Diabetes and diving

Criteria for diving include:

• Good control of blood glucose level
• No severe secondary complications of diabetes (eyes, kidneys, blood vessels)
• Understanding of the relationship between the disease and exercise

Criteria which exclude diving:

• Serious hypoglycemic episode within the past 12 months
• Advanced secondary complications of the disease
• Poor control of blood sugar
• Unaware of the early warning signs of hypoglycemia
• Lack of insight into the relationship between diabetes and exercise