Diabetes and Driving

After I had my heart attack in 2007 people asked me why didn't I go back to work, to my job as a courier. When I explained because I was a T2 diabetic and now had a heart condition and according to our dept. of transport regulations I am no longer allowed to drive professionally most people understood but the odd idiot said I should just look for another company and not say anything about either my diabetes or heart attack - these are people you call MORONS!!!! 

Three hours before my heart attack I was on the main motorway between the Gold Coast and Brisbane returning from a delivery. You don't have to be Einstein to work out what might have happened if I had had my first of a number of cardiac arrests whilst driving!!!

Given the above I thought this short video clip was important to post.

Having diabetes does not mean you cannot drive, as long as your doctor states that you are safe too, and you have declared your diabetes to the DVLA (or to your local organization where you live that issues driver's licenses) you can drive!

Read the ins and outs of driving with diabetes here: http://bit.ly/1woH1Pc