Type 1 Diabetes and working shifts

Hi all .I,ve been type 1 for 27 years and worked a regular day shift pattern with very few problems until January 2009 when my employer changed my shift pattern to a double day shift ."6 -2 , 2 -10 " .Since changing I,ve had alot of hypos some disabling .I did the d.a.f.n.e course in January this year and strictly follow the guidelines they set ,but I am still having hypos ,only last week I had one at work so serious the company had to send for the paramedics to sort me out .Has anyone experienced any problems with Type 1 and working shifts , take care all .

Hi,
I've been diabetic for almost 28 years and been working shifts for the past 17 years (days and nights). Pre DAFNE I would often work a full night shift and every test would be below 4.0 (not often, but it did happen). I did the DAFNE course in June 2009 and the change from day shift to night shift still goes wrong sometimes. Your body is not a machine and sometimes unpredictable results happen (unlike in the DAFNE handbook, when corrections work perfectly). I can get unpredictable results on days as well, so I'm not blaming working shifts or the DAFNE guidelines. Fortunately, I haven't had the paramedics out, but it can be very frustrating when you apply the rules and the complete opposite happens to what you would expect. I don't think Non Diabetics or HCP's believe you. Best Wishes Dave.