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It doesn't matter whether it's up or down, so long as it's equal!!
Look at the car insurance... The EU ruled it was unfair and discriminatory that women get cheaper car insurance than men and so they passed a law to make it EQUAL. This did not mean that men benefitted by their insurance going down, oh no, women were penalised because their insurance went UP, because of the RISK!
At the end of the day if there is a genuine risk to the public because of people going hypoglycaemic whilst driving then there can be no "down" because there is no way they are going to remove the restrictions if there is a risk to public safety. And that's fine. The problem is that only half of the diabetics that CAN go hypo at the wheel have to have the restrictions and that's not fair or safe!
Diagnosed with GD in 2010, Completely disappeared postpartum. Re-diagnosed December 2012 with type 1.5 diabetes, age 26, BMI 22 currently controlled by only Metformin, 500mg twice a day.
Look at the car insurance... The EU ruled it was unfair and discriminatory that women get cheaper car insurance than men and so they passed a law to make it EQUAL. This did not mean that men benefitted by their insurance going down, oh no, women were penalised because their insurance went UP, because of the RISK!
At the end of the day if there is a genuine risk to the public because of people going hypoglycaemic whilst driving then there can be no "down" because there is no way they are going to remove the restrictions if there is a risk to public safety. And that's fine. The problem is that only half of the diabetics that CAN go hypo at the wheel have to have the restrictions and that's not fair or safe!
Diagnosed with GD in 2010, Completely disappeared postpartum. Re-diagnosed December 2012 with type 1.5 diabetes, age 26, BMI 22 currently controlled by only Metformin, 500mg twice a day.