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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 2299233" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-medication/diabetes-and-oral-hypoglycemics.html" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-medication/diabetes-and-oral-hypoglycemics.html</a></p><p>includes Biguanides.</p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-medication/biguanides.html" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-medication/biguanides.html</a></p><p>says:</p><p>"The only available biguanide medication is metformin, which is commonly used as a first-line <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/treatment-for-type2-diabetes.html" target="_blank">treatment for type 2 diabetes</a> (i.e. the first option for type 2 diabetics who are unable to control their blood sugars through <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/nhs-diet-advice.html" target="_blank">diet</a> and <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/exercise-for-diabetics.html" target="_blank">exercise</a> alone)."</p><p></p><p>I thought that that only drugs with a Hypo risk were notifiable to DVLA, which I still think is correct.</p><p></p><p>I was surprised to see that Metformin was classed as an oral hypoglycemic.</p><p></p><p>However the flow of the Medical assessment doesn't skip around the questions about testing and hypo awareness even if you re on diet alone.</p><p></p><p>I think that I may be too logical for this form.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 2299233, member: 6467"] [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-medication/diabetes-and-oral-hypoglycemics.html[/URL] includes Biguanides. [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-medication/biguanides.html[/URL] says: "The only available biguanide medication is metformin, which is commonly used as a first-line [URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/treatment-for-type2-diabetes.html']treatment for type 2 diabetes[/URL] (i.e. the first option for type 2 diabetics who are unable to control their blood sugars through [URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/nhs-diet-advice.html']diet[/URL] and [URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/exercise-for-diabetics.html']exercise[/URL] alone)." I thought that that only drugs with a Hypo risk were notifiable to DVLA, which I still think is correct. I was surprised to see that Metformin was classed as an oral hypoglycemic. However the flow of the Medical assessment doesn't skip around the questions about testing and hypo awareness even if you re on diet alone. I think that I may be too logical for this form. [/QUOTE]
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