Inconsistent blood glucose checking before driving among drivers with type 1 diabetes: Results from the Australian YourSAY: Glucose Monitoring study

S Trawley; E Holmes-Truscott; J Speight

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2016.09.023

Inconsistent blood glucose checking before driving among drivers with type 1 diabetes: Results from the Australian YourSAY: Glucose Monitoring study

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2016 Nov:121:173-177. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.09.023. Epub 2016 Oct 1.

Authors

S Trawley¹, E Holmes-Truscott², J Speight³

Affiliations

¹ School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: strawley@acbrd.org.au.
² School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; AHP Research, Hornchurch, Essex, UK.

PMID: 27723476
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.09.023

Abstract

In a survey of Australian drivers with type 1 diabetes, three-quarters reported not checking their blood glucose consistently before driving. They reported lack of health professional recommendation of this behaviour, less concern about safety, and preference for consuming fast-acting glucose, which may be less effective for mitigating risk.

Keywords: Blood glucose checking; Driving; Insulin; Road safety; Type 1 diabetes.

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic / trends*
Adult
Automobile Driving*
Blood Glucose / analysis*
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / methods*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / blood*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Surveys and Questionnaires*
Victoria / epidemiology

Substances

Blood Glucose