Diabetes and PIP

Firstly, I found your advice about the questions they ask at a Face-To-Face for PIP very useful in my recent application process. I had already read the Assessor's Guide and Decision Maker's Guides and how they are taught to trick people etc. But I had not found a list of questions they would ask until your guides. Hopefully, I am going to be okay as I am quite a clear cut case.

However, I am now trying to help a relative who has Type 1 Diabetes and they also have mental health issues. They need supervision all of the time as they are unable to know that they are going hypo. They also have frequent hypos.

They got DLA but have failed to get PIP and it is now going to tribunal.

I therefore wondered if you could please tell me if there are any precedents for diabetics getting PIP - especially those with other issues?


Thank You In Advance.

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Thank you Gordon. That is what I have advised the people who are trying to sort it out for them. For example, I have Diabetes Type 1 and have complete control. I doubt very much my Diabetes will add anything to my personal PIP application. For me, I have other issues for why I am applying for PIP.

However, my relative is a diabetic with no control over their diabetes and the whole essence of their application has been that they need 100% supervision/someone near by, not just due to diabetes but for mental health issues too! I do not know what was written on their form by their caregivers as I only got involved after the MR as they knew I had done a lot of research into PIP due to my own circumstances.

I am drawing a blank with mobility though. The only descriptor that would come close to them and get them Mobility is 13f. But the person accompanying has to be navigating for that descriptor to apply doesn't it? 13d doesn't apply as they need supervision on all journeys.

I thought I saw a post on here a while back from an epileptic who had managed to get Enhanced Mobility. So this made me think that perhaps Mobility wouldn't be such a shut door to my relative after all? Especially as they have to be able to do the activity safely in order to be considered able to do it.

I have advised them on descriptors I believe could be applied to them in Daily Living. However people's thoughts on mobility would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you again.