I decided to start being a little less discrete about testing at work. I'm not making a big statement about it, but I'm not leaving the room to do it. If I'm in the middle of a test and someone comes up, I don't stop. We've got a new part-time staff member sitting right beside me, and he's watched me test a couple times now. I usually do it in my lap but it's pretty obvious to the people on either side of me.
I've gotten a few surprised looks, but no one has said anything. I'll admit that one complaint and I might have gone back to trying to be incredibly discreet about it, but it doesn' t look like it's going to be a problem.
I'm more surprised that I haven't gotten any questions. I think most people in the office know I have diabetes or prediabetes. Some of them hear more about it from me than others, but I'm always willing to talk about it. I think in the long run, being more open will make it easier to manage, because I can just pull out my meter and test when I need to without disrupting my work flow a lot.
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Hi Laura.
I like that way of thinking about testing. People usually become used to it, and I see it as no different than wearing glasses to treat poor vision, or taking pills for any other condition.
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It'll be good to have people used to it. I had to laugh the other day when the girl who sits farthest away from me asked with surprise 'You have diabetes?!'. I think she was the only one who didn't know.
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