An Evaluation of the Safety of Pilots With Insulin-Treated Diabetes in Europe Flying Commercial and Noncommercial Aircraft.
Gillian L GardenJulia L HineStuart J MitchellEwan J HutchisonThomas P GaffneyVeronika HofmannBrian M FrierKenneth M ShawSimon R HellerGerd KoehlerGraham A RobertsDavid L Russell-JonesPublished in: Diabetes care (2020)
The protocol is practical to implement, and no events compromising safety were reported. This study represents what is, to our knowledge, the most extensive data set from people with insulin-treated diabetes working in a "safety-critical" occupation, which may be relevant when estimating risk in other safety-critical occupations.