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Adolescence
Employment
- Advice on employment including
- Advice on informing potential employers about diabetes when applying for a job
- Not concealing diabetes if asked about health
- The value of a good medical report from the diabetes care team which may reassure employers that diabetes should not be a disadvantage in employment
- Advice on those careers which may be unavailable to persons with diabetes, e.g. armed services, police, public service driver or pilot. These regulations vary between countries
- Reassurance to employers that young people with diabetes make good employees if they have shown mature self-care, self-discipline and responsibility
Recommendation
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Employers should not exclude young people from employment on
the basis of diabetes alone
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