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  1. colmc555

    LADA diagnosis. Telling DVLA about diabetes.

    Hi I have just escalated from type 2 tablet controlled to "lada" insulin controlled. As an hgv driver I am about to inform DVLA of these changes. I have read the criteria for keeping my licence but was wondering that if , until I have 3 months meter readings, my licence will be suspended ,or...
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    Drawn in-Chewed up-Spat out.

    Hi guys, First of all, thank you for all your help and advice and for taking the time to read my long winded posts. Just a wee update, Thats me been off my on call for 2 weeks now , so i have had plenty of rest and the you would not believe the change in how i feel,my bloods have settled down ,i...
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    Drawn in-Chewed up-Spat out.

    havent seen it but gonna have a look now, this is the kind of thing I've been looking for ,just wanna know where i stand ty
  4. colmc555

    Drawn in-Chewed up-Spat out.

    Unfortunately we are tacho exempt......but the tit for tat may have already started ;);)
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    Drawn in-Chewed up-Spat out.

    Thank you but not in a union , acas advised me to contact health and safety , which i did but my boss thinks his company policy over rules health and safety laws so therefore i abide by company policy,not health and safety.Neither acas nor health and safety would tell me where i stand legally...
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    Drawn in-Chewed up-Spat out.

    My company uses every loophole they can find to bend and break the law.There is an exemption to driving rules if you do work for the police , which we did till recently,but not now.I have since found out that it was only police jobs that were exempt and not because we had the contract as my boss...
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    Drawn in-Chewed up-Spat out.

    Am not sure,how do you check for ketones? my previous thread on here was to do with the fact my doctor has been useless and seems ignorant with diabetes, its a case of try this, nope, then try that.i have taught myself all i know but still in the dark about alot of things .
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    Drawn in-Chewed up-Spat out.

    I try to eat correctly but sometimes i have no choice.i altered my shifts a couple of months ago so i could get home , eat a proper dinner then be available for on call, but most days i am out till late at night and only access to food i have is takeaway which i try to avoid.my bloods are...
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    Drawn in-Chewed up-Spat out.

    My bloods have been a bit erratic but so has my eating times,due to my job i cant always eat at the correct times and i can be out from early morning to late night and as much as i try to avoid it i sometimes have to stop and get food from the 1st place i see,which is not always healthy.My...
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    Drawn in-Chewed up-Spat out.

    Sorry forgot the most important part..I was diagnosed type 2 around 5 years ago. I struggled to start with and after good advice i demanded to see a specialist,who,after some tinkering found the right mix of tablets and things were fine up till recently. I have been feeling tired all the time...
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    After previous good advice , I once again am at a dead end.I work as a recovery/breakdown truck driver and have been getting ill a lot recently.After losing contracts at my work we have lost some staff members but our workload for some reason has increased.I work 12 days on and 2 off , 9 hour...
  12. colmc555

    doctors dont seem concerned.

    I was diagnosed 3 years ago as type 2. To start with my sugar levels were managed OK , and also after having bowel surgery. Now tho ,my levels have been rising and rising. After my metformin had been increased to the maximum dose and another Tablet added , my levels still never drop below...
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