I'm a diabetic too, and I have NEVER heard of getting cats declawed because of scratches to diabetics. I have a scar on my arm where Tilly got me once.. why? Because I was stupid and didn't disinfect it immediatly. As a diabetic, I just make sure that whenever I get any kind of scratch, I wash it out with hot water, treat it with peroxide and polysporin and I'm done. It takes MAYBE an extra 4 days to heal. I have only been diabetic for 10 years, but I really think it has more to do with taking care of ourselves rather than making the cats pay for being lazy.. I could have got Tilly declawed when she scratched me, but I didn't.. it was my own fault that the scratch got worse before it got better. I know if my doc told me to declaw my cats because I was diabetic I would tell him to take a flying leap!