DVLA & T2 INSULIN DRIVERS

You must fill it in honestly. If you omit to tell them of something then it may mean your insurance won't be valid if anything happens. It is there to protect you and other road users. Not everyone is as well controlled as yourself so you shouldn't have anything to worry about, just ensure that your GP fills it in correctly, there is a thread on the forum where a GP filled it in wrongly and it took several months to sort out and get their licence reinstated.

Ann

You must fill it in, if you don't and have an accident then your licence will be invalid ,as will your insurance.
Have you got the right form?
If you are the driver of a bus, coach or lorry or 'large vehicle then you wouldn't have had a chance at a licence a few months ago and you will need records going back 3 months plus a specific medical

From what you've written though it sounds as if you are a car driver.
I don't think many get called for a specific medical (never heard of one except for vision when there has been a problem but I suppose it could happen if they can't get a report from your doctor ... (eg if I tried to renew my UK licence they might do it since I have no UK doctor)
Have you got the correct form and the guidance as to how to complete it?
DIAB1 and Guide to DIAB1 https://www.gov.uk/diabetes-driving
If you've only ever had one hypo, then no problem. Even if there were more

we need to know if you have had any
episodes of severe hypoglycaemia in the last 12 months.
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If you tick YES you should only count episodes where
you have needed another person to help you

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Note that is needed, not just a kind OH getting the glucose tablets for you.

The number plate test is the same as for all drivers
and the rest of the eye questions should be a no, unless you have loss of vision to an eye, laser for retinopathy or cataracts.

i have just found out i'm type (oral meds) and my hgv medical form now has a vision page to be filled in by an optition luckily i have an eye test booked ... so yes there is a section on the new d4 form

No, DIAB1V is for

Bus, coach or lorry licence

You must tell DVLA. Fill in form ‘DIAB1V’ and send it to DVLA. The address is on the form

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You need this one

Diabetes treated by insulin

Car or motorcycle licence

You must tell DVLA. Fill in form ‘DIAB1’ and send it to DVLA. The address is on the form

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and also download the leaflet in the link beneath " guidance on filling in the DIAB1 questionnaire in ‘A guide to filling in your DIAB1 medical form’."
https://www.gov.uk/diabetes-driving
a bit less detailed

You must answer all the questions honestly and maintain checking your blood sugars before driving. You should do this even if you feel absolutely fine and never become complacent. My 29 year old son was killed by a driver who had, in the opinion of a diabetic specialist, become hypoglycaemic unaware, he had become unfit to drive without realising it.