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A new analysis shows that sick days taken by the chronically ill amount to 75,000 full-time jobs.

A third of chronically ill people are out of the workforce: »It’s a blow to people’s quality of life and a heavy cost to society«

Anmol Kaur Rooprai has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Balancing a job as an ER nurse with a chronic illness is challenging. Foto: Sarah Mølsted/Dansk Erhverv
Anmol Kaur Rooprai has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Balancing a job as an ER nurse with a chronic illness is challenging. Foto: Sarah Mølsted/Dansk Erhverv
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It has been almost exactly a year since 27-year-old Anmol Kaur Rooprai was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Her life changed in an instant.

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