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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
At a hospital annual appointment recently, on a scale of 'always 1-7never' I ticked 3 regarding 'how well I think I detect my hypo' This is documented on letter to GP.
I did this in my context, of my diabetes, that I always feel symptoms but occasionally WHEN ASLEEP ONLY I don't recognise until it's a bad hypo. Not requiring third party help but just a really horrible hypo at the low threes / high twos. I've also ticked 3 because I wear a sensor that stops my pump before going hypo so I don't feel it at 3.6 - 4 when asleep but my pump stops and then I rise. This is how I really see it myself- as per the question. I guess the doctor would say 1 or always?
Severe hypos since last visit (a year ago) are nil as also documented.
I discussed that I drive at the appointment. Nothing said.
Now the letter under driving says 'no'
I really don't know what to do. Feeling quite upset and feel like this is so unfair and unjust as I'd never, ever drive irresponsibly, I never have severe hypos in the day, and seem to follow all the DVLA rules/criteria.
I'm worried that if I bring these points up with the doctor I will make a big deal of it and it could get worse? Like it might look like I am really hypo all the time and then am pretending I'm not?! Sound crazy here but just sooooo ****** off.
I did this in my context, of my diabetes, that I always feel symptoms but occasionally WHEN ASLEEP ONLY I don't recognise until it's a bad hypo. Not requiring third party help but just a really horrible hypo at the low threes / high twos. I've also ticked 3 because I wear a sensor that stops my pump before going hypo so I don't feel it at 3.6 - 4 when asleep but my pump stops and then I rise. This is how I really see it myself- as per the question. I guess the doctor would say 1 or always?
Severe hypos since last visit (a year ago) are nil as also documented.
I discussed that I drive at the appointment. Nothing said.
Now the letter under driving says 'no'
I really don't know what to do. Feeling quite upset and feel like this is so unfair and unjust as I'd never, ever drive irresponsibly, I never have severe hypos in the day, and seem to follow all the DVLA rules/criteria.
I'm worried that if I bring these points up with the doctor I will make a big deal of it and it could get worse? Like it might look like I am really hypo all the time and then am pretending I'm not?! Sound crazy here but just sooooo ****** off.