Citation

MacLeod KM. Diabet. Med. 1999; 16(4): 282-290.

Affiliation

Department of Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Diabetes UK, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10220201

Abstract

In January 1998, the British government introduced new restrictions on licensing of people with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus to drive. These restrictions were based on the second EU driver licensing directive (91/4389) and looked to be costing insulin-treated diabetic individuals their entitlement to drive light goods and small passenger-carrying vehicles. In response to concerns expressed by the diabetes community in Britain, the British Diabetic Association commissioned a report examining and interpreting the available evidence of accident risk in insulin-treated diabetic patients, particularly that related to unexpected hypoglycaemia. The following article is drawn from that report.

Language: en