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No problem, bud! http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/d ... -diabetics Had some technical issues uploading the latest update video, waiting for youTube to do its thing now... - Martyn

Hi everyone, First of all thanks for the continued interest from everyone, I haven't been online today very much as I've been running around a lot (life without a car is tough!). Big news is that I was invited to do an interview by Andrew Bonner for Granada Reports (Northwest ITV news program)...

Hello everyone, That is quite possibly one of the most ridiculous and unclear questions I have ever, ever heard. Its almost as though they're seeking to ban you from driving for having diabetes! I've got family who have had serious dealing with the media so your warning is well taken, the...

My grammar was terrible in that last post, I'm trying to do a hundred things at the moment so apologies! - Martyn

Thank you both so very, very, very much. I'm starting to get some support from the high profilers now (Joe Pasquale retweeted the petition!) and have been getting in contact with local newspapers. If I get anywhere locally I'll start on the bigger nationals and see if I can push this right to...

Hello everyone, Many thanks, Thundercat, glad you agree! Exactly my point, hale710. I don't understand where these people get their information from, apparently from thin air?! Updates I have spoken to my GP this morning and they have confirmed that they will be happy to speak to the DVLA...

Thanks for signing justjay, I can't understand how such a generalised directive made it into EU law, it's bordering on discrimination as far as I'm concerned. Hypo episodes aren't a simple matter as context plays a huge role in determining both severity and awareness. Simply saying "you've had...

Hey everyone, Thanks for the responses guys, I'll be calling DVLA tomorrow to pursue the issue further. I've started a petition regarding this on change.org as I feel that the form itself and the decisions made regarding it are grossly unfair for anybody who has diabetes and knows how common...

Hi everyone, I've been a type one diabetic for 22 years now, have good control and have been driving for 8 years now. I've had 2 hypos in the past 12 months, both of which whilst asleep and both of which caused by stress and exercise (more than what I was used to). I've subsequently stopped...