Managing Diabetes at Work
Telling your employer, knowing your rights and handling checks, meals, lows and shifts during the working day.
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Telling your employer, knowing your rights and handling checks, meals, lows and shifts during the working day.
Work and diabetes can fit together with a bit of planning. This course covers whether and how to tell your employer, your rights at work, and handling checks, meals and lows during the working day.
You will also find ideas for shift work, night shifts, meetings, work travel and staying active at a desk.
What you will learn
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Dr. Rezwana Parvin Rumpa is an obstetrics and gynaecology specialist with clinical focus on gestational diabetes, PCOS, and fertility. She holds the MRCOG (Final Part) from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London, the MRCPI (Final Part) from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and an MBBS from Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College under Dhaka University. Dr. Rumpa serves as a Senior Medical Officer in the Obs and Gynae department at BRB Hospitals Ltd, where she has spent three years managing prenatal care, emergency obstetric cases, and women's-health surgery. On Diabic, she medically reviews content for women living with diabetes, with particular attention to pregnancy, PCOS, and reproductive-health intersections.
For learning only. Talk to your doctor before changing medicine or habits.
Chapter 1: Diabetes and Your Job
- Diabetes CarePubMed article 22374636 (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationAmerican Diabetes Association: Mental health (opens in a new tab)
- National Library of MedicinePubMed article 26944909 (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CareDiabetes Care journal home page (opens in a new tab)
- Occupational and Environmental MedicinePubMed article 25030030 (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationDiabetes Care, Standards of Care supplement 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionDiabetes in the Workplace and the ADA (opens in a new tab)
- Job Accommodation NetworkJob Accommodation Network diabetes page (opens in a new tab)
- National Institute of Mental HealthNational Institute of Mental Health: Anxiety disorders (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 3: Rights at Work
- American Diabetes AssociationLow Blood Glucose (Hypoglycemia) (opens in a new tab)
- U.S. Department of LaborFamily and Medical Leave Act (opens in a new tab)
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionFiling A Charge of Discrimination (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationAmerican Diabetes Association: Your rights on the job (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 4: Checks and Meals at Work
- Academy of Nutrition and DieteticsAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics diabetes page (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CarePubMed article 26106234 (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CarePubMed article 27208318 (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationAmerican Diabetes Association home page (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CareDiabetes Care article, volume 38 (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 5: Lows at Work
- Mayo ClinicHypoglycemia - Symptoms and causes (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKLow Blood Glucose (Hypoglycemia) (opens in a new tab)
- Endocrine SocietyClinical Practice Guidelines (opens in a new tab)
- FDADrugs@FDA: FDA-Approved Drugs (opens in a new tab)
- MedlinePlusLow blood sugar self care (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 6: Shift Work and Night Shifts
- Sleep FoundationShift Work Disorder (opens in a new tab)
- CDCTraining for Nurses on Shift Work & Long Hours, NIOSH (opens in a new tab)
- National Library of MedicinePubMed article 26106190 (opens in a new tab)
- Cleveland ClinicDawn phenomenon (opens in a new tab)
- Mayo ClinicThe dawn phenomenon: What can you do? (opens in a new tab)
- Joslin Diabetes CenterJoslin Diabetes Center: Education (opens in a new tab)
- Endocrine SocietyEndocrine Society: Insulin resistance (opens in a new tab)
- American Academy of Sleep MedicineAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine, AASM, Medical Society (opens in a new tab)
- CDCAbout Sleep (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 7: Meetings and Work Travel
- Journal of Occupational HealthJournal of Occupational Health home page (opens in a new tab)
- CDCAdding Physical Activity as an Adult (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKPlate-method guidance, NIDDK diabetes page (opens in a new tab)
- Transportation Security AdministrationDisabilities and Medical Conditions (opens in a new tab)
- Transportation Security AdministrationInsulin (opens in a new tab)
- FDAInsulin storage in an emergency (opens in a new tab)
- Transportation Security AdministrationRequest for TSA Cares Assistance (opens in a new tab)
- National Library of MedicineInsulin travel guide, PubMed article 24360506 (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKHealthy Living with Diabetes (opens in a new tab)
- CDCTips for Traveling With Diabetes (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 8: Snacks and Movement at a Desk
Further reading on Diabic
- Managing Diabetes at Work: Practical Strategies
- Desk Exercises for Better Blood Sugar at Work
- Blood Sugar Management During Long Meetings
- Shift Work and Diabetes: Managing Irregular Hours
- How Diabetes Anxiety and Stress Affect Blood Sugar
- The Sleep and Blood Sugar Connection Explained
- Diabetes Employment Rights: Know the Law at Work
- Diabetes Disclosure at Work: Tell Your Boss?
- Diabetes Support Groups Near Me: Where to Look
- Best Office Snacks for people with diabetes
- 7 Ways to Prevent Blood Sugar Spikes After Meals
- Low Blood Sugar Symptoms That Hit Without Warning
- Hypoglycemia Emergency Treatment: Act Fast to Stay Safe
- Best Food to Eat When Blood Sugar Is Low
- Glucose Tablets for Hypoglycemia: When and How to Use Them
- Dawn Phenomenon vs Somogyi Effect: Night Spikes
- Dawn Phenomenon vs Somogyi Effect: Key Differences
- Blood Sugar Drops at Night: Causes and Prevention
- Diabetes Fatigue Management Tips That Actually Work
- 6 Tips for Improving Sleep Quality with Diabetes
- Airport Security with Diabetes Supplies: What to Expect
- Flying with Diabetes Supplies: TSA Rules Explained
- Traveling With Diabetes Devices: A Practical Guide for 2026
- Crossing Time Zones: Insulin Changes to Make
- Insulin Storage While Traveling: Coolers, Packs, Tips
- Why Does Diabetes Make You Tired? What Helps