The Diabetes Zone » considered http://thediabeteszone.com Educate Yourself and Control Your Diabetes Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:05:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Is having diabetes and insulin dependent considered a disability legally? http://thediabeteszone.com/2009/12/questions/is-having-diabetes-and-insulin-dependent-considered-a-disability-legally/ http://thediabeteszone.com/2009/12/questions/is-having-diabetes-and-insulin-dependent-considered-a-disability-legally/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:57:29 +0000 admin http://thediabeteszone.com/?p=46 I have a friend who was told her can’t get his driving permit or license untill he goes 2 or 2 whole years w/o a seizure from his diabetes. He is almost 18 now. He is insulin dependant. He has to take it after EVERYTHING he eats. I understand people will say “diabetes is a

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I have a friend who was told her can’t get his driving permit or license untill he goes 2 or 2 whole years w/o a seizure from his diabetes. He is almost 18 now. He is insulin dependant. He has to take it after EVERYTHING he eats. I understand people will say “diabetes is a disease not a disability” but I beg to differ. A disease such as diabetes can also be a disability in alot of cases! I just need some other opinions on this.

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