Health Update: Diabetic drivers
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Your support makes all the difference.AT least a quarter of drivers with diabetes are breaking the law by not informing the licensing authority or their motor insurers about their condition, says a survey by Leeds University. Drivers who conceal diabetes probably fear their licences will be taken away and that they will have to pay higher insurance premiums.
Diabetic problems can constitute a hazard to road safety: hypoglycaemia, the abnormally low levels of blood sugar that occur in insulin-dependent diabetics, can cause dizziness, palpitations, confusion and visual impairment.
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