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I joined with T1 and it wasn’t n issue at all. My force seem to be quite relaxed about it. I still managed to get authorised for response driving, taser and I get deployed around the country for public order jobs. Give it a go [emoji1360]

Thanks for the reply! When I joined, Occupational Health said they would do yearly reviews with me. I haven’t heard from them since my medical before joining! And I didn’t have to jump through hoops to get a response driving course either luckily, so they seem quite relaxed about it in my...

Hi Laura, I can’t see it being an issue really. I was able to join the police and complete the response (nee nor) course. Any questions, please get in touch

Hi Porl69, To be honest, I manage to manage! I’m a response officer working shifts but again, it doesn’t seem to overly affect my sugars. So far so good anyway!

Hey, Blanket ban was lifted with the equality act I believe. Pretty sure only armed forces can implement it. My force bases each application individually. I didn’t particularly have to jump through hoops either.

Hey, Any other T1 emergency Service workers out there?! I’ve been a police officer for 4 years and diabetic for 7.