Hypoglycaemia unawareness in insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus

Veneman, Th.F.; Haeften, Timon W. van

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2362.1994.tb02020.x

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“…[2][3][4] Recurrent hypoglycaemia, which may lead to hypoglycaemia unawareness, has prevalence rates of about 25% in patients with type 1 diabetes. 5 These factors may individually or in combination increase the risks for motor vehicle accidents among this patient group. 6 Other medical complications which may increase the risk of motor vehicle accidents in this patient group include diabetic neuropathy and retinopathy.…”

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Insulin-treated diabetes and driving: what is the patient’s knowledge of current regulations?

Jackson-Koku

Morrison

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et al. 2010

Diabetes & Vascular Disease

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O ur survey aimed to determine whether educational deficits exist regarding patients' knowledge of current driving regulations. We surveyed 100 insulintreated diabetes patients using questionnaires in October 2008. Fifty-eight were male and 42 female. Mean age was 52.9 years, mean duration of diabetes 15.1 years and mean glycated haemoglobin A 1C 7.5%. Eighty-nine patients (89%) had notified the UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and 79 (79%) their insurance company of insulin treatment. Sixty-five patients (65%) said they would consider checking their capillary blood glucose levels before each driving episode. The mean length of time patients said they would consider rechecking their capillary blood glucose levels during long journeys was 2.8 hours and the median time they will consider waiting before resuming driving after a hypoglycaemic episode was 45 minutes. The mean capillary blood glucose level that patients said they would consider safe to drive with was 4.8 mmol/L. Thirty-five patients (35%) said they were unaware that driving was not permitted for at least 45 minutes after hypoglycaemia had resolved. We concluded that there were deficits in aspects of patients' knowledge of current driving regulations. Br J Diabetes Vasc Dis 2010;10:31-34

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