Renewal of driving licences and long duration insulin‐treated diabetes: a comparison of medical assessment and self‐reporting by drivers

D. Rees, Simon; Browne, Andrew; Major, Heather; M. Frier, Brian

doi:10.1002/pdi.1671

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Renewal of driving licences and long duration insulin‐treated diabetes: a comparison of medical assessment and self‐reporting by drivers

Published in Practical Diabetes • Apr 1, 2012

Authors:

Simon D. Rees

Andrew Browne

Heather Major

Abstract

Abstract The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) relies on self‐declaration of a relevant medical condition, such as insulin‐treated diabetes, in determining medical fitness for licensing Group 1 (car or motorcycle) drivers. Problems such as severe hypoglycaemia (requiring the assistance of a...

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Medicine

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Diabetes mellitus

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