kewgirl
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- Type of diabetes
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- Insulin
Hi djs1990
If you are interested in pursuing a pilot's career you could always consider emigrating to Canada!
Many advances in the self- management of diabetes means that jobs that certainly when I was diagnosed in 1970 were prohibited to me are now considered "doable" by insulin dependent diabetics.
Canada is still the only country that allows Type 1 Insulin Dependent Diabetics (IDD) to fly commercially.
The first Type 1 IDD commercial airline pilot was Stephen Steele. Links to his story are below.
I will leave it up to readers themselves to consider / debate/discuss the inspiration or folly of the airlines decision.
http://www.peoplewithdiabetes.ca/inspir ... steele.php
http://www.thestar.com/SpecialSections/ ... cle/272050
best wishes
Txx
If you are interested in pursuing a pilot's career you could always consider emigrating to Canada!
Many advances in the self- management of diabetes means that jobs that certainly when I was diagnosed in 1970 were prohibited to me are now considered "doable" by insulin dependent diabetics.
Canada is still the only country that allows Type 1 Insulin Dependent Diabetics (IDD) to fly commercially.
The first Type 1 IDD commercial airline pilot was Stephen Steele. Links to his story are below.
I will leave it up to readers themselves to consider / debate/discuss the inspiration or folly of the airlines decision.
http://www.peoplewithdiabetes.ca/inspir ... steele.php
http://www.thestar.com/SpecialSections/ ... cle/272050
best wishes
Txx