The French Diabetic Federation is launching an online petition on Monday (January 9th) so that diabetics « can choose the jobs of their dreams ».
On its web page the Federation explains that diabetics are still prohibited from practicing certain trades: « Today, if you have diabetes, you cannot be a mining engineer, sailor, policeman, Air, SNCF Controller, Social Security Controller « . (…)
Gérard Raymond, President of the French Diabetic Federation said he received « hundreds of testimonials » from diabetics who cannot « ensure their work ». The world champion of karate Alizée Agier, 22 years old, has had to renounce the police job because of her diabetes: « It is a job that made me dream, I passed the exams, passed the written exams , Physical tests hand-in-hand, psycho-technical tests as well, I passed the oral exam. In the last stage, before entering the police school, there was a medical examination and they wanted the Doctors who said that to him, it would be a no categorical, even if I do top level sport. »
Four million people have diabetes in France.
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