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DDA question

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is diabetes covered under this
 
The short answer is yes. The long answer can be found here:

Your legal rights when you have diabetes

Is diabetes a disability? If you have type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes or another type of diabetes and need to take insulin or other medication for your diabetes, it's generally seen as a disability under the Equality Act 2010, or if you live in Northern Ireland — the Disability Discrimination...
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Type 1 is. Think it may be more of a moot point with t2.
 
It’s a question I’ve often wondered myself
I’ve joined a disability awareness group at work, on volunteering to their panel HR felt that being Diabetic is recognised as a disability they didn’t ask if I was T1orT2 or other
 
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