Four years after a law requiring individual examination of each case, the police, army, aviation, and SNCF still block access for 300,000 French people with type 1 diabetes, as denounced in a report by the French Diabetes Federation consulted by franceinfo.
Some professions are still off-limits to type 1 diabetics despite the 2021 law that mandates examining each case individually. This was revealed in a report by the French Diabetes Federation consulted by franceinfo this Friday. The police, army, aviation, and SNCF are among the sectors still blocking access for individuals suffering from this disease.
Every year, the federation receives 1,500 reports regarding difficulties in obtaining a loan, a driver’s license, or accessing certain professions closed “on principle” to patients.
Employers “fear a sudden unavailability of employees due to hypoglycemia,” explains Jean-François Thébaut, president of the federation. Regarding the army, he laments that they always cite the example of a combat swimmer with an insulin pump, but also notes, “it is not about demanding anything unreasonable.”
The federation demands “simple respect for the law” so that the 300,000 French people with type 1 diabetes can access “jobs adapted to their condition” in the police, army, or aviation.
[Context: The French Diabetes Federation has reported that certain sectors in France are still restricting access to individuals with type 1 diabetes despite a law passed in 2021 requiring individual examination of each case.] [Fact Check: The report highlights the challenges faced by individuals with type 1 diabetes in obtaining employment opportunities in specific sectors due to their condition.]
