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Employment and Diabetes: a Survey of the Prevalence of Diabetic Workers known by Occupational Physicians, and the Restrictions Placed on Diabetic Workers in Employment
Author(s) -
Waclawski E. R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1989.tb01132.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , population , occupational safety and health , work (physics) , environmental health , working population , occupational medicine , occupational exposure , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , pathology , engineering
A postal survey of occupational physicians identified a prevalence of known diabetes among workers of 7.5 per 1000. The prevalence of insulin‐treated diabetes was 2.6 per 1000 and of other diabetes was 4.9 per 1000. The figure for insulin‐treated diabetes is lower than expected from population studies. The restrictions placed on diabetic workers in employment include shift‐work, heights, dangerous areas, driving, civil aviation, emergency teams, offshore oil work, and work overseas. Certain companies within the chemical, oil, steel, confectionery, and drinks industries had lower than expected numbers of diabetic workers and merit further detailed study.