August 16, 2025

Swiss recommendations on driving ability in patients with diabetes mellitus.

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Recommendations adjust driving guidelines for diabetes patients, indicating hypoglycaemia impacts safety.

Most individuals with diabetes mellitus can drive safely, presenting little road risk to themselves or others.
The rare traffic accidents among drivers with diabetes occur less often than for many other conditions affecting driving performance.
Recent CGMS technology advancements allow better monitoring of blood glucose levels, potentially enhancing driving safety.
Hypoglycaemia remains the primary risk for driving impairment, with CGMS usage offering a proactive safety measure for drivers.

Lehmann et al. (2025) studied this question.

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