Diabetes

Your diabetes disability may qualify you for SSDI or SSI benefits

Diabetes is not a rare condition. About 7 percent of Americans, or 20.8 million people, live with diabetes. The disease is a result of the body not producing or properly using insulin, a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar level. Genetics as well as external factors such as obesity and lack of exercise may cause diabetes.

People suffer from Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Type 1 is the result of the body not producing insulin. Type 2 results from the body not properly using insulin, or "insulin resistance."

Left uncontrolled, diabetes may affect your ability to function in the workplace. If you meet the Social Security Administration's criteria for diabetes, you may be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits or Supplemental Security Income benefits.

A number of complications may develop due to diabetes. The following are some examples of diabetes-related disabilities that may limit an individual's ability to work:

• Glaucoma (damage to the optic nerve, which affects vision)
• Cataract (a clouding of the natural lens of the eye)
• Diabetic retinopathy (destruction of blood vessels in the retina of the eye)
• Diabetic neuropathy (nerve disorders)
• Diabetic nephropathy (Kidney damage or kidney disease)
• Destruction of blood vessels, which can result in the loss of parts of the body due to diabetic necrosis

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