How might diabetes affect safe driving?

The effects of diabetes are different for each person. Some of the effects of this disease may interfere with your ability to drive.

For example:

Blood sugar levels
Varying blood sugar levels may make you feel sleepy, dizzy, confused, and less alert. Low blood sugar levels may result in seizure or loss of consciousness

Vision
You may experience blurred vision or a sudden loss of vision Diabetic retinopathy can cause you to see dark spots in your visual field.

Sensory
Nerve damage may cause pain or loss of feeling in your hands, legs, and feet.

Warning signs of unsafe driving

You have difficulty staying alert and oriented.
You have difficulty operating the gas pedal or brake due to pain or loss of
feeling in feet.
You have difficulty fastening seatbelt or operating controls.
You have difficulty seeing objects or people.
You have difficulty with vision at night or in poor weather.

If these warning signs reflect your situation, maybe it is time to make some changes
to your driving strategies or have your driving evaluated.