Becoming a Police Constable in Kent - Kent Police

Protecting and serving the people of KentEndocrine systemA defective endocrine system is unable to properly adjust and correlate the activities of the various body systems and is not able to makethem appropriate for the changing demands of the external and internal environment.Illness/injury/disease Police applicant NotesInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus(type 1 or type 2)Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitusThyroid diseasePituitary diseaseUnlikely to be suitable. However, furtherinformation, and assessment will be needed.Likely to require further information, investigationand assessment.Likely to be suitable – recruit must be undergoingtreatment of have undergone successfultreatment. If doubt exists, likely to require furtherinformation, investigation and assessment.Likely to require further information, investigationand assessment.Further information and assessment willbe needed in order to assess each caseon its merits.The complications of diabetes candegrade the functional capacity of anoperational Police Constable.Recent hypoglycaemic episode warrantsdeferral.Can be secondary to other conditions.If these other factors do not exclude arecruit then hormonal therapy treatmentcan allow individuals to return to normalfunction.Becoming a Police Constable in Kent – Application process37