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Permalink Reply by Brianna on June 28, 2012 at 6:43pm

Well, there are, of course, many different ways to approach this. I tend not to advertise the fact that I am T1. I would never send out an email like Jackie did. But, I also don't try to hide it. However, I do have the luxury of not being overly sensitive to highs and lows (i.e. I have never passed out *KNOCK ON WOOD*... that's not to say I don't feel sick with highs and shaky/disoriented with lows), so perhaps I have never felt that I *had* to tell anyone. I have a test kit at work and don't try to hide when I use it. I also have a jar of glucose tablets and snacks there. Also, because it is better to be safe than sorry, I did tell my boss but I did it in a very off-hand way. I was out for lunch with my boss and a co-worker. I gave myself a bolus and just mentioned to them that I wasn't being rude - I wasn't checking my cell phone or anything - but that I was giving myself insulin. Because I didn't make a big deal out of it, they didn't either.

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Permalink Reply by Sam Iam on June 28, 2012 at 7:27pm

I find taking a shot, testing, or bolusing in front of everyone is a good way to break the ice. We T1's have no right to complain about ignorant comments from non Ds if we spend our lives keeping it a secret.

It can also work to your advantage. They may be afraid to fire you after you tell them, for fear of appearing discriminatory.

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Permalink Reply by Lostt on June 28, 2012 at 9:54pm

Very few know that I'm diabetic at work! Not dependent upon insulin, still hard at times to get the testing done when I need too. I had to laugh, one of the employees who took the first aid training, now the official medic... "ooh! U a diabetic!" after seeing my test kit, told her, "with your attitude, I'll take my chances with a roll of duct tape and the local firehall!"

New job wise, maybe the first responder at work, I might tell until you get settled in.

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