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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1206451" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>Whether type 2 diabetes is a disability for the purpose of the Equality Act 2010 is a bit of grey area. A disability under the Equality Act is something which, without treatment, would have a significant adverse impact on you ability to carry out day to day activities. Obviously, someone who is insulin dependent would be dead without their treatment, so they are caught by the equality act. I'm not sure whether there are any decisions on whether a type 2 diabetic on metformin falls under the equality act - but you are right, any such decision would have to turn on the particular facts of your case and your condition/s and (if you were to ever get as far as an employment tribunal) would likely require an assessment from a medical expert, at a cost. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.footanstey.com/bulletins/2697-is-type-2-diabetes-a-disability-under-the-equality-act-2010" target="_blank">http://www.footanstey.com/bulletins/2697-is-type-2-diabetes-a-disability-under-the-equality-act-2010</a></p><p></p><p>Do you have a union who might support you with advice at your meeting? Do you have insurance that might cover legal advice in an employment context? Check your policies - it might cover it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1206451, member: 32394"] Whether type 2 diabetes is a disability for the purpose of the Equality Act 2010 is a bit of grey area. A disability under the Equality Act is something which, without treatment, would have a significant adverse impact on you ability to carry out day to day activities. Obviously, someone who is insulin dependent would be dead without their treatment, so they are caught by the equality act. I'm not sure whether there are any decisions on whether a type 2 diabetic on metformin falls under the equality act - but you are right, any such decision would have to turn on the particular facts of your case and your condition/s and (if you were to ever get as far as an employment tribunal) would likely require an assessment from a medical expert, at a cost. [URL]http://www.footanstey.com/bulletins/2697-is-type-2-diabetes-a-disability-under-the-equality-act-2010[/URL] Do you have a union who might support you with advice at your meeting? Do you have insurance that might cover legal advice in an employment context? Check your policies - it might cover it. [/QUOTE]
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