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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Dubai: Diabetics should not be banned from driving but be educated about their condition so that they are ready for the challenge when they take the wheel, specialists said.
Some countries such as the US ban diabetics from driving because the disease and its complications cause nerve damage and vision loss, while other countries require diabetics to undergo medical tests to show that they are fit to drive.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai already requires bus, truck, taxi and limousine drivers to undergo medical tests.
Dr Prakash Pania, specialist endocrinologist at Aster Medical Centre in Bur Dubai, said truck drivers who are diabetics are likely to undergo stress, especially after passing through check-points where they have to wait long periods, and may suffer from hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar). But he said there are smart drugs today that can treat diabetes and no ban on diabetics driving light vehicles is necessary.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/health/should-diabetics-be-banned-from-driving-1.1378207
Eh? the US does not have a ban on diabetic drivers, and what are these 'smart drugs'?
Some countries such as the US ban diabetics from driving because the disease and its complications cause nerve damage and vision loss, while other countries require diabetics to undergo medical tests to show that they are fit to drive.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai already requires bus, truck, taxi and limousine drivers to undergo medical tests.
Dr Prakash Pania, specialist endocrinologist at Aster Medical Centre in Bur Dubai, said truck drivers who are diabetics are likely to undergo stress, especially after passing through check-points where they have to wait long periods, and may suffer from hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar). But he said there are smart drugs today that can treat diabetes and no ban on diabetics driving light vehicles is necessary.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/health/should-diabetics-be-banned-from-driving-1.1378207
Eh? the US does not have a ban on diabetic drivers, and what are these 'smart drugs'?