How has the diabetes affected your career? - iDEAL Diabetes
How has the diabetes affected your career?
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My previous job would not allow for accommodations (i.e. adequate breaks to take my insulin, could not bring my lunchbox into the facility as 'no food or drink are allowed - no exceptions' - mind you, I was a guard at an automotive factory... and the engineers ate AT the machines, etc.)
It spiraled to the point that I went into full-blown Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and blacked out at my job. Was taken to the hospital, and wound up out of work during a quite prolonged recovery. Because of my failure to elect for short term disability or supplemental disability insurance, I was terminated due to this condition.
I have since obtained a new job that is more than accommodating, and my A1C (Which was 14 at the time of DKA) is now down to 7.2.
I am much healthier now... but trust me - some places will literally let you die before they provide accommodations a diabetic!