mikej1973
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Sorry slightly off topic. @mikej1973, I thought the CAA regs were roughly the same as dvla. I know you have to inform them but its not an issue unless you are on meds/insulin, especially if you are well controlled. So why should it be a problem and why should it cost you more cos of your diabetes?? Worried now in case you know something I've missed!!! Sue x
The rules have changed. If you're in the system then any new requirements will show up at your next medical. Basically the process has been changed because diabetes controlled by insulin or drugs that increase your chance of a hypo no longer disqualifies you from having a medical. However, the rules that determine if you can hold the medical now apply to all diabetics. Although the monitoring of blood sugar isn't requires If your diet only or on metformin.
However at each medical exam you now need to do a stress Ecg. Whether for a class one or class two medical. Which is about £600 a go. I think that is an annual requirement and may be every six months passed a certain age too.
Its great that a type 1 can now fly for a living, but the change in rules seems to have had an undesired consequence. Sometimes the caa fixes stuff. Sometimes if doesn't!