DVLA informed but not heard from them yet. Will disclose it to Insurers as well - hopefully car premium will not go up!
Car insurance won’t go up but you need to change your driving license to a medically restricted one and change your licence type on car insurance to medically restricted license
"car insurance to medically restricted one" What does this mean please?
It just means that if you have notified the DVLA (as you have, I see) they will eventually issue you with a licence that last for 3 years, (and you will have to renew it every 3 years) so when you insure your car, either you tell them, or they will see for themselves if you provide them with your driving licence number, that you have got a licence restricted to three years, on medical grounds.
Depends what license you have. It is just for driving cars, there is no change. If it includes larger vehicles there may be some limitations
Thanks! I just have the general driving license (not commercial driving). Will start the discussion with DN reg insulin options and see what they come back with 😉.
Have you tried all other options in terms of diet and oral medications. If you are home testing and eliminate meals which are causing a big increase in blood glucose from before to 2 hours after eating that may improve your HbA1C. There are certain rules for driving if taking insulin in terms of testing before you drive.
I think so. I am pretty good with my diet. I even managed to go into a stage where I didn't need to take gliclazide for a while, but then I drifted slowly back into bad habits. Now I am an 1000mg met and 30 mg blixona (slow release glic) twice a day. I eat pretty healthy most days, but haven't managed to make much of a dent on my BG levels. Hence thinking of going insulin. I have been T2 diabetic for almost 23 years.
Since your diagnosis ideas have changed in terms of what dietary approach can help with blood glucose levels. Sometimes people feel they have a 'healthy' diet but that can be too high in carbohydrates for many to tolerate despite several medications. It is said that caution is needed about adopting a low carb approach if taking gliclazide but there may be some modification you could make to help.
There are other limitations with the car restricted licence eg when you can and can’t drive depending on your blood sugars
There’s loads of other diabetes medications you would normally try before insulin as well as those you’re on
Thanks! I am low carb 95+% of the time. I don't eat rice, potatoes, carb, etc. I have a good grasp on carb stuff. The one thing that I have not done exhaustively is to try to see which foods trigger my BG more than the others. My biggest issues is that I tend to binge eat on snacks (healthy and unhealthy), not all the time, but once a week or so.
You mean like pioglitazones? I am happy to try other medication, but from what I have read (a few years ago), metformin and gliclazide are considered to be the most safest or prone to less side effects for the vast majority (I am aware that they do not work for a few people). So, will be interested in suggestions on what other medication is worth trying before going to insulin.
That's great! Thanks for confirming! I will check with my car insurance as well!
