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Can you dive if you have diabetes?
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Permalink Reply by steve henshaw on
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from a pro diver point i would think not, as there is already enough to go wrong if you see what i mean.
but sport diving there are a number of clubs that do dive diabetics but again this also depends on which type you have 1 or type 2.
you will have to shop around to find out who can do what for you.
but under no situation do you not tell them about your condition.
due to the sport being a hard work sport to start with before even getting in the water, we have had the super fit here a times who cannot get into a wetsuit with out help.
no i am not trying to put you off far from it, i wish you luck.
steve
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Permalink Reply by Dakota Schoonmaker on
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thanks man my brother has type one and we were both wondering.
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does it matter if it's type one. or is it the same story where you need doctors advice?
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Permalink Reply by Trey Barnette on
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Serio Dq's anybody for being diabetic , Diabetics have poor circulation which probably doesn't lend itself well to offgasing. They do however use deco chambers to treat diabetics mostly for necrosis though.
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Permalink Reply by Bracey on
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Hello
I was just about to start my second season as a diver when i was diagnosed with type one diabetes at which point my diving medical was revoked, it's taken me almost 6 months (normally a year or longer) to prove to my doctors that i can control my blood sugar levels enough to get an appointment for a DMO exam.
Even if your doctor signs off on the medical, companies might not want to hire diabetics which is my current concern due to possible insurance issues
Dave
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Permalink Reply by Dive Diva on
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here are Some excellent resource material regarding diving and diabetes.
"The Un-Tethered Regimen" http://www.diabetes123.com/clinic/untethered.htm, written by a well-known diabetologist who has the condition himself, provides a protocol for controlling BG while diving, amongst other physical activities.
1. "Undersea Hyperb Med. 2004 Fall;31(3):291-301.
Plasma glucose responses in recreational divers with insulin-requiring diabetes.
Dear Gde L, Pollock NW, Uguccioni DM, Dovenbarger J, Feinglos MN, Moon RE.
Dept. of Anesthesiology, Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Insulin-requiring diabetes mellitus (IRDM) is commonly described as an absolute contraindication to scuba diving. A 1993 Divers Alert Network survey, however, identified many active IRDM divers. We report on the plasma glucose response to recreational diving in IRDM divers. Plasma glucose values were collected before and after diving in IRDM and healthy control divers. Time/depth profiles of 555 dives in IRDM divers were recorded. IRDM divers had been diving for a mean of almost nine years and had diabetes for a mean of over 15 years. No symptoms or complications related to hypoglycemia were reported (or observed). Post-dive plasma glucose fell below 70 mg x dL(-1) in 7% (37/555) of the IRDM group dives compared to 1% (6/504) of the controls (p<0.05). Moderate levels of hyperglycemia were also noted in 23 divers with IRDM on 84 occasions. While large plasma glucose swings from pre-dive to post-dive were noted, our observations indicate that plasma glucose levels, in moderately-controlled IRDM, can be managed to avoid hypoglycemia during routine recreational dives under ordinary environmental conditions and low risk decompression profiles."
2. "Undersea Hyperb Med. 2005 Jan-Feb;32(1):27-37.
Scuba diving with diabetes mellitus--the UK experience 1991-2001.
Edge CJ, St Leger Dowse M, Bryson P.
The Stone Barn, Gravel Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, Oxon UK.
OBJECTIVES: To survey the outcomes and practises of divers with diabetes mellitus.
METHODS: Diabetic persons wishing to learn to scuba-dive or established divers who have diabetes mellitus in the UK are requested to fill in a detailed questionnaire annually. Divers are asked to provide basic epidemiological information and general diving history. Data provided by the diver's diabetic physician provided independent evidence of the diver's medical status. These data are recorded and analysed.
RESULTS: Data have been gathered from 323 diabetic divers (269 male, 54 female) and 8,760 dives have been recorded over 11 years. Two fatalities were reported, both in non-insulin dependent divers. One incident of hypoglycaemia underwater in an insulin dependent diabetic diver has been reported.
CONCLUSIONS: This survey showed that in the group of well-controlled diabetic divers studied, there were no serious problems due to hypoglycaemia when they dived. Long-term complications of diabetes must be excluded before a diabetic diver may be permitted to dive."
3. The YMCA diabetic protocol can be viewed here---> http://www.chesapeakebaydiving.com/Doc**ents/diabetic_protocol.pdf
4. BSAC guidelines can be viewed here---->http://www.scuba-doc.com/endmet.html#Diabetes_and_Diving
5. DAN guidelines, "Diabetes and Recreational Diving: Guidelines for the Future (2005)," can be found here
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/ne...asp?newsid=741
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Permalink Reply by James Leach on
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Some oil companies don't even want you on the boat if you take ANY medications. Pennzoil for one. To get a full dive physical, they run your blood through the gauntlet, it will come back and the doc. won't give you a pass...he dosn't want the liability. To put it simply, you have to be healthy, not somewhat healthy. Some inland companies don't care and won't demand a dive physical, just a DOT which isn't so tough to pass.
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