When you are diagnosed with diabetes, it becomes important to eat your meals around the same time each day, check your blood sugar at certain times, and get regular exercise and consistent sleep. But what if you work for long hours?

1. HOW TO MANAGE DIABETES AT WORK?
When you are diagnosed with diabetes, it
becomes important to eat your meals around the
same time each day, check your blood sugar at
certain times, and get regular exercise and
consistent sleep.
But what if you work for long hours?
Here are some tips to manage diabetes at work:
Speak to your physician/diabetes educator on how to manage your diet, exercise,
medication and self-monitoring at work.
Keep a detailed record — record meals, activities, sleep, work hours, medications,
and blood sugar. This will help you spot blood sugar patterns so that you will be
able to make adjustments as needed.
Always carry glucometer. Check your blood sugar a few times at work to see if
you need to raise or lower medication doses. You may need to make changes to
your diet and medication for each shift that you work.
Let your supervisor/ boss know what your needs are to allow time to take a break
to check your blood sugar or to eat a snack.
Carry a planned snack for every shift in order to maintain your blood sugar. Bring
along an extra snack in case your blood sugar drops.
Keep a reminder on the bulletin board in front of your desk about meal timings.
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2. Match your medications with meals. Talk to your doctor if you are having
fluctuations in blood sugars (highs and lows).
If you are physically active at work be aware of the effect of physical activity on
the blood sugar. Always keep sugar sachets with you while exercising in case
your blood sugar levels drop.
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