Group 2 Licence Rejected

[Satan’s little helper]

Interestingly I was called into the office by an operations manager enquiring & insistent if I wanted to put in for a group 2 license if only to “shunt” trucks around the yard? He looked non-plussed when I mentioned type one. Though I was testing multiple times a day prior to any concept of a sensor. I was sorry to inform him this was a non starter & thanked him for the oportunity.

 

[MikeyBikey]

It is less than two years since I finally got CGM after a four year battle. The first sensor was impressively accurate but the second one failed after five days just as I went to check before going in for a slit-lamp examination. Since then I have had a number of premature failures and wildly inaccurate sensors. Personally I do not think they are reliable (and they seem to be getting worse) enough for DVLA approval. Hopefully they will improve as BG meters did. The original Ames Glucometer was a great advance on (rubbish) urine tests but could be quite inaccurate!

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Reason being that I've just had my application rejected on medical grounds, this being that I don't use a old fashioned finger prick monitor. I do however use a Dexcom One Plus and check around 10-20 times a day and all around good control. However because I don't use the older monitor at least twice a day I've been knocked back.

By law you are supposed to carry a blood glucose meter with you and test every two hours whilst driving on a normal licence. ( Obviously you stop to check your blood sugars)
You are very lucky they haven't thrown the book at you and removed your driving licence altogether.

 

[dannybgoode]

By law you are supposed to carry a blood glucose meter with you and test every two hours whilst driving on a normal licence

Not if you have a CGM - you do not have to do an FP test every two hours (Group 1), only check your CGM every two hours. If the CGM reports 4-5 then you have to eat a snack, if it reports <4 you have to confirm with an FP reading and take the prescribe course of action depending on the result.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Not if you have a CGM - you do not have to do an FP test every two hours (Group 1), only check your CGM every two hours. If the CGM reports 4-5 then you have to eat a snack, if it reports <4 you have to confirm with an FP reading and take the prescribe course of action depending on the result.

Sorry my mistake but the law states you must carry a meter. Personally I do not trust my CGM so always test for driving.

Group 1​

These systems may be used for monitoring glucose at times relevant to driving Group 1 vehicles. Users of these systems must carry finger prick capillary glucose testing equipment for driving purposes as there are times when a confirmatory finger prick blood glucose level is required.

If using an interstitial fluid continuous glucose monitoring system (Flash GM or RT-CGM), the blood glucose level must be confirmed with a finger prick blood glucose reading in the following circumstances:

• when the glucose level is 4.0 mmol/L or below
• when symptoms of hypoglycaemia are being experienced
• when the glucose monitoring system gives a reading that is not consistent with the symptoms being experienced (for example, symptoms of hypoglycaemia and the system reading does not indicate this) - see the INF294 leaflet in Appendix D for further details

 

[dannybgoode]

Sorry my mistake but the law states you must carry a meter.

Yes absolutely. And yes, I like an actual reading even when I had the benefit of a CGM.

However for group 1 then a CGM reading is usually sufficient unless <4.

 

[Jonesy63]

I have type 1 and hold a Hgv licence, simple facts are that dvla will only accept finger pricking, and you must check twice a day, every day regardless. You must test every 2 hours whilst driving the HGV and if you read below 5 you take something to increase your reading, wait 45 mins and re test.
Whatever your thoughts are personally, you will not get a licence if you go for your medical examination and you haven’t tested twice daily by finger pricking..