Diabetes is a complex metabolic disease. Not one case of diabetes equals another one. The patient is on his own 99% of his life. The doctor and / or Diabetologist plays the role of a counsellor.
In the beginning there is the realization that health isn't just the absence of disease, but a sort of well-being that contains the body, the mind and the social aspect of life.
According to a German law decision a patient is chronically ill if he had to consult a doctor once every three month throughout the last year, and if one of the following feature is the case:
If you are constantly working in Germany or immigrating, then you will need a health insurance company. This is the translation of a recent issue of our German edition www.diabetesgate.de to give you an impression of what you should pay attention to, to get the most from your health insurance company for the smallest money:
Whoever moves from a foreign country to Germany often has a lot to do on his arrival. You need to report to various offices and bureaus in order to get work, financial benefits or any other kind of help.
The use of the severely disabled law from the point of view of a diabetic is complicated because it can have individual effects and also unwanted side effects. So: you shouldn't apply for the status of a severely handicapped person just because of the short time financial benefit without thinking about the possible long-term consequences. Nevertheless the individual case should be checked whether it could be useful to apply for the protective rules of this law, for example the protection against unlawful dismissal or the additional holiday for severely disabled. The disability law can also be helpful for those, who are not yet or not any more actively working. "Disabled" are all those who are not only temporarily limited in their function, because of a physically, mentally or psychologically anomalous condition. "Severely Disabled" are all those who's grade of disability is at least 50%.
Diabetes mellitus immensely changes the life of the affected person. Most of the times the shock that comes with the diagnosis of a chronic and still irremediable disease is strong and stays for quite a while.
Diabetoligsts with foreign language competence fortunately aren't rare in Germany any more. Especially in bigger cities you will find multilingual practices. You can also find diabetes training courses in foreign languages. This is a brief contact list:
When it's all about the job of your dreams, you shouldn't give up right from the start just because you're diabetic. Thanks to a modern and flexible diabetes modulation, it is no longer sustainable to generally exclude diabetics from jobs (with a few exceptions).
