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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2331468" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>For a normal (car ) driving license, hypos which you self correct are not an issue (and no log is required). The issue is if you have hypos that you can't cope with on your own (either you fall unconscious or someone else has to feed you sugar because you are confused). (HGV vehicles are a different story and yes logs are required).</p><p></p><p>From the DVLA website</p><p><em>You must inform the DVLA if you have had any episodes of hypoglycemia requiring assistance (termed as disabling hypoglycemia) within the previous year. You should also inform the DVLA if your awareness of hypoglycemia has become impaired.</em></p><p></p><p>Normal hypos are common for people on insulin (or insulin stimulating drugs), disabling hypos are very rare and are the ones that lose you your license (and potentially your life if you're driving a car when you have one). But a normal hypo can become a disabling one if you don't treat it immediately (hence the DVLA don't like people who's lost their hypo warning symptoms). Remember that confusion (hallucinations if you go low enough) are symptoms of hypoglycemia, you can't afford to go into a severe hypo if you're driving a car, it risks the lives of other road users as well as yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2331468, member: 372717"] For a normal (car ) driving license, hypos which you self correct are not an issue (and no log is required). The issue is if you have hypos that you can't cope with on your own (either you fall unconscious or someone else has to feed you sugar because you are confused). (HGV vehicles are a different story and yes logs are required). From the DVLA website [I]You must inform the DVLA if you have had any episodes of hypoglycemia requiring assistance (termed as disabling hypoglycemia) within the previous year. You should also inform the DVLA if your awareness of hypoglycemia has become impaired.[/I] [I][/I] Normal hypos are common for people on insulin (or insulin stimulating drugs), disabling hypos are very rare and are the ones that lose you your license (and potentially your life if you're driving a car when you have one). But a normal hypo can become a disabling one if you don't treat it immediately (hence the DVLA don't like people who's lost their hypo warning symptoms). Remember that confusion (hallucinations if you go low enough) are symptoms of hypoglycemia, you can't afford to go into a severe hypo if you're driving a car, it risks the lives of other road users as well as yourself. [/QUOTE]
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