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- Type of diabetes
- Prediabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hi,
I have recently been told by an endocrinologist that I might have reactive hypoglycaemia, and this is a trigger for significant drops in energy that I experience.
These energy drops never occur while driving. They most often occur when doing hard physical work - which for me includes concentrating very hard on a conversation or lecture or similar. I find driving relaxing.
The consultant plans to do a long oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to confirm the diagnosis.
The DVLA website does not seem to mention RH - although, it does describe diabetic / medication induced hypoglycaemia.
I know that I am not affected with RH symptoms while driving. The consultant said nothing about driving with RH, he even suggested I could drive to the OGTT if I thought that I’d be recovered enough to drive home afterwards.
What do others know / do about RH and the DVLA?
Many thanks.
I have recently been told by an endocrinologist that I might have reactive hypoglycaemia, and this is a trigger for significant drops in energy that I experience.
These energy drops never occur while driving. They most often occur when doing hard physical work - which for me includes concentrating very hard on a conversation or lecture or similar. I find driving relaxing.
The consultant plans to do a long oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to confirm the diagnosis.
The DVLA website does not seem to mention RH - although, it does describe diabetic / medication induced hypoglycaemia.
I know that I am not affected with RH symptoms while driving. The consultant said nothing about driving with RH, he even suggested I could drive to the OGTT if I thought that I’d be recovered enough to drive home afterwards.
What do others know / do about RH and the DVLA?
Many thanks.