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<blockquote data-quote="Jaxx" data-source="post: 102761" data-attributes="member: 22239"><p>Really good info Snaggo. I've been diving with Type 1 diabetes since 1986 too and follow the same management practices.</p><p></p><p>We've just returned from our first visit to St Lucia (fantastic all inclusive 2-for-1 deal) where, for the first time ever, I had great difficulty in getting accepted for diving in spite of my divemaster status and consultant's letter. Grrrr!!!! Their ass-guarding problem was that the letter didn't say the actual words "medical clearance", an issue I'll be raising with PADI. </p><p></p><p>I had of course signed the usual liability waiver and had full diving insurance cover. Nevertheless, the dive manager insisted on trying to contact the UK doctor by phone (5-hour time difference) to ask for a rewrite in his words instead of hers. I'm sure that went down really well! She said "no" of course. Luckily for me, by the time he managed to get that negative response we'd already done 5 dives safely and he backed down. </p><p></p><p>The Divers Altert Network (DAN) also has a great website with lots of info on medical matters. We've taken out annual memberships this year for the first time, which includes excellent international diving insurance cover and expertise. The European link is - https://www.daneurope.org/eng/english_.htm. </p><p></p><p>So, time to start dreaming where to go next..........</p><p></p><p>Jaxx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaxx, post: 102761, member: 22239"] Really good info Snaggo. I've been diving with Type 1 diabetes since 1986 too and follow the same management practices. We've just returned from our first visit to St Lucia (fantastic all inclusive 2-for-1 deal) where, for the first time ever, I had great difficulty in getting accepted for diving in spite of my divemaster status and consultant's letter. Grrrr!!!! Their ass-guarding problem was that the letter didn't say the actual words "medical clearance", an issue I'll be raising with PADI. I had of course signed the usual liability waiver and had full diving insurance cover. Nevertheless, the dive manager insisted on trying to contact the UK doctor by phone (5-hour time difference) to ask for a rewrite in his words instead of hers. I'm sure that went down really well! She said "no" of course. Luckily for me, by the time he managed to get that negative response we'd already done 5 dives safely and he backed down. The Divers Altert Network (DAN) also has a great website with lots of info on medical matters. We've taken out annual memberships this year for the first time, which includes excellent international diving insurance cover and expertise. The European link is - https://www.daneurope.org/eng/english_.htm. So, time to start dreaming where to go next.......... Jaxx [/QUOTE]
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