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<blockquote data-quote="Grant_Vicat" data-source="post: 2411583" data-attributes="member: 388932"><p>Personally I would say yes. Even though I was a very badly controlled Type 1 for 20 years, I eventually learnt to drive in 1988.</p><p>Remember that in those days treatment was unsophisticated - large meter, no CGMs etc. and the only thorn in the flesh is having to have the licence renewed every 3 years or sooner, depending on medical outcomes. This includes a visual fields test. I have had a blind spot, due to retinopathy, at about 5 o'clock, for many years, but this does not affect road usage. The other thing is filling in the forms each time. If you decide to go ahead, make sure you keep ALL medical correspondence, especially dates of hospital clinic visits, GP visits, and Eye Screening letters. I have always photocopied the DVLA forms so that it makes life easier for the next time - eg the names of practitioners, Post Codes and addresses of surgeries and clinics, and on several occasions have had a completed form in front of me when phoning the DVLA at Swansea. I hope you enjoy the freedom!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grant_Vicat, post: 2411583, member: 388932"] Personally I would say yes. Even though I was a very badly controlled Type 1 for 20 years, I eventually learnt to drive in 1988. Remember that in those days treatment was unsophisticated - large meter, no CGMs etc. and the only thorn in the flesh is having to have the licence renewed every 3 years or sooner, depending on medical outcomes. This includes a visual fields test. I have had a blind spot, due to retinopathy, at about 5 o'clock, for many years, but this does not affect road usage. The other thing is filling in the forms each time. If you decide to go ahead, make sure you keep ALL medical correspondence, especially dates of hospital clinic visits, GP visits, and Eye Screening letters. I have always photocopied the DVLA forms so that it makes life easier for the next time - eg the names of practitioners, Post Codes and addresses of surgeries and clinics, and on several occasions have had a completed form in front of me when phoning the DVLA at Swansea. I hope you enjoy the freedom! [/QUOTE]
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