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<blockquote data-quote="Grkify" data-source="post: 741511" data-attributes="member: 154842"><p>I had the same query spoke to my diabetic nurse and she said there was absolutely no reason why I couldn't drive as long as I can read a license plate from 20 metres and when if I have a hypo I can recognise the signs and treat accordingly. Only other thing that could stop you is if you have had 2 hypos in the past 12 months that have resulted in 3rd party assistance i.e trip to hospital or and ambulance being called. I have just sent mine of and I am waiting to hear back from them. Only slightly annoying thing is that you need to test your blood sugatr before driving and every two hours after to make sure you blood sugar is above 5 if its below you have to eat something then wait 45 minutes before driving. If you were to have an accident the first thing you need to do after is to test you blood sugar to rule out hypo as a cause. As driving while having a hypo has similar consequences to driving drunk.</p><p></p><p>Thats what I know have found out not 100% sure its accurate but I am sure someone will be along to correct me if i am wrong getting used to this type 1 malarkey as only recently diagnosed but as I plan on becoming a driving instructor in November it was the first thing I checked. In Resuscitation believe it or not had bigger things to worry about but i love driving so it was first thing that came in to my mind.</p><p></p><p>Apparently you cant become a pilot though but that is the only thing I have been told cant do just lots of paperwork for everything else</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grkify, post: 741511, member: 154842"] I had the same query spoke to my diabetic nurse and she said there was absolutely no reason why I couldn't drive as long as I can read a license plate from 20 metres and when if I have a hypo I can recognise the signs and treat accordingly. Only other thing that could stop you is if you have had 2 hypos in the past 12 months that have resulted in 3rd party assistance i.e trip to hospital or and ambulance being called. I have just sent mine of and I am waiting to hear back from them. Only slightly annoying thing is that you need to test your blood sugatr before driving and every two hours after to make sure you blood sugar is above 5 if its below you have to eat something then wait 45 minutes before driving. If you were to have an accident the first thing you need to do after is to test you blood sugar to rule out hypo as a cause. As driving while having a hypo has similar consequences to driving drunk. Thats what I know have found out not 100% sure its accurate but I am sure someone will be along to correct me if i am wrong getting used to this type 1 malarkey as only recently diagnosed but as I plan on becoming a driving instructor in November it was the first thing I checked. In Resuscitation believe it or not had bigger things to worry about but i love driving so it was first thing that came in to my mind. Apparently you cant become a pilot though but that is the only thing I have been told cant do just lots of paperwork for everything else [/QUOTE]
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