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New Diabetes Driving Proposal Launched.

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Brilliant. That's a step forward and I must say a bit of a surprise after the tightening of the rules last year.
 
Can Diabetes UK let us know what is happening re DVLA and the use of CGM? If you use one, does this give them confidence that unexpected hypos won't be an issue? I do hope that this has been raised, as CGM will get more and more common for those with reduced hypo awareness and they MUST take it's use into account when considering whether or not to grant a licence.
 
I would think that it will end up at 5 years max. If they go to ten years then they won't be in compliance with the EU directive that they have just changed the rules to comply with

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10.1.
Driving licences may be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who have diabetes mellitus. When treated with medication, they should be subject to authorised medical opinion and regular medical review, appropriate to each case, but the interval should not exceed five years.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2006L0126:20130701:EN:PDF
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Have emailed DUK with a plea for them to ensure CGM is included in discussions with DVLA.

Plus, on related topic, also asked if/when they are going to have discussions with NICE about CGM use and funding. Seems to take SO LONG for such things to 'get through'. The diabetes community will probably have been using CGM for years before NICE even thinks about it…
 
Well done Lisbet.... over the next few years I hope that cgm will increase as more companies enter the competion. Abbott have show cased their new version of cgm and a well known D consultant has given it the thumbs up.

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I'll get my tin hat on before I start....

but I don't have any issues with having a restricted licence. Yes the delays in processing renewals is unacceptable but I feel much safer as a road user and insulin user myself that these safeguards are in place, I honestly think if we relaxed the criteria for licence renewals and stretched it to 10 years then we would see more stories in the press where people are involved in trafic accidents due to hypo unawareness (although I'm unsure how often the DVLA check-up with the applicants HCP's to see if they have reported any hypo unawareness or have needed third-party assistance).

A lot can happen in 10 years......
 
Lisbet said:
Can Diabetes UK let us know what is happening re DVLA and the use of CGM? If you use one, does this give them confidence that unexpected hypos won't be an issue?
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Hi Lisbet, I would think that the DVLA are only concerned with whether or not you suffer any serous hypos rather than the method of testing, the tools you choose to use are a mater of choice and cost but it is only the results that matters to them, ie whether you have suffered a serious hypo that needs third party assistance or not.

If you have had your licence suspended due to a serious hypo and then gone on to a CGM it might help with your appeal but at the end of the day I would guess that it is control that matters above all else.
 
My point is (whether or not you've got previous 'form', which I have!), if wearing CGM and using it wisely and with care, you won't get severe hypos - you will avoid them completely! I speak from considerable experience.... I personally now feel 100% confident of driving safely. BUT I can't speak for those whom I've witnessed (online and in the US) as using CGM incorrectly and with a v gung ho attitude.


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my GP told me that the DVLA do random checks on diabetic drivers
 
I've no objections to spot tests, say after an accident, but the logistics of such tests would be of interest! Are you sure the GP was not trying to put the wind up you perhaps?!


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Lisabet

The dvla dont do spot checks after accidents etc.. What was meant was that the dvla randomly select people from their database and write to consultants/gp's of these randomly selected diabetic patients.


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