The only disability resource focused 100% on diabetes
Find out where you stand in about 3 minutes. Free, private, and in plain language.
Why diabetes claims are different
Most people never hear this. It's why so many strong cases get turned down the first time.
Social Security removed diabetes from its list of qualifying conditions in 2011. No one qualifies for “diabetes” alone anymore — you qualify through what it does to your body.
The rule changeDiabetes complications are judged under more than eight different body-system rules — nerves, eyes, kidneys, heart, and more. Your case has to be built under the right ones.
Where you qualifyYour RFC (residual functional capacity) is the record of what work you can still do. Most diabetes cases are decided right here — not on the diagnosis.
The deciding formHow it works
No paperwork maze. No pressure. Each step tells you exactly what comes next.
Answer simple questions about your diabetes, your complications, and your work. Our free screener shows how your case lines up with the rules.
Learn exactly what to ask your doctor to record — from your A1C history (average blood sugar) to nerve testing — so your file shows what your days are really like.
If your case looks strong, we match you with a disability representative who knows diabetes. They're only paid if your claim is approved — no upfront cost, ever.
Featured tools
Start wherever feels right. Every tool is free, private, and takes minutes.
About 3 minutes. Plain questions, a clear read on where you stand, and what to do next.
Start the screenerEstimate your monthly SSDI payment (Social Security Disability Insurance) from your work history.
Estimate your benefitPick your complications and see which Social Security listings they fall under.
Map your complicationsThe Diabetes Disability Guide — the whole process in plain language, in one free PDF.
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You don't qualify through diabetes itself — you qualify through complications like these. Even “mild” ones can add up when they're combined.
Nerve damage that causes pain, numbness, or weakness — often in the feet and hands.
Retinopathy (diabetes-related eye damage) and other lasting vision problems.
Nephropathy — when the kidneys stop filtering the way they should.
Heart and blood-vessel problems that diabetes makes more likely.
Loss of a toe, foot, or leg from diabetes complications.
Slow stomach emptying that causes nausea and makes eating unpredictable.
The mental-health weight of managing diabetes every day counts, too.
When low blood sugar arrives without warning signs you can feel.
Diabetic ketoacidosis — a serious acid build-up that can mean hospital stays.
Nerve damage to automatic functions like heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion.
Two or more together — often the strongest cases of all.
Not sure where yours fit? The Complications Mapper walks you through it. Open the Complications Mapper
You're in good company
I thought being denied meant it was over. My representative knew exactly which records my file was missing. Eight months later, my benefits were approved.
The screener asked about things no one else did — my low-sugar episodes at work, my CGM alarms at night. It finally felt like someone understood diabetes.
Type 1 vs Type 2
The rules are the same — but the way strong cases get built is not.
Type 1
Type 1 cases are often built on how unpredictable blood sugar disrupts a workday.
Long-term complications strengthen a Type 1 case — but disruption alone can carry one.
Type 2
Type 2 cases are usually built by adding complications together — not on any single one.
The combined effect is what qualifies — three “mild” complications can outweigh one severe one.
Featured resources
Start with the one that matches where you are today.
EligibilityThe rules, the listings, and the RFC — explained in plain language.
Read the guide
After a DenialA denial isn't the end. Most approvals happen on appeal — here's the calm way through.
Read the guide
Evidence & CGMYour glucose monitor already tells your story. Learn how to put it in your file.
Read the guideOne small step
Three minutes. Plain questions. A clear next step — whatever your answer turns out to be.
