Diabetes and Social Security disability

Can you qualify for Social Security disability (SSDI) if you have diabetes? Many of my clients have diabetes, both Type 1 and Type 2. As to whether you can qualify for SSDI with diabetes, the answer is: it depends. If your diabetes is under control with medication and does not interfere with your activities of daily living or ability to work, then probably not. If however, your condition does interfere with your ability to do things and impedes your ability to work, you may indeed qualify as long as other non-medical factors (for example, you have worked long enough and accumulated enough work credits) are also met.

Frankly, my experience has been that diabetes alone rarely qualifies a Claimant for SSDI. Usually, my clients suffering with diabetes also have other illnesses or medical conditions which, when combined with the diabetes, qualify them for SSDI. That is why it is important to include all of your medical conditions when applying for SSDI.