Nursing and Diabetics & Epileptics?

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Can someone who has Diabetes or epilepsy become a nurse? Or can a nurse who is recently diagnosed with either of those still work?

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I'm diabetic. I work.

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What about epileptics?

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I don't personally know any epileptic nurses but off the top of my head I can't think of a reason that a person with epilepsy could not complete nursing school.

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Specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.

I am an insulin dependent Type 2 diabetic and I suffer from a seizure disorder. I am also a licensed professional nurse. When I first started nursing school, back in 1964, one of my classmates was an insulin dependent Type 1 diabetic. She had difficulty getting into college and was even turned down by Hunter. She graduated from our diploma program, returned for her BSN and MSN and worked a very full professional life.

Woody:balloons:

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Specializes in Dialysis.

Nursing and diabetics and epileptics...oh my!

(sorry, I couldn't resist)

(Wizard of Oz for you lost ppl)

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I work and am diabetic. It requires planning. I take protein and carb snacks to work.

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i know nurses who are epileptic and diabetic.

the one i know w/epilepsy, had to be seizure-free for 6 mos before returning to work.

she's doing very well now.

leslie

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