Impact of a sports project centered on scuba diving for adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: New guidelines for adolescent recreational diving, a modification of the French regulations.
CONCLUSIONS: Although in need of further studies, these preliminary results show that CGM can be used while diving. CGM records show a continuous decrease of glycemia during dives. Based on these results, the French underwater federation has now authorized diving for adolescent type 1 diabetics following a specific diving protocol that includes HbA1c<8.5%, autonomous management of diabetes by the adolescent, reduction of insulin doses, and target glycemia prior to the dive>250mg/dL.
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Source: Archives de Pediatrie - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lormeau B, Pichat S, Dufaitre L, Chamouine A, Gataa M, Rastami J, Coll-Lormeau C, Goury G, François AL, Etien V, Blanchard JL, Hervé D, Sola-Gazagnes A Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: research
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