Guidance

Information for drivers with diabetes

Further information on what drivers with different types of diabetes need to tell DVLA by law.

From:
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Published
1 May 2013
Last updated
7 November 2025 — See all updates

Documents

A guide to insulin treated diabetes and driving (INF294)

Ref: INF294

PDF, 564 KB, 5 pages

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Information for drivers with diabetes treated by non-insulin medication, diet, or both (INF188/2)

Ref: INF188/2

PDF, 2.11 MB, 1 page

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Lorry and bus drivers with diabetes treated by diet alone (INF188/5)

Ref: INF188/5

PDF, 769 KB, 1 page

A guide for drivers with insulin treated diabetes who wish to apply for lorry or bus entitlement (Group 2) (INS186)

Ref: INS186

PDF, 610 KB, 8 pages

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Details

These leaflets provide guidance on what you need to tell DVLA if you’re a driver with diabetes.

Updates to this page

Published 1 May 2013
Last updated 7 November 2025 show all updates

  1. Updated INF294, INF188/2 and INS186 PDFs.

  2. Updated INF188/5.

  3. Updated INF188/2 pdf.

  4. Updated INS186 pdf.

  5. Updated INF188/5 PDF.

  6. Update to Welsh PDF

  7. PDF update for INS186

  8. Updated INF294W

  9. PDF updated.

  10. Added Welsh version of INF294W

  11. PDF updates

  12. Added INF188/5W Welsh document

  13. INF188/2W updated.

  14. INF294 leaflet added.

  15. PDF updated

  16. INF188/5 updated.

  17. INS186 PDF updated.

  18. INS186 PDF leaflet updated.

  19. Update to information leaflet INF188/2.

  20. New version of INF188/2 information leaflet added.

  21. Added INS186W

  22. New version of the INS186 published.

  23. First published.

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