該公開測血糖嗎?

對第一型糖尿病友來說, 測血糖與進食應該是"天賦人權", 假如需要, 無論任何場所, 任何人都不應該阻擋.

至於測血糖時是否稍為迴避一下, 或直接公開在眾人面前測, 則因地制宜, 因人而異, 甚至有時還是個"政治藝術", 拿捏之間, 甚是微妙.

以下這篇是在美國某人力網站, 某自稱"非常恐懼血與針頭"的網友, 抱怨老闆老是在他面前測血糖, 讓他感到非常不舒服, 造成很大的困擾與壓力, 他卻想不出什麼兩全其美的好方法.

看來, 一型病友在公開場合測血糖之前, 又多了一件要考慮的事情了.

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I started a new job yesterday, and so far it seems to be going well. It's a very small office, only three people including me, but I'm getting along with my coworkers and acclimating. There's only one thing that's really bugging me, and I have no idea how to approach it tactfully.

My boss (the executive director) has type I diabetes. Sometimes in the middle of a discussion, she'll take out her lancet and check her blood sugar. She'll do it without pausing in the conversation and it seems quite routine and natural for her. Unfortunately, I have a bit of a problem with blood and needles, and I get extremely uncomfortable when she does this, even if I look away. Is there any way I can diplomatically ask her to wait until after our conversations to check her blood sugar or (if she needs to check on a specific schedule) to give me a warning so I can leave the office for 30 seconds? Or would it be too disruptive for me to leave in the middle of a conversation?

Is it reasonable for you to just look away when she does it, and to just explain that you get queasy around blood and needles?

My (admittedly limited) understanding of diabetes is that when people need to check their blood sugar, they often need to check it right then - and that waiting until a meeting is over wouldn't be practical or possibly even safe. It's also probably already a hassle for her (and managing diabetes in general is a challenge) so ideally you'd want to find a solution that doesn't make it more of a pain for her.

I suspect the best approach would be to be matter-of-fact and maybe a little self-deprecating about it: "I have a crazy fear of blood and needles, so please don't mind me looking away while you do that," said in an upbeat tone.

If looking away isn't going to be enough and you really need to leave the room, then just be direct - "Hey, I know this is ridiculous, but I'm insanely queasy around blood and needles. I know you need to test when you need to test, so I'm going to pop out quickly if that's okay." (Of course, you may not really think it's ridiculous, but I think phrasing it that way is your best bet for making it a non-issue. If the two of you can joke about it, it becomes way less awkward.)

原文:
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/100870/20110113/my-boss-keeps-drawing-her-blood-in-front-of-me.htm