A young man enrolled on a first level (18 metre) diving course. When filling in the medical history section, he crossed out the box for diabetes. He told me that he practices boxing. When I asked him to elaborate, he handed me the sheet issued to him by the Tor Vergata Polyclinic in Rome, where he is constantly monitored. I wondered if he had any contraindications to diving.
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the diver’s suitability for diving, issued by a specialist in diving and hyperbaric medicine, in agreement with and under the supervision of the diabetologist who follows the patient. Without this, it is not safe to go diving. It would be helpful to know more clinical details about this person, the insulin therapy he is taking, how long ago the clinical condition was diagnosed, how familiar he is with his condition and how the condition has progressed to date. It is essential that the diabetic diver achieves a good level of self-monitoring and self-management of his clinical condition and hypoglycaemic or insulin therapy. A diving fitness assessment by a diving and hyperbaric medical specialist is strongly recommended.
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