title: [Diabetes and driver's license. A commentary].
abstract: The paper reviews some recent articles on hypoglycaemia, and the prevalence of road traffic accidents, respectively, as experienced by diabetic patients. Two aspects are particularly emphasised: according to recent recommendations, type-1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients are advised to strive for near-normoglycaemia, which may, in turn, increase their risk of getting hypoglycaemia; hence, car driving may become particularly dangerous for insulin-treated patients. The recent literature contradicts the widely held belief that insulin-treated diabetics are more frequently involved in road traffic accidents than the average population. However, there are some subpopulations among the type-1 diabetic patients who may need special safeguards against hypoglycaemia-induced road traffic accidents; this issue is being discussed in the paper in more detail.
authors.affiliation: Diabetesambulanz der Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chantelau
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Diabetes und Führerschein. Ein Kommentar.