Diabetes mellitus and driving a motor vehicle

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that not only affects the lives of patients but also influences their social interactions, including driving. Driving a motor vehicle is a complex process, requiring good visuospatial function, rapid information processing, vigilance and high decision-making sk...

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Autores principales: Mariya Nikolaevna Dunicheva, Olga Yuryevna Martyanova, Evgeniya Mikhailovna Patrakeeva, Alsu Gafurovna Zalevskaya
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4fa95e5b8e5c4c0999b248144408c4362021-11-14T09:00:20ZDiabetes mellitus and driving a motor vehicle2072-03512072-037810.14341/DM8013https://doaj.org/article/4fa95e5b8e5c4c0999b248144408c4362016-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dia-endojournals.ru/jour/article/view/8013https://doaj.org/toc/2072-0351https://doaj.org/toc/2072-0378Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that not only affects the lives of patients but also influences their social interactions, including driving. Driving a motor vehicle is a complex process, requiring good visuospatial function, rapid information processing, vigilance and high decision-making skills. Potential causes of driving impairment associated with diabetes include hypoglycemia and its effects on unawareness, retinopathy, neuropathy and ischemic heart disease. The effects of hypoglycemia can lead to dangerous and life-threatening events for both the driver and others on the road. Research data confirm that impairments from hypoglycemia affect driving performance. Many trials and meta-analyses have revealed that not all drivers follow precautions such as measuring blood glucose levels before driving; therefore, this problem remains quite relevant. In Russian Federation, the process of a person with diabetes obtaining a driver’s license is not uniformly regulated, even though this issue is related to road safety.Mariya Nikolaevna DunichevaOlga Yuryevna MartyanovaEvgeniya Mikhailovna PatrakeevaAlsu Gafurovna ZalevskayaEndocrinology Research Centrearticlediabetes and drivinghypoglycemiadriving mishapsdrivers with diabetesNutritional diseases. Deficiency diseasesRC620-627ENRUСахарный диабет, Vol 19, Iss 5, Pp 414-420 (2016)
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language EN
RU
topic diabetes and driving
hypoglycemia
driving mishaps
drivers with diabetes
Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases
RC620-627
spellingShingle diabetes and driving
hypoglycemia
driving mishaps
drivers with diabetes
Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases
RC620-627
Mariya Nikolaevna Dunicheva
Olga Yuryevna Martyanova
Evgeniya Mikhailovna Patrakeeva
Alsu Gafurovna Zalevskaya
Diabetes mellitus and driving a motor vehicle
description Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that not only affects the lives of patients but also influences their social interactions, including driving. Driving a motor vehicle is a complex process, requiring good visuospatial function, rapid information processing, vigilance and high decision-making skills. Potential causes of driving impairment associated with diabetes include hypoglycemia and its effects on unawareness, retinopathy, neuropathy and ischemic heart disease. The effects of hypoglycemia can lead to dangerous and life-threatening events for both the driver and others on the road. Research data confirm that impairments from hypoglycemia affect driving performance. Many trials and meta-analyses have revealed that not all drivers follow precautions such as measuring blood glucose levels before driving; therefore, this problem remains quite relevant. In Russian Federation, the process of a person with diabetes obtaining a driver’s license is not uniformly regulated, even though this issue is related to road safety.
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author Mariya Nikolaevna Dunicheva
Olga Yuryevna Martyanova
Evgeniya Mikhailovna Patrakeeva
Alsu Gafurovna Zalevskaya
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