title: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and recreational scuba diving in Australia.
abstract: Dive medicine bodies worldwide recognise that, with comprehensive screening and careful management, people with insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM) can dive safely. Despite this, people with IDDM in Australia are generally denied access to dive training, an out-dated status quo that is not acceptable to the Australian diabetes community. This paper reflects upon the important advocacy work that has been done to progress this issue, and what is still required to open up access and bring Australia into line with more flexible and supportive international standards.
authors.affiliation: Chief Executive Officer, Telethon Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre, 11 Limosa Close, Stirling, WA 6021, Australia. rebecca@telethontype1.org.au.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002568:Certification; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; D004242:Diving / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice; D011998:Recreation; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: DAN - Divers Alert Network; disability; fitness to dive; health status; instruction - diving; medical conditions and problems