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<blockquote data-quote="philip42h" data-source="post: 2627873" data-attributes="member: 577301"><p>I'll start with thanks to Kenny for posting the link to "Current Guidance on Fitness to Drive for people with Diabetes Mellitus" in the pinned thread above - that's what I really came here to find! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed Type 2 a good while ago and treated with tablets. The guidance as I understood then was that I did not need to notify the DVLA - so I haven't.</p><p></p><p>I really don't enjoy making holes in my fingers - I doubt that anyone does really - so I very rarely do. It's not so much the process but the failure rate - maybe I just need more practice.</p><p></p><p>The tablets include Gliclazide so minor hypos are a possibility. Easily recognisable and almost predictable - if the gap between breakfast and lunch gets too long I may start to feel a bit 'off' but that is really easy to solve (and prevent) by the introduction of elevenses. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Driving isn't an issue. I'm not stupid and wouldn't set off when feeling 'iffy' and stop regularly for refreshment breaks.</p><p></p><p>And so, to the point ... my local GP surgery seems to be telling me that in accordance with the 'new' rules I have to notify the DVLA and I have to test within two hours of setting off and every two hours thereafter. Which might be the case if I were a bus or lorry driver but I'm not. Importantly, I have never had an episode of severe hypoglycaemia ...</p><p></p><p>So, I don't believe that I need to notify the DVLA nor change my approach to driving in any way. Am I missing something?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="philip42h, post: 2627873, member: 577301"] I'll start with thanks to Kenny for posting the link to "Current Guidance on Fitness to Drive for people with Diabetes Mellitus" in the pinned thread above - that's what I really came here to find! :) I was diagnosed Type 2 a good while ago and treated with tablets. The guidance as I understood then was that I did not need to notify the DVLA - so I haven't. I really don't enjoy making holes in my fingers - I doubt that anyone does really - so I very rarely do. It's not so much the process but the failure rate - maybe I just need more practice. The tablets include Gliclazide so minor hypos are a possibility. Easily recognisable and almost predictable - if the gap between breakfast and lunch gets too long I may start to feel a bit 'off' but that is really easy to solve (and prevent) by the introduction of elevenses. ;) Driving isn't an issue. I'm not stupid and wouldn't set off when feeling 'iffy' and stop regularly for refreshment breaks. And so, to the point ... my local GP surgery seems to be telling me that in accordance with the 'new' rules I have to notify the DVLA and I have to test within two hours of setting off and every two hours thereafter. Which might be the case if I were a bus or lorry driver but I'm not. Importantly, I have never had an episode of severe hypoglycaemia ... So, I don't believe that I need to notify the DVLA nor change my approach to driving in any way. Am I missing something? [/QUOTE]
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