Free Webinar - Hiding in Plain Sight: Diabetes and driver safety

When
11 Feb 2026
11:00 - 12:00
Location
Online, via Zoom

Registration

Member - One Delegate
Non - Member - One Delegate

The Institute will be presenting the next webinar for the membership [and guests] on Wednesday 11th February 2026 at 11:00 UTC. [please ignore any error in the automated emails where the time might be shown as being in a different zone]

Kate Walker

will be discussing

‘Hiding in Plain Sight: Diabetes and driver safety’

Type 2 diabetes is a known national health crisis – it’s also a road safety crisis. Our recent report shows that people who drive for a living are twice as likely to develop diabetes. A survey of RHA members estimates as many as 2 in 5 employees (40%) in road transport have diabetes. One in four people with diabetes are undiagnosed. There are known and foreseeable risks when diabetes is not effectively managed, such as lack of sensation in feet leading to pedal errors, and these can have a significant impact on road safety. The webinar will discuss what diabetes is, the size of the problem, the risks and how we can start to mitigate these to ensure everyone can manage their diabetes safely, improve health and make our roads safer.

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Kate is the CEO of the Diabetes Safety Organisation, working in the construction and logistics sector, addressing the ever-present and increasing safety risk posed by diabetes. The company work to increase awareness and understanding of the invisible risks and health concerns associated with diabetes. Kate also sits on the Older Drivers Task force and the Tackling Ill Health Working Group for CONIAC.