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<blockquote data-quote="Flakey Bake" data-source="post: 1338434" data-attributes="member: 71327"><p>I understand your frustration, especially if you are a well controlled and responsible driver. However it is law that all drivers have to declare insulin use or any condition/illness that impairs our ability to drive. We as diabetics are not being singled out for unfair treatment (I know some have had battles with the DVLA - please don't message bomb me), although abit of common sense on nighttime hypos would be welcome. I have seen the flip side of this. My oldest friend was very nearly killed 3 years ago in an horrific smash on the M62. The driver who hit her car (and many more) was doing in excess of 110mph. He claimed he was having a hypo, if he was he should not have been driving!!!!. If his hypo awareness was so bad, he had the legal responsibility to declare himself unfit to drive. He did not. He should not have been driving. My friend spent 2 months in intensvie care and has undergone 3 years of surgery and will have a life time of being disabled. The man to hit her walked away from the accident and escaped prosecution. Maybe he used his diabetes as an excuse to escape a dangerous driving charge, maybe he was genuinely ill (he should not have been driving!!!!!!). Whatever.....I will never complain about the extra checks we have to undergo. Keeping your driving licence and the freedom it give is a good motivator for maintaining your health and diabetes control. Sorry if I'm ranting and preaching, I just wanted to present a different view.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flakey Bake, post: 1338434, member: 71327"] I understand your frustration, especially if you are a well controlled and responsible driver. However it is law that all drivers have to declare insulin use or any condition/illness that impairs our ability to drive. We as diabetics are not being singled out for unfair treatment (I know some have had battles with the DVLA - please don't message bomb me), although abit of common sense on nighttime hypos would be welcome. I have seen the flip side of this. My oldest friend was very nearly killed 3 years ago in an horrific smash on the M62. The driver who hit her car (and many more) was doing in excess of 110mph. He claimed he was having a hypo, if he was he should not have been driving!!!!. If his hypo awareness was so bad, he had the legal responsibility to declare himself unfit to drive. He did not. He should not have been driving. My friend spent 2 months in intensvie care and has undergone 3 years of surgery and will have a life time of being disabled. The man to hit her walked away from the accident and escaped prosecution. Maybe he used his diabetes as an excuse to escape a dangerous driving charge, maybe he was genuinely ill (he should not have been driving!!!!!!). Whatever.....I will never complain about the extra checks we have to undergo. Keeping your driving licence and the freedom it give is a good motivator for maintaining your health and diabetes control. Sorry if I'm ranting and preaching, I just wanted to present a different view. [/QUOTE]
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