driving

[hammy1]

hi ive had my medication increased as my last hbca1 was up to 73 so been on low carb diet and increased my gliclazide from three gliclazide to four a day i was told by my doc i need to inform d.v.l.a about a restricted licence as im more at risk of having a hypo anybody know any more about this thanks

 

[hammy1]

hi ive had my medication increased as my last hbca1 was up to 73 so been on low carb diet and increased my gliclazide from three gliclazide to four a day i was told by my doc i need to inform d.v.l.a about a restricted licence as im more at risk of having a hypo anybody know any more about this thanks

 

[RBZ5416]

Medical conditions, disabilities and driving

When to tell DVLA about a medical condition or disability - what will happen to your licence, renewing or reapplying for your licence.

www.gov.uk

Although I would have thought you should have notified them already.

 

[Robin]

hi ive had my medication increased as my last hbca1 was up to 73 so been on low carb diet and increased my gliclazide from three gliclazide to four a day i was told by my doc i need to inform d.v.l.a about a restricted licence as im more at risk of having a hypo anybody know any more about this thanks

This is the leaflet for diabetes treated with diet and/or tablets. It says you don’t need to inform the DVLA unless you are actually experiencing hypos. But in any event you should be testing your blood glucose before driving, so I hope your GP has provided you with the wherewithal to do that.
It shouldn’t involve a restricted licence at this stage, unless you’ve got problems with repeated hypos or hypo awareness,

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65aa63d9b2f3c6000de5d5f9/inf188X2-information-for-drivers-with-diabetes-treated-by-non-insulin.pdf

 

[hammy1]

This is the leaflet for diabetes treated with diet and/or tablets. It says you don’t need to inform the DVLA unless you are actually experiencing hypos. But in any event you should be testing your blood glucose before driving, so I hope your GP has provided you with the wherewithal to do that.
It shouldn’t involve a restricted licence at this stage, unless you’ve got problems with repeated hypos or hypo awareness,

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65aa63d9b2f3c6000de5d5f9/inf188X2-information-for-drivers-with-diabetes-treated-by-non-insulin.pdf

thank you

 

[hammy1]

thank you for that he didnt say that he just said because gliclazide was one of the ones that can cause hypos so had to inform d.v.l.a and no i havnt had a hypo thanks for help