An Evaluation of the Safety of Pilots With Insulin-Treated Diabetes in Europe Flying Commercial and Noncommercial Aircraft | Zendy

Gillian L. Garden | Zendy; Julia Hine | Zendy; Stuart J. Mitchell | Zendy; Ewan J. Hutchison | Zendy; Thomas P. Gaffney | Zendy; Veronika Hofmann | Zendy; Brian M. Frier | Zendy; Kenneth Shaw | Zendy; Simon Heller | Zendy; Gerd Koehler | Zendy; Graham Roberts | Zendy; David RussellJones | Zendy

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An Evaluation of the Safety of Pilots With Insulin-Treated Diabetes in Europe Flying Commercial and Noncommercial Aircraft

Author(s) -

Gillian L. Garden,

Julia Hine,

Stuart J. Mitchell,

Ewan J. Hutchison,

Thomas P. Gaffney,

Veronika Hofmann,

Brian M. Frier,

Kenneth Shaw,

Simon Heller,

Gerd Koehler,

Graham Roberts,

David RussellJones

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc20-0277

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , insulin , aeronautics , endocrinology , engineering

The risk of hypoglycemia in people with insulin-treated diabetes has debarred them from certain "safety-critical" occupations, including flying commercial aircraft. This report evaluates the effectiveness of a protocol enabling a large cohort of insulin-treated pilots to fly commercially.

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