Should a diabetic with tight sugar
control drive?
New Delhi: Saturday, 29 December 2012: Worldwide, diabetics are
required to produce proof of good blood sugar control to keep their driving
license. A study by Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier, professor of medicine at the University of Toronto has shown that diabetics, who
keep their blood sugar tightly controlled run the risk of having traffic
accidents due to low blood sugar, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National
Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President,
Heart Care Foundation of India.
The risk was substantial, accounting for almost 50
percent of the accidents. The accidents were mostly related to severe
hypoglycemia in association with strict blood sugar control. The findings were
published online in PLoS Medicine. For the study, Redelmeier's team collected
data on 795 diabetic drivers. They found that one in 14 of the drivers had been
involved in car accidents. Those with low blood sugar were more likely to have
had an accident than were diabetics whose blood sugar was not as well
controlled. Moreover, the risk for having a car accident increased fourfold if
the person had a history of hypoglycemia.
Diabetics should not to drive if they feel dizzy or
have other symptoms of hypoglycemia. If some one has had a hypoglycemic episode
the previous day, he or she should not drive the car next day.
Patients with diabetes should drive only if
diabetes is under control and there is no evidence of end organ disease.
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