Reply to Thread

Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the Diabetes Forum Survey 2025 »

Message: <blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 2039180" data-attributes="member: 468714">Yes. It is my opinion made after 52 years experience as a diabetic on insulin.I put the obvious problems of how to recognise and treat a hypo underwater up front and centre for you all to contemplate.Technical support - # if you were wearing a CGM (and assuming it was accurate) in a falling BSL state how well could youconsume glucose gel without swallowing/inhaling water? And without pulling off the mask in confusion?# would you have to go to the trouble of wearing an intravenous line with a glucose infusion linked to a CGM which sent a bolus dose of glucose if BSL trended down too much? (and how expensive and a hassle is this)?As the Americans say - it is 'a whole other ball of wax' compared to adventures in ambient air.Even with a diving buddy how 'safe' would you be? Can you imagine such a person trying to give someone with a hypo some oral glucose underwater? Glucogen injection through the neoprene wet-suit? Try to put in an intravenous line under water or if there is a line in situ to be able to administer glucose through it?And what if the person with the hypo turns combative, pulls off the buddy's mask, puts them at risk too?And one cannot expect a friendly orca or two to be conveniently there to rescue you.</blockquote>

Top Bottom