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<blockquote data-quote="paulliljeros" data-source="post: 1267007" data-attributes="member: 220050"><p>In England, I have to have a 3 year medical assessment and renewal, but there is no charge. You may well be healthy, but if you take insulin, you are susceptible to hypos. Whether we like it or not, diabetes related scenarios (hypos being the first to spring to mind) put us at risk of losing control of the vehicle, and for that reason, I feel safer that I, but more importantly every other T1 diabetic, is assessed. Sadly, the New years crash where the bin lorry driver in Scotland had not declared his (non diabetes related) medical conditions meant he slipped through the net. I think it is only fair that we accept the DVLA must do all it can to prevent this wherever possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paulliljeros, post: 1267007, member: 220050"] In England, I have to have a 3 year medical assessment and renewal, but there is no charge. You may well be healthy, but if you take insulin, you are susceptible to hypos. Whether we like it or not, diabetes related scenarios (hypos being the first to spring to mind) put us at risk of losing control of the vehicle, and for that reason, I feel safer that I, but more importantly every other T1 diabetic, is assessed. Sadly, the New years crash where the bin lorry driver in Scotland had not declared his (non diabetes related) medical conditions meant he slipped through the net. I think it is only fair that we accept the DVLA must do all it can to prevent this wherever possible. [/QUOTE]
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