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Type 2 Driving licence

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Stevoo076

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi got my licence back and it’s only valid for one poxy year is this normal every year medical???? Omg does it ever work increase to more than a year when taking insulin???? Thanks
 
Stevoo076 said:
Hi got my licence back and it’s only valid for one poxy year is this normal every year medical???? Omg does it ever work increase to more than a year when taking insulin???? Thanks
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Are you a new insulin user? As a T1 on insulin my (car) license was for 3 years from the beginning, but I'd already been on insulin for ten years when I got my first license (back in 1980).

I think the requirements depend on circumstances though eg HGV drivers have a very hard time...
 
I had to reapply for mine last year when I started insulin, it was renewed for 3 years. I haven’t had any hypos where I needed help though.
 
Yes I’m new to insulin. When I spoke with DVLA they said car three years and lorry one year. Out my hands I use my licences to earn my living just feels like a bitter blow. Something I’ve had since sixteen and now forty nine. Joys of getting older.
 
It can be 1, 2 or 3 years. Have you had any hypo's where you've needed help, or any other medical conditions that you've had to declare to the DLA? Just reapply next year, and hopefully you'll get it for 3 years.
 
at 84 T 2 i am required to take a medical every 2 years
 
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