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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 3:32:19 GMT
Did anybody read the one where the person could not stand that an office mate was using a glucose monitor?
The person was disgusted by the the blood, it made the person nauseous. The office mate had to do several tests a day.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 3:38:24 GMT
:shocked:I am thinking if someone is that disgusted with the amount of blood being tested, they might be better off not leaving their house. Ever. Heaven forbid if they were to ever witness an accident.
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Post by myshelly on Feb 17, 2015 3:40:04 GMT
It would gross me out.
I'm not saying the coworker shouldn't be able to do it.
I'm just being honest. Yes, that would gross me out.
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Post by anxiousmom on Feb 17, 2015 3:42:42 GMT
I had a job one time where I worked with several older women. (At this point, I was about 23 so everyone over 30 was older to me.  ) It was an largish, open room with me and four other women. One was constantly horking, one always muttered under her breath, one sucked her teeth and the other tooted. At any given point, someone was making a nauseating sound and I was in hell. Pure hell. I would have begged to move to the department where all I had to worry about was someone checking their blood.  |
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Post by cakediva on Feb 17, 2015 3:46:04 GMT
I'm not grossed out by the checking....
But I worked with a woman who would do her needles right at the table in the lunch room. She was a fluffy gal, and she would lift her shirt and stick her needle into her belly, no matter who was sitting there eating lunch.
I get that it has to be done, but the lunch table really isn't the place!
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 17, 2015 3:46:40 GMT
Frankly, if someone has a problem with a glucose meter, it is their problem. I try to be discrete when using mine, but I'm not going to use it in the bathroom. I use it at my desk, in my car, and on the nearest bench if I feel like I am low. No one has to see the single drop of blood unless they are trying to see it, and I don't find the click of the lancet to be a particularly annoying noise.
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Post by librarylady on Feb 17, 2015 3:48:36 GMT
Would not gross me out.
Doing at a person's work desk seems more sanitary than in a restroom.
I wonder why the coworker keeps looking if it bothers him/her so much.
I've worked in office pools--we had divider walls to separate our work spaces. One part of the building was just open space. Those people had no privacy, so it would be possible for the action to be visible.
I think it is a situation for a little compassion.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 17, 2015 3:56:37 GMT
I don't mind needles going into me, but I wince if I see them go into another person. It would bother me a little, but I know that other person has to do it, so I would try to ignore it.
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Post by conchita on Feb 17, 2015 4:06:13 GMT
Poor man. Imagine if he's traumatized by just witnessing it, how much worse it could be if he was the one who actually had to do it himself? Poor baby.  |
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Post by leftturnonly on Feb 17, 2015 4:12:30 GMT
Frankly, if someone has a problem with a glucose meter, it is their problem. I try to be discrete when using mine, but I'm not going to use it in the bathroom. I use it at my desk, in my car, and on the nearest bench if I feel like I am low. No one has to see the single drop of blood unless they are trying to see it, and I don't find the click of the lancet to be a particularly annoying noise. No kidding. One small drop of blood is all it takes. The person who wrote the Dear Abby letter may have had a particularly gross office mate or they may have been overreacting. If they had complained about having to watch the office mate giving themselves shots, I'd have a little more empathy. |
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Post by gale w on Feb 17, 2015 4:18:04 GMT
It wouldn't bother me but just the mention of blood makes my sister weak in the knees.
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Post by smartypants71 on Feb 17, 2015 4:19:17 GMT
It's very easy to be discrete while testing blood and doing shots. I don't do shots anymore, but I would challenge anyone at work or in public to say they've seen me doing it (when I was doing shots). I'd be pissed at someone telling me I should go to the bathroom, but one doesn't need to be so blatant about it.
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Post by librarylady on Feb 17, 2015 4:21:51 GMT
It wouldn't bother me but just the mention of blood makes my sister weak in the knees. What on earth does she do when she has a period? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 4:31:37 GMT
DEAR ABBY: I like my job a lot, but I have recently been assigned a different desk. I now sit next to someone who regularly draws his blood with a lancet and gives himself a shot for his diabetes just a foot away from me.
I am extremely uncomfortable around blood and needles. I don't want to make waves because this person has been here a lot longer than I have, and apparently, no one has ever been bothered by it.
Am I being silly? Would it be improper to ask my supervisor to move me? Moving desks is a big enough deal that I will have to give a reason. Help. -- SQUEAMISH IN GREAT FALLS, MONT.
DEAR SQUEAMISH: Because the sight of blood and needles makes you uncomfortable, discuss this with your supervisor ASAP. While these are procedures many people with diabetes must attend to on a daily basis, you shouldn't have to watch if you don't want to.
I think Abby is totally wrong.
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Post by myshelly on Feb 17, 2015 5:09:03 GMT
It wouldn't bother me but just the mention of blood makes my sister weak in the knees. What on earth does she do when she has a period? I'm squeamish around blood. And needles. To the point that I have burst into tears and/or almost fainted while tending to a scraped knee. My period doesn't bother me at all. To me the difference is that my period is coming out of a hole that is suppose to be there. Blood coming out of an opening that is not supposed to be on your body is what bothers me. Or worst of all - having blood drawn from a vein. Nope. Period blood is *supposed* to come out, so it's ok. Other blood is not supposed to come out, so it's not ok. I had natural childbirth at home with a midwife. Neither the pain nor the blood bothered me. However, I cried and had a panic attack while getting the 2 stitches I required afterward. Because of the needle. Couldn't handle it. |
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Post by holly on Feb 17, 2015 5:17:31 GMT
I'd probably look away. Depending on how involved the process was and how it affected the rest of the office would be a factor as well. Discreetly checking your blood a few times a day is one thing. Making a big production of it everytime...no thanks. Same with a shot.
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Feb 17, 2015 5:29:41 GMT
Dear Abby is a cess-pool of bad advice and annoying opinions now that the original Abby is gone. Not that I have an opinion or anything, but it is completely unreadable to me now.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 5:47:26 GMT
Needles terrify me and bloody wounds - even small ones - turn my legs into overcooked noodles. However, having had a brother who died from complications due to Diabetes (way before there were such things as glucose meters) I'd have zero problem with someone doing their testing near me. It's life-saving for those with Diabetes and any squeamishness or discomfort I may have would have to take a backseat.
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Post by hop2 on Feb 17, 2015 11:46:41 GMT
Someone just checking their blood with a meter and moving on, no issue.
However, I had on co worker who would not take care of himself right and he would get blood all over everything. Papers, drawings the coffee pot. Every time. Everywhere. That grossed me out. I kept my mouth shut because he was the type who would try to do it more if he knew it bothered me. Fortunately having big blobs of blood on papers that needed to be printed and distributed bothered the boss. ( this was in the days of typewriters and ink drawings on vellum, so we couldn't just 'print' a new one with out blotches. The guy ruined weeks worth of work. )
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Post by grinningcat on Feb 17, 2015 12:36:50 GMT
It would bother me because I believe in discretion for all kinds of personal care. If they can take care of their personal care without calling attention to them, I have no problem with it. It just seems that many people (definitely not all) like to make a show of their testing or other personal care items. All I care about is discretion, I know it is necessary to take care of these things, but that doesn't mean it has to be a show.
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Post by beebee on Feb 17, 2015 12:48:19 GMT
I get it. I'm squeamish about blood and I am a diabetic and have to do blood tests numerous times a day. Over the years, I have gotten used to the at-home monitor and shots but if I have to go to the doc for a different kind of shot or a full blood draw, I usually end up on the table with rags on my head trying not to pass out. And i have passed out many times. Still, there is no way I am going to do blood or shots in the bathroom. I think the co-worker just needs to turn her head. How hard can that be?!
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Post by sincity2003 on Feb 17, 2015 13:00:52 GMT
We had this conversation on another thread about things that bother people and my original thoughts still stand. Checking his blood sugar and giving himself insulin is what keeps my DS alive. He's not obnoxious about it, but he doesn't hide it either. He wears a pump now, and his lancet is enclosed, so you never even see the needle, but on the occasion he has to give himself a shot because his pump has failed, he will do it where he is. We've had a few sideways glances and two comments from elderly people, both of which were "Wow, you are so brave. I could never give myself a shot at your age." I think if this person is being discrete, then the co-worker is shit out of luck. However, I'm not sure how HR can approach this either. The ADA covers diabetes, but I'm not sure what it allows/doesn't allow in the workplace. I am well versed on what it covers in schools  |
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Post by pretzels on Feb 17, 2015 13:04:18 GMT
When I had gestational diabetes, I checked my blood sugar at work, but I went to the bathroom to do it. I would never have done it at my desk. I didn't have to give myself shots at work, but if I had, I would have done those in the bathroom, too.
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Post by M in Carolina on Feb 17, 2015 13:16:20 GMT
I've given myself heparin shots in the bathroom at the airport many times. I don't go in the stall, I stand in front of the mirror so I can see where I'm going to inject on my tummy better. Nobody ever saw me. I didn't think standing in front of the mirror was gross. I did think that pulling up my shirt and injecting myself while sitting or standing in public would be gross. Plus, I don't want them to know my business.
I do agree that some people like to make a show of their medical testing, new diet, or whatever.
If someone was leaking blood everywhere at work these days, management would have to be told. There are forms to be filled out and worries about somebody else coming into contact with somebody else's blood. These days you have no idea if someone else's blood is contaminated with hepatitis or worse.
I use the one drop lancets because I have hypoglycemia. I think those could be used at someone's desk without it being a big production. Blobs of blood getting all over everywhere would have even me running for the exits.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 13:17:21 GMT
We had this conversation on another thread about things that bother people and my original thoughts still stand. Checking his blood sugar and giving himself insulin is what keeps my DS alive. He's not obnoxious about it, but he doesn't hide it either. He wears a pump now, and his lancet is enclosed, so you never even see the needle, but on the occasion he has to give himself a shot because his pump has failed, he will do it where he is. We've had a few sideways glances and two comments from elderly people, both of which were "Wow, you are so brave. I could never give myself a shot at your age." I think if this person is being discrete, then the co-worker is shit out of luck. However, I'm not sure how HR can approach this either. The ADA covers diabetes, but I'm not sure what it allows/doesn't allow in the workplace. I am well versed on what it covers in schools an adult diabetic in the work place has the right to test blood glucose and administer insulin or other diabetic meds anywhere in the workplace. They also have the right to ask for private accommodations to do so. I test at my desk (I work in a cubicle) I am not going to do it in a public bathroom and risk contamination from someone else's bodily fluids. www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/know-your-rights/discrimination/employment-discrimination/reasonable-accommodations-in-the-workplace/common-reasonable-accommodations.html |
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Post by sincity2003 on Feb 17, 2015 13:51:42 GMT
We had this conversation on another thread about things that bother people and my original thoughts still stand. Checking his blood sugar and giving himself insulin is what keeps my DS alive. He's not obnoxious about it, but he doesn't hide it either. He wears a pump now, and his lancet is enclosed, so you never even see the needle, but on the occasion he has to give himself a shot because his pump has failed, he will do it where he is. We've had a few sideways glances and two comments from elderly people, both of which were "Wow, you are so brave. I could never give myself a shot at your age." I think if this person is being discrete, then the co-worker is shit out of luck. However, I'm not sure how HR can approach this either. The ADA covers diabetes, but I'm not sure what it allows/doesn't allow in the workplace. I am well versed on what it covers in schools an adult diabetic in the work place has the right to test blood glucose and administer insulin or other diabetic meds anywhere in the workplace. They also have the right to ask for private accommodations to do so. I test at my desk (I work in a cubicle) I am not going to do it in a public bathroom and risk contamination from someone else's bodily fluids. www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/know-your-rights/discrimination/employment-discrimination/reasonable-accommodations-in-the-workplace/common-reasonable-accommodations.htmlThanks! It's the same in school, but again I wasn't well versed so didn't want to say something wrong. We've had the fight at his old school many times over (and is the reason we moved to a new school district), but there are a LOT of schools out there that don't follow ADA guidelines, so I can only imagine how many employers don't either. Sometimes I'm worried about him even finding a job  |
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Post by tduby1 on Feb 17, 2015 14:15:39 GMT
It wouldn't bother me but just the mention of blood makes my sister weak in the knees. What on earth does she do when she has a period? Blood, talk of it or seeing great amounts of it, is very disconcerting to me. I've passed out four times in my life. Once, when my cousin cracked her head open, once when discussing blood in an emergency situation and once when discussing childbirth, after having three of my own- explain that. The fourth time was not blood related and if I told the story you would think I was even crazier than you probably already do.
Oddly enough, my period does not have that effect on me. Maybe because I am conditioned that that blood is normal.
Now I work in a dentist office. I try very hard to steer clear of the rooms when extractions are or have taken place and not been cleaned up. Funny story though, a few years ago one of our dentists decided she was going to chair side train me to assist because she didn't care for the assistant we had and decided I would be great at it. So all morning she trained me to assist and I did great! We did fillings, exams, etc. After lunch she said, "we need to set up for an extraction". I don't know why but it didn't even register before that that I would be assisting in extractions. That ended my assisting career. The mere thought had me going pale in the face and weak in the knees. But like I said, I handle my period like a champ.
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Post by tduby1 on Feb 17, 2015 14:18:32 GMT
I'm squeamish around blood. And needles. To the point that I have burst into tears and/or almost fainted while tending to a scraped knee. My period doesn't bother me at all. To me the difference is that my period is coming out of a hole that is suppose to be there. Blood coming out of an opening that is not supposed to be on your body is what bothers me. Or worst of all - having blood drawn from a vein. Nope. Period blood is *supposed* to come out, so it's ok. Other blood is not supposed to come out, so it's not ok.
I had natural childbirth at home with a midwife. Neither the pain nor the blood bothered me. However, I cried and had a panic attack while getting the 2 stitches I required afterward. Because of the needle. Couldn't handle it. What she said. |
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Post by threegirls on Feb 17, 2015 14:49:34 GMT
I think the person should just ask to be moved or look away. I had gestational diabetes with each of my three girls. I shared a large open area with a co-worker but the way our desks were positioned, our backs were to each other. I didn't want to go to the restroom to test because my supervisor would keep track of where we were, how long we were gone and how many times we were gone. Yeah, control freak. The restroom was pretty far away too. I never had to do the shots.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 15:11:36 GMT
Thanks! It's the same in school, but again I wasn't well versed so didn't want to say something wrong. We've had the fight at his old school many times over (and is the reason we moved to a new school district), but there are a LOT of schools out there that don't follow ADA guidelines, so I can only imagine how many employers don't either. Sometimes I'm worried about him even finding a job
He does not have to disclose he is a diabetic until after he has landed the job. Employers cannot ask about health issues during an interview.
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