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DVLA diabetic driver ban under fire after research findings are published
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THE DRIVER AND Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has defended banning people from driving lorries if they inject insulin for diabetes by saying it isn't unnecessarily stringent, despite research showing otherwise.
A study, carried out by doctors at Exeter University found no major difference in accident rates of diabetic and non-diabetic motorists when classified by age (New research finds no link between insulin and RTAs'. CM 22 May).
Researchers say it shows rules stopping diabetics from driving category Cl and al vehicles have been put into place without any evidence to back up the policy.
People who inject insulin to treat their diabetes are thought to be at risk of suffering a hypoglycaemic attack, which could cause an accident if they were driving.
A 2006 study commissioned by the Department for Transport also revealed differences in hypoglycaemic risks between type -1 and 2 diabetes and the length of time they' ve been injecting insulin.
• See CM on 20 November for a investigation into the policy of banning people from driving lorries if they inject insulin.