Many health problems can affect driving — a bad cold, infection, or virus. Even little problems like a stiff neck, a cough, or a sore leg can affect your driving.
If you are not feeling well and need to go somewhere, let someone else drive.
Some conditions can be very dangerous:
• Epilepsy – So long as it is under medical control, epilepsy generally is not dangerous.
• Diabetes — Diabetics who take insulin should not drive when there is any chance of an insulin reaction, blackout, convulsion or shock. Such a situation could result from skipping a meal or snack or from taking the wrong amount of insulin.
It also might be a good idea to have someone else drive for you during times when your doctor is adjusting your insulin dosage. If you have diabetes, you also should have your eyes checked regularly for possible night blindness or other vision problems.
• Heart condition — People with heart diseases, high blood pressure, circulation problems, or those in danger of a blackout, fainting, or a heart attack should not get behind the wheel.
If you are being treated by a doctor for a heart condition, ask if the condition could affect your driving ability.
