Diabetes on the Job
Talk to your doctor about ways to manage your diabetes at work.
- Eat meals at the same time every day. Try not to skip meals or snacks.
- Take your medicines and test your blood sugar as directed by your doctor
- Describe the signs of low blood sugar to close co-workers. You may need their help if your blood sugar drops.
- Keep sugar snacks or glucose pills in your desk at work in case your blood sugar get's too low (less than 70 mg/dl) and carry some with you too.
- Tell the company nurse you have diabetes.
- Keep tabs on your stress. Try deep breathing, relaxation or take a short break from the office if you can.
It is hard for me to keep to a schedule as far as meals are concerned. My job pays us for our lunch, therefore, we don't actually get to take a half-hour or hour to just sit down and eat. We have to wait on customers in-between bites. Certain days of the week I work 11 hours, and every night except Saturday, we are open until 7 pm, so that means a late dinner. I have to adjust how I eat so this does not become a problem. What I try to do is take a bigger lunch and divide it in half, when I can. I eat part of it at lunch time then later around 4 or so, I eat the other part. Then when I get home at 8, I try to just have something small for dinner. I always have snacks and fruit with me too. I guess it just depends on your work schedule as to how you work in your meals. That's the only way I have been able to figure it out so far. Share any tips you may have as far as meal schedules or how you get through your day at work. I will also be posting a Valentine's Day message tonight, since I don't post on the weekends, so I hope you read it as well.
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