Diabetes and medicine? (1 Viewer)

[Lanni36]

Can anyone please tell me how having diabetes affects my chances of doing medicine? It would be much appreciated

 

[Schmeag]

Shouldn't really affect entry into Medicine, though I'm sure that you could use your experiences with diabetes during your interviews (if the course requires you to do interviews). As far as I know, you wouldn't have to disclose your condition to the faculty anyways.

 

[hermand]

why would that affect anything?

it's not like, "how does having schizophrenia affect my chances of doing psych?"

 

[Dr_Fresh]

they dont ask for ur medical history prior to the interview. they only do a blood test for HIV, Hepatitis etc. once you're in the course. and diabetes is a very manageable condition nowadays.

 

[Wooz]

No it shouldn't, i presume your talking about Type 1, as long as it's managed it should be fine. You only need to report illnesses that could potentially harm yourself, major disabilities and patients/staff such as infectious/blood borne diseases, severe handicap, etc