DLA and diabetes??

gingergee

Today i was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Do i need to inform DLA? I get HRC/HRM due to my lupus etc x thanks

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Parva

I'm on same rates as you. I would suggest that there's no need unless either of the components are changed due to that diagnosis. Can't see how that would affect either component but hey ho, you never know these days! Flick a bogie and you'll get a £60 instant fine! Back to topic though, I suspect not but IANAL (oooh I so love that acronymn). xx

sunnyone

I never inform them of further diagnosis, I too get HRC/HRM so its not as though the rates can go any higher but make sure you collect copies of all the letters sent to your GP by your specialists ready for the change over to PIP though, it is free and the best way to collect evidence.

You are going on ESA soon arnt you?

If so its even more important to collect the evidence you need to go with your ESA50 so you can avoid a face to face assessment, thats what I did and I was placed straight into the support group without aface to face assessemnt on my transfer from IVB.

colin13

u mite need to inform DVLA if u havent already,

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colin13 wrote: »

u mite need to inform DVLA if u havent already,

No you dont

Horseunderwater

DLA is for Care and mobility - nothing to do with illnesses in themselves. Yes they do like to know the background when you first apply for it, but unless you need a higher amount of either the care or the mobility due to this then no.
DVLA - Diabetes 1 & 2. You only need to tell DVLA if the illness causes you to lose your sight, have hypo's that may mean you fall unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle or perhaps lose a limb, so might need to be retrained to drive with adaptions or a prosthetic. If none of that applies then there would be no need. At least for a car.
However, if you drive HGV/PCV's and have what is called a vocational license (I do) and are on insulin(I'm not on it), then you must inform them as it is an automatic ban and removal of. The same goes for sulphonurea type drugs as they too can cause hypo's. That is low blood sugars and possible coma's - so danger to other road users. But if you carry a sugar source with you (tablets I mentioned), then so long as your sugars are stable and you do not get hypos (I don't), you can carry on driving professionally. You would be sent a form to sign.
However, it should be mentioned to your insurer as it something that could invalidate your cover if it has not been mentioned to them previously. Funnily enough when I told mine, the premium went down £20. And a bit more for Myathenia Gravis which I now also have. Both conditions can cause problems with drug interactions, so I now check my sugar 2-3 times a day.
ESA - Can be either income based or contributions based from NI. And the DWP will either plonk you in the work related group or support group. And this is linked more to the illness and how the drugs you take for it and their side effects work for you or not as the case may be. And although I work 12 hours a week, I am currently very ill and need the support part of the ESA to continue doing so. I have to take lots of tablets now, which have some bad side effects, so I need to be sat in a loo suddenly quite a few times per day. But as my illness cannot be cured only treated to help manage it I need some time for the right one to be found. And even then there are only 4 options at present. And I am on the 2nd now. Each one takes 6 months to kick in and my body may reject or react to these drugs. Already had one serious crisis with first one. Hence why I started attempting to get ESA for a min year, but what I need is ESA contr for over a year, which is the support version. My medical has been cancelled on me twice now(waiting for next appointment).