Recent Content by markielew

If your hypertension is well controlled with meds, then it shouldn't be a problem. Speak with your own GP and if necessary, call the Occupational Health department of Tayside Police and speak with them about your condition. They will be able to tell you if they will accept an application from...

I'm aware of three IDD police officers in Tayside. One is type 2 on insulin and the others are type 1. Two are PC's and the third is a Chief Inspector which shows diabetes is no bar to joining OR progressing. As long as your blood glucose control is good, you should have no problems. Go for it...

Thank you to both DiabetesMum and Weetcreamzz for your repsonses, I appreciate your help. Kind regards Mark

Jopar, Thanks for your very helpful advice. I haven't got anywhere near working out who would pay for a broken pump yet. If it was a criminal act, then the person arrested would have the criminal damage charge added to any other charges. If it was an accident and due to police activity, the...

Thanks Phoenix, I appreciate your message. I also got a private email from another person who posts on here telling me about the other forum and so I joined them today and posted a message for info from US Cops. I still want to hear from people in the UK who use pumps to discover how they can be...

Hi Friends. I am about to start researching insulin pumps to ascertain if they are safe for police officers to wear on duty. I will be working with police medical advisors and also with some of the pump manufacturers, but I would like to get some advice from people who use the pumps as well. How...

Stu, As long as you are fit and have good blood sugar control, there is no reason why you should not be employed as a police officer. Traffic patrol duty is a little more complicated. Almost all traffic officers are advanced drivers across the UK and convincing a medical officer that you are fit...

Katharine, Thanks for your reply. Your summary is only correct as a generalisation. A minority of forces would appear to ban all IDD officers from joining as police officers. I won't name the forces, but one large metropolitan force is refusing to employ a civilian member of staff as a police...

Katharine. Each of the 43 police forces across England and Wales and the 8 forces in Scotland vary in their dealings with the issues of diabetes. Let me explain what happens within the Metropolitan Police Service, covering London. We have employed many insulin dependant recruits, they must...

Hi there everyone, I am the Vice-Chair of the National Police Diabetic Association (NPDA) and responsible for internal and external communications within our organisation.We exist to advise and support anyone employed by a police service in the UK, as well as advising and supporting the senior...