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Originally Posted by handyman
Without trying to sound cheeky, how does food poisoning and diabetes class as a reason to take it further under the DDA?
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Diabetes is classed as a disability under the DDA. Food poisoning can affect a diabetic's blood sugar levels resulting in secondary illness/infection (which would/could mean admission to hospital) resulting in further time off work.
Example: General rule for a diabetic is; if they vomit/be sick more than twice in any one day then that can lead to hospital admission, as a general rule of thumb. Even a cold can affect a diabetics blood sugar levels.
I don't want to go into blood sugar levels even more as it would bore you and other posters of this forum. As stated it is classed as a disability.
A diabetics immune system is weaker compared to a normal healthy human being.
I hope that clarifys things for you.