights about having this box "just incase" because to me it seems like they dont want to help or know.
I spoke to the personnell one day when I went in feeling really ill, as I was suffering from my Metformin, and asked if I could go home, telling her my medication was making me ill, her reply was "when will your medication be sorted?" to which I replied, "when they find the right one", the store manager was in the office, heard all of this and said nothing.
And I know I cannot be put on any medication until after my GTT, but thats not til 12th June.
Can anyone help?
I started working for a well known "bottom slapping" supermarket in January, and started feeling ill not long after, so much so that I unknowlingly made a customer cry, got sent to the manager and broke down, and explained that I felt ill etc, and that I might be Diabetic, then went in and told them when the diagnosis was actually confirmed so they know I am Diabetic.
I am aparantly the only Diabetic employee out of 140 staff - Im not so sure about that.
Well anyway, I used to keep a biscuit in my pocket and a gift card, that was only spendable in the store and meant I didnt actually have any money on me so that I could pop and get something if I felt ill, but the rules have changed because people have been abusing things and we are now not allowed anything on the shop floor with us, I asked the line manager if I would be allowed to, as it would be easier for my Diabetes, and she told me "No" I wasnt allowed, so I asked if I could keep something in the admin office and she told me that they wouldnt like that, and I needed to go upstairs, my reply was I am not going to go upstairs if I am feeling ill unassisted.
Here is where I have the issue, the "canteen" is upstairs, the machines are never stocked with food, so are our lockers, where I was told to keep my food. I have a club foot which makes me unsteady anyway, and when Im feeling low and dizzy etc I do not trust myself to not fall down, I know I am Type 2 and not supposed to go Hypo, but I only ever feel like this at work because they dont have set break times and Im lucky if I get one before I go home, which I have mentioned on numerous occasions.
Today I was talking to another member of staff who told me to go and see the office and ask if I can leave something in there, so I have got myself a box and put 4 mini cans of coke, some biscuits, a pack of Club biscuits and a pack of Dextro tabs, and I will speak to the store manager, and ask his permission.
But do I have any rights about having this box "just incase" because to me it seems like they dont want to help or know.
I spoke to the personnell one day when I went in feeling really ill, as I was suffering from my Metformin, and asked if I could go home, telling her my medication was making me ill, her reply was "when will your medication be sorted?" to which I replied, "when they find the right one", the store manager was in the office, heard all of this and said nothing.
And I know I cannot be put on any medication until after my GTT, but thats not til 12th June.
Can anyone help?
