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Diabetes At Work

You have diabetes.  This is not a death sentence.  You still have to work.  Bills have to be paid.  Stomachs have to be fed.

However it is important that you take certain steps at work so that your diabetic control remains stable. Your diabetes must not suffer because of your work, and your work must not suffer because of your diabetes.

1.  Make sure you take your medicines to work.  Wear, if possible, medical identification tags such as bracelets or pendants that identify you as diabetic.
2.  Your diabetec dosage of medicines should remain the same at work or at home.
3.  Ensure that your food intake does not vary too much at work.  Going hungry, missing out on your meals during work with resultant hypoglycemia is not an option.
4.  Make sure some trusted colleagues or your boss knows you are diabetic just in case you get hypoglycemic.
5.  If you know you are going to miss out on meals, cut down slightly on your medication for that episode.  It is probably far better to have a slightly higher blood sugar than a low sugar.
6.  Have some glucose source in your pocket for emergency use just in case you become hypoglycemic.  Some people stock glucose tablets, others stock liquid glucose.
7.  Ensure that some responsible persons at work can recognise symptoms of hypoglycemia in you, such as hunger, sweating, trembling, mild confusion, and know how to treat for it.
8.  Have regular medical checks so that early complications of diabetes can be detected and are not allowed to interfere with your work.

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