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    Driving and diabetes

    Dec 10, 2020 3 minutes
    Vania Khoury

    DRIVING A VEHICLE requires complex physical and mental skills. When you have diabetes, you may need to take extra precautions to ensure road safety. If you take insulin or glucose-lowering medicines, hypoglycaemia (‘hypo’) can stop you from driving safely.

    If you are not sure if you are at risk of having a hypo, see your diabetes team.

    Are you at risk?

    A hypo occurs when your blood glucose levels (BGLs) drops below 4mmol/L.

    Some people may not experience any

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