Safety of recreational scuba diving in type 1 diabetic patients: the Deep Monitoring programme.
Safety of recreational scuba diving in type 1 diabetic patients: the Deep Monitoring programme.
M. Bonomo,R. Cairoli,8 Authors,A. Marroni
2009 · DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2008.08.007
Diabetes & Metabolism · 25 Citations
TLDR
Experienced, well-controlled, complication-free young diabetic patients can safely go scuba diving, provided that they apply a rigorous protocol based on serial pre-dive BG measurements, and the specific variables of underwater diving do not appear to involve significant additional risks of hypoglycaemia.