Driving regulations for people with diabetes in the UK require those about to go behind the wheel to check their glucose levels with a finger prick blood reading no more than two hours before driving and then again on a break after every two hours of driving. Failure to do can invalidate their compulsory car insurance.
A decision on the position of taking blood glucose readings via a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device has been long forthcoming. In February the UK regulatory body made an announcement giving approval for CGM devices to be used.
The delay in the decision is another example of the problems experienced by patients wishing to take advantage of new technologies referred to elsewhere in this newsletter where tech access in the UK was found to be not fit for purpose.
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