Does this count as an Extenuating circumstances ?

Hi yes it does

thanks for replying. Just asking do u have diabities and what uni did u apply to? if you dont mind me asking

Having diabetes doesn't affect your choice of university.

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I don't mean to offend but I don't think it counts as an extenuating circumstance since the cause of your GCSE grades isn't being diagnosed with diabetes but rather, your time management after that. It would be though, say, if it has caused you significant pain/rendered you unable to move etc

yes but due to me having to make sure that i look after my blood sugars everyday to make sure it doesnt go high or low. Also having a hypoglycimea in the exam or hypoglcimea can affect exam performance. i did have a hypoglcimea in teh exam but didnt notify them as i didnt want to distrub the exam hall. It was in the last 20 mins

yep - the bit about the hypoglycemia would qualify ( I think) but the bit about managing blood sugar level wouldn't.. (I don't think). There has been and are many people with diabetes that are doing just fine with their exams (one diabetic friend of mine got all A* in her GCSEs!) so univerisities may not pay special attention to this, since many people have it as well and have done fine but I thnk you should definitely mention the hypoglycemia and how that has affected your exams

I got a B instead of an A in a mock A level. I need a predicted A to apply for university. I had a bad cold (school know this) during mocks and felt very unwell generally, but I have diabetes too and my sugars were high. When I am unwell, it does seem to make me perhaps more unwell than people without diabetes. I don’t know if universities will take this into consideration. School won’t change the B to an A so the teacher said to apply for extenuating circumstances. I’ve never used my diabetes as an excuse for anything. And I did ok in my other mocks. Any advice?