LRD guides and handbook July 2015

Health and safety law 2015

Chapter 5

Driving with diabetes

[ch 5: page 85]

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 allow an insulin-treated diabetic to hold a Group 2 driving licence, as long as the condition is properly controlled and monitored. In particular, applicants must use a glucose meter with a memory function and must attend an annual review by a consultant diabetologist, with at least three months of blood glucose readings stored on the meter.