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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 953854" data-attributes="member: 43498">What is the worst that can happen?You cause a crash that injures or kills someone.  Then you would have to live with the guilt of that, and any injuries you had yourself, and harassment from their family, and intense media coverage, you would get fired, and prosecuted* for: document fraud and dangerous driving causing injury or death, (probably imprisoned for that), you would lose your licence for a long period and struggle to get it back, you would have a criminal record and the document fraud conviction would probably stop you getting most jobs for the rest of your life.  You would also be sued for the cost of the damage to the expensive commercial vehicle you drove, any other vehicles or property like fences and buildings that got damaged. In NZ you couldn't be sued for ongoing medical costs but that might apply in the UK, I don't know.All in all a disaster that could have been easily avoided.Even if you don't have a crash you are risking prosecution for document fraud, plus your health if you have a hypo and no one knows what to do.  It's hard to hide T1 diabetes from an employer, and even if you do nothing else wrong you would be fired and could be prosecuted/sued.Good employers don't discriminate against T1 diabetics.  There are plenty of jobs people can do besides driving.*I realise UK law differs from NZ law but my hunch is that most of it is very similar, since our law is based on UK law and our cultures are similar.</blockquote>

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