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<blockquote data-quote="BooJewels" data-source="post: 1058750" data-attributes="member: 181094"><p>I find that a tad unbelievable, if you told them the same information you've posted here. I've been T2 for a long time and after recent issues with my insulin, I've had more hypos in the last month than the last quarter century. I only get a few seconds warning, if at all, I just fall over or black out these days. I was coming downstairs with a pile of laundry the other night and landed in a heap at the bottom with it all around me, I couldn't even manage the last 4 stairs under my own steam, so that wouldn't be long enough to safely pull a car to a stop. I don't drive, so it's not an issue, but I do handle a blow torch and hot kiln and I don't do either of those without testing my BG first, because I don't fancy melting my face off or burning down the house.</p><p></p><p>So I would strongly urge you to give yourself a self-enforced ban until you have a handle on your particular circumstances, or suitable treatment in place. Regardless of what the DVLA said that you feel has given you a green light to continue, I think you have a moral obligation to yourself and society to take the higher ground, inconvenient though that might be to yourself in the short term. </p><p></p><p>I used to be a school governor and one of my responsibilities was writing school policies - I was once given very good advice by an education adviser, that's served me well several times since: <strong><em>"what would you say to a coroner?" </em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BooJewels, post: 1058750, member: 181094"] I find that a tad unbelievable, if you told them the same information you've posted here. I've been T2 for a long time and after recent issues with my insulin, I've had more hypos in the last month than the last quarter century. I only get a few seconds warning, if at all, I just fall over or black out these days. I was coming downstairs with a pile of laundry the other night and landed in a heap at the bottom with it all around me, I couldn't even manage the last 4 stairs under my own steam, so that wouldn't be long enough to safely pull a car to a stop. I don't drive, so it's not an issue, but I do handle a blow torch and hot kiln and I don't do either of those without testing my BG first, because I don't fancy melting my face off or burning down the house. So I would strongly urge you to give yourself a self-enforced ban until you have a handle on your particular circumstances, or suitable treatment in place. Regardless of what the DVLA said that you feel has given you a green light to continue, I think you have a moral obligation to yourself and society to take the higher ground, inconvenient though that might be to yourself in the short term. I used to be a school governor and one of my responsibilities was writing school policies - I was once given very good advice by an education adviser, that's served me well several times since: [B][I]"what would you say to a coroner?" [/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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