DVLA is not there to take our licences away!!!
As long as your diabetes is well controlled and you have good hypo awareness you have nothing to worry about.
There are some conditions, like less than two severe hypos (with someone else help) but would anyone like to drive when is not being able to recognize hypo symptoms?
I have type 1 diabetes and still hold class 1 driving licence. It is restricted to one year so I must follow the procedure and present my glucose meter for examination every year.
Examination can be carried out by your diabetes specialist or DVLA approved doctor - they will inform in a letter.
It is nothing difficult. You need to show your glucose meter and answer some questions. I had approximately 4-5 tests lower than 3mmol on my last examination. So it is not like end of the world when you have hypos. You just need to prove that you do not ignore them and take appropriate actions.
My car insurance hasn't gone up due to my diabetes, however some companies may be
ridiculous with their quotes so just do a proper search. Be careful with quotations online if you are second driver!!! I have entered all details but when I called to confirm if quote is correct, they were surprised that I have diabetes
Of course new, updated quote was always much higher.
Also, dedicated insurance companies (for people with diabetes) are much expensive in mine opinion. Just try to find an ordinary car insurance provider.
Good tip. You cannot be sure where your diabetes takes you after couple of years. If you have a chance, make your spouse to be a policyholder and let them collect NCB. You still can use a vehicle as a second driver.
Usually only policy holder is entitled for NCB so if you are one and you have diabetes please note that you may loose all NCB years when you loose your ability to drive.