At seven o'clock in the morning, Zhao Juan was awakened by an alarm clock, and she immediately took out the blood glucose meter next to the bed.
With a slight touch, the needle left a hidden needle hole on her finger.
The next second, the blood glucose meter's display flashed, and a blood sugar fluctuation chart appeared.
The horizontal axis is time and the vertical axis is blood glucose level.
The blood sugar curve floats steadily within the safe range, forming a perfect curve.
Zhao Juan knew that this curve was crucial to her.
Flying in a curved line close to the ground will make her panic, tremble, or even coma. Once the downward probe exceeds the threshold, the curve changes from black to red, which is a warning that she is approaching the restricted area of life.
The worst thing is to continue to rush upward, like a roller coaster-like curve. Not only does it require the use of insulin to pull it back, but in severe cases, it may even lead to complications such as ketoacidosis.
Only by trying her best to control her blood sugar curve in a safe zone can her life continue.
Otherwise, she will not only suffer from hypoglycemia but also face the threat of complications.
Will lose his job again.
Yes, this is not the first time she has lost her job because of her status as a diabetic.
It has been twelve years since the onset of the disease at the age of 15. Zhao Juan has long been accustomed to using insulin to control blood sugar every day, but she is still not used to the name "diabetes".
In addition to the pain caused by the disease, she was also deeply involved in the difficulty of concealing her illness.
"Hidden sugar" is a choice she has to make, and it is also her current survival dilemma.
At the age of 18, when she was taking the college entrance examination, she experienced a severe beating from society. She gained a deep understanding of the discrimination suffered by diabetics, and has since embarked on the road of hidden sugar.
At that time, she was admitted to a medical school in this province, but according to admissions regulations, diabetes was a serious endocrine disease and the school could not admit her.
Although she faced the college entrance examination physical examination, she cleverly avoided being diagnosed with blood sugar problems.
The day before the physical examination, she didn't eat much, nor did she sleep much. She tested her blood sugar almost all at once to ensure that her blood sugar was within the normal range. She stayed up until the morning and went for the physical examination again, and finally passed the examination.
However, because she was studying away from home, her insulin needed to be stored in a refrigerator. The university dormitory did not have such conditions. She reported to the school hospital, hoping to help refrigerate the insulin, but was expelled from the school.
She ran for help, but to no avail, so she had to go home and repeat her studies for a year. She was admitted to another university and changed her major.
It was a pity for her that she did not continue to study medicine, but she found a good job after graduation and her life went on like this.
Of course, she also used her own methods to pass the company's physical examination and start a hidden sugar life in the dormitory.
In order not to be discovered by others, she always wore loose pants, put her insulin pen inside, and secretly injected herself when she went to the toilet.
This is very inconvenient, but insulin pens are relatively cheap, costing only about a thousand yuan a month.
Although insulin pumps are better and more convenient and can improve the quality of life, the price, which often costs tens of thousands, is really out of reach.
There was no refrigerator in the dormitory, so she put the insulin in a thermos. Although it was not as effective as a refrigerator, it could still ensure the activity of the insulin.
Because of her illness, she cherishes work opportunities even more and works harder than others.
But at a dinner party, she was drunk by her superiors and became unconscious. She was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment by her colleagues.
Although the nurse asked her if she had diabetes because her blood sugar was over 16, she was very panicked and denied it.
But inevitably, colleagues already knew the fact that she was diabetic.
The leader began to ask about her physical condition with concern. At the end of the year, what she was most worried about happened.
The personnel interviewed her and tried to persuade her to quit on the grounds of her condition, but she did not dare to resist and could only agree secretly.
She was extremely scared at the time, fearing that her illness would be known to everyone in the industry and it would be difficult to find a job in the future.
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So, taking the company's resignation certificate, she left obediently.
Because it is very common for people with diabetes to be rejected or asked to quit by their companies. Not only is it difficult for them to find a job, but they are also constantly worried about being fired from the company.
This is why she had to hide sugar.
Sure enough, in the commitment letter signed for the second job, there was a clause that prohibited people from being hired if they were seriously ill.
Unfortunately, she couldn't hide her success in her second job.
Although she gritted her teeth and spent a huge amount of money to purchase an insulin pump this time, when she was on a business trip, her insulin pump was discovered by her colleagues, who suspected that she had cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. After her boss learned about it, he kindly and tactfully persuaded her to quit.
Later, she changed several jobs one after another for the same reason.
One job didn't even pass the probation period because the boss was also a diabetic, but Type II was keenly aware that she was also a diabetic and fired her without saying a word.
In this regard, she is also very disappointed, why are young diabetics being discriminated against, but middle-aged and elderly patients are not.
It was so ridiculous, she felt that there must be something seriously wrong with this society.
This is definitely not her problem, but the world is wrong.
Diabetes is not an infectious disease. As long as you control your sugar well, it will not affect your work in the office.
The only difference from ordinary people is that she has to test her blood sugar and inject insulin every day. This is the same as some people spending one to two hours putting on makeup every day. There is no difference.
Why are you still being discriminated against like this?
Such questions have been lingering in her mind for a long time and cannot be dissipated.
In order to comfort herself, she had to regard this blood sugar curve as a dragon in her body.
The ups and downs of blood sugar indicate that the dragon is flying or diving.
And she is the chosen dragon master.
Restrictions and discrimination against people with diabetes are hidden in many places in life, from schools to companies, everywhere.
In order to get around them, she can only hold on to the blood sugar curve and become a master of training her dragon.
Only when the dragon is tamed so submissively can it be hidden safely without revealing any flaws.
Washing up, having breakfast, and injecting insulin, she finished it all like a robot, and Zhao Juan finally left the house at half past seven.
After a long commute of one hour, I arrived at the company and started a day of hard work as a part-time worker.
However, when her colleagues arrived one after another, she keenly noticed that the atmosphere seemed a bit heavy.
Not long after, the personnel called people into the office one by one.
Suddenly, the company's performance plummeted and the entire department was laid off.
Zhao Juan suddenly became desperate.
Why me again, why is it so difficult to find a stable job?
Although his identity as a diabetic was not revealed this time, the entire department was gone, which was no different from being exposed again.
After completing the resignation procedures, she got on the subway in a daze.
The carriage was empty, just like her mood at the moment.
She didn't even bother to think about the next step now.
Looking for another job? What should I do if I'm discovered? What to do if you are laid off?
what to do? what to do? Her mind was buzzing with so many 'what to do's.
She was a little envious of her classmates who had stable jobs in her hometown.
Just then, the phone rang, and at a casual glance, everyone was stunned.
"...The new oral insulin drug developed by Sanqing Group has now entered Phase III clinical trials. Please sign up and apply in the background. The number of places is limited, first come, first served..."
"Oral insulin?" She was shocked and confused. She understood the word oral, and she also understood insulin, but she couldn't understand them together.
Does oral administration mean what she imagined?
Is this the type of insulin she's taking?
However, insulin has been around for more than 100 years and has always been injected. How could it be taken orally?
Aren’t you saying that oral insulin is a problem of the century that no one can solve?
However, the words "Sanqing Group" instantly made her feel a little more possible.
She sat up straight suddenly, and all her depression was suddenly gone.
"I want to sign up!"
If she had a job, she might have ignored such an opportunity because she couldn't ask for leave, but now that she was fired anyway, she might as well try medicine while she was at home.
In this way, Zhao Juan successfully passed the drug trial application and became a volunteer.
This phase III clinical trial is no longer limited to Kunming City. There is also a cooperating medical institution in her city.
So she came to the hospital the next day, signed the agreement and checked in at the endocrinology department.
Soon, oral insulin began to show its power.
There is no need for injections or an insulin pump on your belly. As long as you take medicine on time, your blood sugar can be completely stabilized.
There has never been a day when Zhao Juan felt that her life was so easy.
"I can finally act like a normal patient." She sighed sincerely.
She didn't even dare to expect to live like a normal person. Sugar control had already penetrated deep into her bones.
As long as you can take medicine like a normal patient, you're good.
In the two weeks of getting along, she also met many masters of dragon training like herself.
One of them, Li Xin, was a master among masters, and he instantly opened the door to a new world for her.
Li Xin is a volunteer from other provinces, but his identity is actually a teacher.
As soon as this was said, everyone became excited instantly.
Everyone knows that people with diabetes are widely discriminated against in employment, and ordinary companies have to close their doors to them, let alone the iron rice bowl of the public sector.
"Brother Li, how did you pass the physical examination?" Someone couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Juan also nodded, with a look of eagerness on her face.
Li Xin is in her early thirties, thin and looks very steady and gentle.
He smiled and said directly without hiding it.
"I have always been more self-disciplined and like to exercise. I usually pay attention to sugar control. Logically speaking, I only need to be hungry all night before the physical examination."
"But to be on the safe side, I still took an injection of insulin in advance."
"Isn't this fake?" A discordant voice suddenly emerged from the crowd.
Everyone looked at each other, and someone sneered: "With fair competition, there can be fraud and not fraud. Otherwise, everyone is just relying on their own abilities."
Someone immediately spoke out in support: "Yes, I am discriminated against every day and can't find a job. You tell me it's fair? You tell me it's fake? Bah!"
The man suddenly became silent.
Li Xin waved her hand and said with a smile: "We are all our own people, and we are all diabetics. We should unite as one. To be honest, our physical examination is very strict. We not only have blood sugar tests, but also urine tests."
At that moment, someone exclaimed: "Brother Li, how did you pass?"
Li Xin smiled calmly: "I prepared in advance and took my family's urine for testing, so I passed without any risk."
This was a path that no one had imagined, and everyone was silent at the moment.
After a while, someone praised him: "Brother Li is awesome, aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
Li Xin looked indifferent: "It doesn't matter. I have passed the probation period. If I am discovered later, just say that I was diagnosed with the disease after joining the company."
When he said this, there was a trace of disdain on his face: "None of the older leaders in our school have diabetes and high blood pressure. Their sugar control is not as good as mine, so they stay well and have no trouble."
"Some friends say it's fair or unfair. Do you think this is fair? If you get diabetes at the age of 40, even if it can't be cured, you can still take insulin every day like us, and you can still work until you retire."
"As for us, if we have diabetes at the age of 20, we are not eligible to apply for the exam. If we pass the exam, we have to pass the physical examination."
"If I hadn't gotten sick after I was admitted to graduate school, I wouldn't have been able to get admitted to graduate school."
"So," he raised his middle finger: "Do you deserve the word fairness? Do I deserve it? Do you all deserve it?"
"Hahaha~" Everyone burst into laughter: "Make a ball!"
Although Zhao Juan did not join in the laughter, her tense heartstrings relaxed inexplicably, and the corners of her mouth could not help but raise.
She sincerely sighed in her heart: "This is the real How to Train Your Dragon."
At the same time, an idea that I had never thought of popped up uncontrollably like mushrooms after a rain.
"Perhaps, I can also give it a try and take the public exam like Brother Li?"
"In this way, as long as you pass it once and hide it during the probation period, you will no longer be afraid of being fired."
"My ability is no worse than others, and I work very hard. There is no reason why I can't do it."
This thought made her heart beat.
If she had some doubts before, she felt that the insulin pump was difficult to hide and would be discovered by colleagues sooner or later, but it was different now.
As long as oral insulin is on the market, she can completely abandon the easily exposed insulin pump and live like a normal person.
Taking pills every day is nothing. She can definitely say that she is taking vitamin supplements. No matter how much she takes, it will not arouse any suspicion.
In this way, if she learns Li Xin's methods again, she can give it a try while she is still young.
Even if it fails, there will be no consequences.
The worst outcome is to continue to work in a company like now.
Thinking of this, she felt refreshed, as if she had found a new way out, and was full of hope for life.
She looked around and found that many people had thoughtful expressions at this moment, and some people even had a faint light of excitement in their eyes.
It seems that everyone is dissatisfied with this harsh environment full of discrimination and has thought of a new way out.
"It depends on when this oral insulin will be launched. I hope everything goes well."
Zhao Juan was determined again. After completing the clinical trial, she planned to go all out to the end of the universe and strive to land as soon as possible. Fortunately, in the past few years of working, I have been frugal and saved a lot of money.
She lives in a relatively remote area and the cost of living is very low, which should be able to support her in realizing this dream.
This gathering of masters of dragon training actually led to some unexpected developments, which can be regarded as unpredictable.
However, as clinical trials progress, more and more people are experiencing the benefits of oral insulin.
The reputation of Sanqing, a new drug, instantly exploded on the Internet.
