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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => General Interest => Topic started by: lucky on November 21, 2006, 06:42:08 PM

Title: Retained Fire Fighter.
Post by: lucky on November 21, 2006, 06:42:08 PM

If a person has diet controled diabetes,does this stop them becoming retained?

Title: Retained Fire Fighter.
Post by: rips on November 21, 2006, 08:55:47 PM

No, I know of people with both diet and drug controlled diabetes, within the FRS

Title: Retained Fire Fighter.
Post by: Andy Cole on November 21, 2006, 09:36:06 PM

I do too!!

Title: Retained Fire Fighter.
Post by: Kaiser on November 21, 2006, 11:42:51 PM

There is even a firefighter in Scotland with drug controlled Epilepsy

Title: Retained Fire Fighter.
Post by: kurnal on November 21, 2006, 11:58:27 PM

But did they suffer these conditions when they joined? Or did they develop after some years service? Getting in is one problem, and getting out ( as a whole timer)  is quite a different one.

Title: Retained Fire Fighter.
Post by: Mr. P on November 22, 2006, 08:04:02 AM

I understand that certain medical conditions while being controlled are acceptable.  They include diabetes and some heart irregularities.

Title: Retained Fire Fighter.
Post by: lucky on November 22, 2006, 07:12:56 PM

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