People with diabetes sometimes consider that they are subjected to unfair discrimination in the occupational or work environment. Relevant occupations include safety critical activities such as operating machinery and vocational driving.^1,2 Some occupations, such as the military and civilian uniformed services, preclude the use of medications that lower blood glucose, particularly insulin. Safety regulators, occupational health physicians, and national organisations frequently have to balance the competing priorities of individual freedom against public safety.

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英国民航局的一项协议，允许患有胰岛素治疗的糖尿病的飞行员驾驶商用飞机

糖尿病患者有时会认为他们在职业或工作环境中受到不公平的歧视。相关职业包括对安全至关重要的活动，例如操作机械和职业驾驶。^1,2某些职业，例如军事和民警制服，不能使用能降低血糖的药物，尤其是胰岛素。安全监管者，职业健康医生和国家组织经常不得不权衡个人自由与公共安全之间相互竞争的优先事项。