Vnitr Lek 2016, 62(3):223-225

Motor vehicle driving and diabetes mellitus - medical aspects

Jan Brož1,*, Lenka Syčová Kriváňová1, Zuzana Fedáková1, Lilit Petrosyan2, Milan Kvapil1, Jan Polák3
1 Intení klinika 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
2 Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia
3 Centrum pro výzkum diabetu, metabolizmu a výživy 3. LF UK a FN Královské Vinohrady, Praha

Diabetes mellitus is a disease which may affect the eligibility to hold a driving license and increase the risk of a road accident. Hypoglycemia while driving is considered to be the most risky situation, with diabetes increasing the mentioned risk for instance due to impaired vision in the case of possible retinopathy. The group of drivers with diabetes being at the greatest risk as to accidents are those with a case history of severe hypoglycemia or hypoglycemia occurred while driving, or possibly of a road accident. Measuring glycaemia before driving and their knowledge how to prevent and treat hypoglycemia - those are the two crucial preventive elements indispensable for insulin treated diabetes patients in order to secure safe road traffic.

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; driving; hypoglycemia

Received: February 29, 2016; Accepted: March 18, 2016; Published: March 1, 2016  Show citation

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Brož J, Syčová Kriváňová L, Fedáková Z, Petrosyan L, Kvapil M, Polák J. Motor vehicle driving and diabetes mellitus - medical aspects. Vnitr Lek. 2016;62(3):223-225.
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