Whoops, how about secretaries. My spelling goes to hell when my sugar
is off. :)

Why do you care if anyone sees?

I don't work outside the house but I would still test at my desk.  If I am
concerned about others seeing me, I simply put my hands and meter in my
overly large purse.  You could also use a desk drawer.

CindyB <ski4cindy@yahoo.com> wrote in news:eccfb9ce-ac09-4182-8eb8-
40370d628bf7@a6g2000prm.googlegroups.com:

At your desk. They'll get over it. If there's a time when you really,
really, really feel like it's not appropriate, go to the bathroom on the
other floor. The exercise will do ya good.

Why on earth not? Test and ignore them.

That is one place I would NEVER test.

1. At your desk.
2. Anywhere you wish.
3. If discretion is mandatory, try the stairwell or a vacant
office.

I wrote this a long time ago and I've not had any reason to
change my mind since:

Testing Etiquette
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/12/testing-etiquette.html

Once newly diagnosed diabetics have started using Jennifer's
Newly Diagnosed testing advice,
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm
and they've learnt to do it with painless pricks,
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/10/painless-pricks.html
the next question is usually something like "how can I test
in public without embarrassing myself or upsetting others".

Well, I learnt fairly early that my health was more
important than their sensibilities. That doesn't mean I make
a spectacle of testing, or that I get aggressively
"in-your-face" about it, and I do use a little tact and
discretion, but I normally test anytime and anywhere I need
to. I treat it as no different to blowing my nose or
clearing my throat.

In my Newly Diagnosed period I tested publicly quite often.
I found my peak timing by testing up to a dozen times daily;
I would set my watch count-down timer to alert me at that
peak timing at the end of a meal or snack and when it went
off I tested - no matter where I was or who I was with. Of
course, I don't test so much these days because I can
predict most results - but I still use that timer when I
need to and still test whenever it goes off.

No-one seeing me test has ever fainted, or become upset in
any way. In fact I occasionally met other diabetics that way
and had some interesting chats - Accu-chek as a conversation
piece (read the detail:-)
http://loraltraveloz.blogspot.com/2006/10/sentimental-journey-lost-railway.html

If your friends have a problem with it, change your friends;
if your relatives have a problem with it, you can be a
little blunter and drop some unsubtle hints about the
genetic component of type 2. A few times relatives have said
something and I offered to test them too (with a fresh
lancet of course). For one of them that may have been a
preliminary to their own diagnosis. If it's your workplace -
then, of course, don't jeopardise employment; you'll need to
use your own judgement of the effect on employers and peers
there. Sadly, ignorance will always exist and you must cater
to it occasionally.

The only places I will NEVER test is in places full of
possible infection - a public restroom or toilet, or a
doctor's waiting room. And of course, there are certain
exceptions where a tactful delay is appropriate - but not a
lot.

It's your life. Literally. Test when and where you need to.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
--
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
Blog http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com 
DLife column http://tinyurl.com/5v74xr
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com (The Taj Mahal)

Talk with the person in charge.  Personally in your environment,
testing at your desk, so long as there is no client in the room
shouldn't be a problem.  Do not use the rest room, public restrooms
are filthy.  Do not use the kitchenette.

F*** 'em, Cindy. Test at yer desk. Shoot at yer desk. I did that for years.
If anything, it raised their awareness that I wasn't gonna let myself die
for Political Correctness. It's not like you have leprosy, for Chrissake!

Anybloodywhere! You shouldn't feel embarrassed about testing anywhere! It
may make another diabetic near you (numbers are increasing all the time)
think "hey, maybe I need to test".

Henry Mydlarz.

At your desk... You can be very discreet in your lap. Besides, given
half a chance and a bit of openness, half of them will want you to
test them, once they realise what's going on.

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.4%  BMI 25

In article
<eccfb9ce-ac09-4182-8eb8-40370d628bf7@a6g2000prm.googlegroups.com>,

Why can't you test at your desk? I do it in public all the time. No big
deal. If anyone asks what you are doing, feel free to explain.