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No, not true. As well as there being an Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes, there are also Advisory Panels on - Alcohol, Drugs and Substance Misuse; Cardiovascular system; Disorders of the nervous system; Psychiatric disorders; and - ref. your mention of going blind - Visual Disorders. So...

... and here is the website address where you can find full details of the workshops and download a registration form - http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/ourse ... efault.asp

I absolutey agree that drivers - whether car, taxi, LGV - should be treated as individuals and assessed accordingly. Unfortunately some drivers on insulin (or tablets that lower blood glucose) do not follow the sensible guidelines about testing before driving - and these are the ones that have...

The "hoops" will be about good diabetes control with no severe hypos in previous 12 months, nu unawareness of hypos, report from a diabetes specialist and the like - surely not unreasonable to keep our roads safe?

Wrong, things will HAVE to change within a year of the European Directive - that is, by August 2010. Although member states are permitted to set more stringent standards, they would have to provide hard evidence as to why - which would lay them open to strong challenge. This has already been...

For anyone living in or near Edinburgh, the Lothian Diabetes Representative Group is holding its annual Patient & Carer Education Information Day on Saturday 31st October, at Napier University Craiglockhart Campus. Workshops on a variety of topics, speakers, info stalls, Q&A session - only...

Thank for all these comments folks (more welcome!) and it is interesting to see the differences in opinion - although Cugita, there isn't the option of ANY fizzy drinks in the hospital shop! Personally, I also find Glucotabs more convenient, but think it is all about choice ....

How many people use Lucozade as their drink of choice for treating hypos? I ask because our local hospitals do not sell it because fizzy drinks are unhealthy (they still sell chocolate though!) but our patient group wants to have it reintroduced. All comments welcome!

I also found my meter not working .... when I got near to the top of Mt Fuji in the summer. Had to guess what my readings were likely to be but managed to get safely back down only a little high, but better safe than sorry!

Once a week I have an avocado with a little salad dressing - very low carb and the good type of fat - a really easy breakfast!

I am presently reading "How I gave up my low-fat diet and lost 40 pounds" by Dana Carpender (yes, I know it is a corny title, but it makes good reading!) - and was interested to read that there is some evidence that low-carbohydrate diets (by stabilising blood sugar) can help depression. It...

Dear ugarless sue Please don't dismis the whole website just because you don't agree with the diet advice, there is a whole lot of useful information that people should be allowed to access without you putting them off the website!

Although this is a Scottish diabetes resource, there is lots of information for everyone! It is: mydiabetesmyway.scot.nhs.uk

HI FIONA - in response to your Q3, yes you must inform DVLA and insurance company - you will get a driving licence for 3 years. But if you are an HGV driver then you will lose that licence, also some occupations like emergency vehicle drivers and taxi drivers (depending where you live) are affected

... and I'm another Edinburger!

I was initially given Simvastatin (they always start with the cheapest!) but they ave me muscle cramps and also itchiness on my back. Diabetes-Specialist GP refused to believe symptoms were being caused by the statins; a different (female!) GP agreed to prescribe me Atorvastatin - symptoms...

Well I've been a member since I was diagnosed 8+ years ago and gots lots more advice from the DUK magazine and events than I ever did from the hospital (education, what education?). OK so they don't advocate low carb (yet, we can hope) but they do fund a lot of research and also do a lot of...

I sometimes have an avocado for breakfast, with a little light french dressing - lovey, low carb and no cooking!

The current position on Byetta is as given in the minutes of the Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes from last November which you can see at: http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/medica ... 170408.pdf (item 4.1 Exanatide) (Byetta is a type of exanatide)

Katherine is absolutely right about twice-a-day insulin being less flexible, I was put on Novomix 30 and kept finding that I HAD to eat to stop going hypo and consequently the weight went on and on. Since changing to basal-bolus and reducing carbs the excess weight has gone. And hey, for some...