Type 2 Diabetes and Coronavirus - Have you had to submit a letter to self-isolate?

@cprafter Hello Cynthia, thank you for starting this discussion. How are you doing? Have you been able to get a letter from your GP? Let me tag some members who may be able to give you some advise.

Hello members, I hope you don't mind that I've tagged you. I hope you're all doing well despite these difficult circumstances. Have you all received a letter from the NHS or have you had to provide one for your employer? How should Cynthia proceed?

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Take care,

Courtney

Hiya courtney 

I've not had a letter from the gp or NHS I have had to get sick notes for my employer  

No I haven’t. 

I haven’t my employer is allowing me to work from home on full pay.

No my gp said I’m not on the vulnerable group i also have cerebral palsy

I have not had a letter tried getting one from my GP but they do not do them I have type 2 Diabetes and Micro vascular Angina was told to ring 111 and they told me to speak to the GP a bit concerned as Diabetics and Heart disease patients have basically been thrown under the bus 

I must be lucky as my GP when I emailed him confirmed that I'm high risk and recommended self isolation. He also wrote a letter for me to send into work. Just found out today that I am being furloughed too.

I work in a residential home for the elderly so unable to work from home.

I am type 2 insulin dependent ( not well controlled at the moment but working on it ). BMI 37 and recently had abnormal liver enzyme readings following hyperpyrexia .

@Courtney_J  I have had no letter from NHS, GP or employer since the virus started

I work in residential, my doctor has signed me off for 12 weeks but my manager has told me I am not high risk, even though my doctor stated on my last fit for work note that I am high risk. Type 2 diabetic and hypertension.

My manager is now referring me to HR and OT. Even though I have been signed off by my GP. It is all a bit worrying.

Hi, I am type 2 and a teaching assistant at a small village primary school. Our school closed and our children who needed to attend the school in the next town.  I asked not to be put on the rota as I have diabetes... originally they said type 2 didn't count but I screenshot and sent the relevant information so they sent me work to do at home! The school has only been having 8 children attend and 3 are from our school.  Last week I received an email saying our school is reopening for our most vulnerable children on Monday 11th and I am on the rota! I have said I still have diabetes and are we following government advice. I was told they have to get me back into work. They suggested I sit in the office and make welfare calls and I have said I can do those from home. Eventually they agreed to me doing 2 week welfare calls from home, then it's half term and then I am in the classroom unless I get something from my GP??? Any advice?