Jobs “closed” to diabetics : z
Good Morning Folks,
What jobs are “closed” to diabetics at this point? Type 1 and 2, and the many variations of diabetes between them. I’m curious what jobs, or tasks are “off the list” purely because we don’t have “good insulin behavior” <wg
The ones I remember were (and are still I believe)
Pilots (airplanes, boats, hot air balloons, etc. 10,000 feet and having an insulin reaction/shocky/low episode)
Police Officer (access to a gun and if low/high…. <cringing
Diver (as a job remember, not a hobby)
Military Personnel (can’t goto a war if I require meds to function…)
Fireman (can’t stop fighting the fire to get an emergency snack)
Nuclear Engineer (a low at the ~wrong time~ and things start glowing)
I’m sure there were others, but I can’t think of any at the moment…
Most of those jobs and those like them were and I still believe are closed to diabetics (at least type 1, IDDM folks) purely based on the generic fear of having a low, on the job… a rare event (in the scheme of normal monthly activities <Jeff wearing his best poker face
Is there more to it than that unpleasant fear? What jobs are still “closed”
Jeff
March 2nd, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Truckdriver….
That’s weird, because I was allowed to drive heavy equipment around BIG and LOTs of aircraft at the airport. They did not care, I was a body to fill a position. And, one night I had to park my K-loader and eat some smarties. Not a biggie, really. geeeeesh.
Joan
March 3rd, 2006 at 10:18 pm
I know that you can’t be a commercial (read taking passengers for your living) pilot (you can still get a private pilot’s license, I know cuz I’m working towards mine-of course you have to prove to the FAA that you are in control & know what you are doing!), and I know that, at least in Illinois, you can’t get a CDL license (commercial driver’s license…can’t drive big trucks, busses, cabs, any vehicle for hire…..). I was always told when growing up that firefighter/paramedic/EMT were off limits, as is military. Never heard that you can’t be a diver, maybe that is as an instructor? Also never heard that you can’t be a nuclear engineer.
J Balbirnie <Windwarrior@…
Good Morning Folks,
What jobs are “closed” to diabetics at this point? Type 1 and 2, and the many variations of diabetes between them. I’m curious what jobs, or tasks are “off the list” purely because we don’t have “good insulin behavior” <wg
The ones I remember were (and are still I believe)
Pilots (airplanes, boats, hot air balloons, etc. 10,000 feet and having an insulin reaction/shocky/low episode)
Police Officer (access to a gun and if low/high…. <cringing
Diver (as a job remember, not a hobby)
Military Personnel (can’t goto a war if I require meds to function…)
Fireman (can’t stop fighting the fire to get an emergency snack)
Nuclear Engineer (a low at the ~wrong time~ and things start glowing)
I’m sure there were others, but I can’t think of any at the moment…
Most of those jobs and those like them were and I still believe are closed to diabetics (at least type 1, IDDM folks) purely based on the generic fear of having a low, on the job… a rare event (in the scheme of normal monthly activities <Jeff wearing his best poker face
Is there more to it than that unpleasant fear? What jobs are still “closed”
Jeff
March 4th, 2006 at 8:25 am
I think Kate’s right in this case. (We respectfully agree to disagree at times, don’t we, Kate?) I would not want to be a truck driver, or pilot (commercial) and have a low of which I was not aware. This DOES sometimes happen, for our neuropathy can inhibit even our feeling the low symptoms as we have the Dz longer. There are times I wonder about this whole nursing thing. Nursing from a desk just does not sound appealing! I am not sure if my mental status is seriously compromised by thinking about the diabetes aspect, but it DOES take time to maintain the doggone thing.
“PUSH! 2-3-4-5-6- ut oh…. hang on a minute, I have to get something to eat.” LOL
Have a wonderful day, everyone! One more test to go until the HESI, which is a test that determines if a nursing student can sit for the boards. Then the boards, then OUT! DONE! GAINFULLY EMPLOYED! (minus the student loans)
Ta!
Joan