PIP diabetic impaired vision 2

Hi AAT,
Think about how you do each activity.
Firstly cooking - what part of the process can you actually do - bearing in mind safety, reasonable time, acceptable standard and repetition. (These are the size called 'reliability' criteria.)
Are you able to peel and chop vegetables without slicing your finger?
Have you had kitchen accidents?
Can you identify different vegetables and different meat?
Can you read the dial on the cooker?
Do you drop things because you don't see them properly?
Can you read packets to understand cooking instructions?
Can you see if meat is properly cooked?
Can you tell salt from sugar?
The test requires a simple one course meal from fresh ingredients. Think about how you would do this, how long it would take bearing in mind the questions above and any other difficulties you might have. If you take more than twice the time and able bodied person would take, or have a risk of substantial harm, cuts, burns etc or even fire if you fail to turn off the cooker or leave something near it which could catch light then you fail the criteria. All 4 must be met. Also if you produce burnt food or undercooked or over salted food etc this indicates unacceptable standard.
Failure to meet all the criteria will show help is required.
Sometimes a gadget might help you stay safe etc. if so then the correct points would get for an aid/appliance.
Maybe some supervision would help?
However, if someone needs to help and effectively they are the chef and you only do watch or do very little then you can't cook and prepare food.
If no amount of help reduces safety, acceptability etc then 1f would apply.
Although you haven't specifically asked about other daily living descriptors - think about safety and other of the 4 criteria
For example - can you see to get in the bath safely, can you correctly use the tap and not scaled yourself?
Reading I assume will be difficult as you have suggested. But can you identify any medicine, and safely take these? At least you might need a dosett box filled by another or someone needs to supervise medicine taking?
Are you able to do up buttons and shoelaces? How long do you take - is it too long?
Budgeting- do you need help to read bills and make payments?
Remember that with all descriptors it is help reasonably required not actually given.
As for mobility - it sounds like you may need to be accompanied on both familiar and unfamiliar journeys - so 1f?
If you can't see traffic, potholes, kerbs, lampposts etc then there is a clear risk of harm - likely to be substantial if you fall or don't see a car! This will be more so if you have other mobility issues.
There was a fairly recent case about someone with bad eyesight who avoided going out at night as she couldn't see well. This is the leading case on repetition - because the lady couldn't repeat the activity across the whole, (as evidenced by her avoidance of night journeys,) she failed to meet the criteria and could achieve points under mobility 1.
Unless you have other physical health problems that reduce your walking ability, then it is unlikely you will also achieve points under mobility 2.
Remember that even if you have a better day and go out walking or achieve cooking without issue etc this won't matter. Descriptor s only need to be satisfied for the majority of days. (Confusingly 'always' is not all of the time!)
I hope this helps.
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
LL26