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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1104936" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>Hi [USER=162900]@SugarFreeHolly[/USER] , sorry you are feeling down.</p><p></p><p>No one gets a permanent driving licence, without any health issues you would still have to apply for renewal every 10 years. We just have to do it every 3, with specific questions about the diabetes. So more frequent, but not that bad? </p><p></p><p>I'm sorry that aeroplane pilot isn't an option for you. I hope that you are enjoying your degree & it's helping you to come up with new dream jobs.</p><p></p><p>There's no clinical reason why type 1s can't donate blood - there are other countries that allow it. But the uk blood donor service has decided not to allow it, probably for litigation risk, they may change their minds in time.</p><p></p><p>It sound like you have recieved blood products & you want to donate to say thank you? There is currently a ban on anyone who has recieved blood products since 1980 donating blood, so even without diabetes if you have recieved blood you wouldn't be able to donate blood to say thank you. But if you have recieved blood you would be a brilliant advocate to pursued others to donate - there was a lady on the radio earlier in the week who couldn't donate because she had had a transfusion but she was ever so moving in advocating for donations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1104936, member: 32394"] Hi [USER=162900]@SugarFreeHolly[/USER] , sorry you are feeling down. No one gets a permanent driving licence, without any health issues you would still have to apply for renewal every 10 years. We just have to do it every 3, with specific questions about the diabetes. So more frequent, but not that bad? I'm sorry that aeroplane pilot isn't an option for you. I hope that you are enjoying your degree & it's helping you to come up with new dream jobs. There's no clinical reason why type 1s can't donate blood - there are other countries that allow it. But the uk blood donor service has decided not to allow it, probably for litigation risk, they may change their minds in time. It sound like you have recieved blood products & you want to donate to say thank you? There is currently a ban on anyone who has recieved blood products since 1980 donating blood, so even without diabetes if you have recieved blood you wouldn't be able to donate blood to say thank you. But if you have recieved blood you would be a brilliant advocate to pursued others to donate - there was a lady on the radio earlier in the week who couldn't donate because she had had a transfusion but she was ever so moving in advocating for donations. [/QUOTE]
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