Check-up by a diabetes specialist every three months.Appropriate knowledge and understanding of diabetes and good glycemic control.Blood sugar levels over 5.5 mmol/L 90% of the time.No severe hypoglycemia (loss of consciousness, inability to treat it alone) within the last five years.To obtain the certificate, they must see a doctor and meet the following criteria: People with T1D are now able to obtain the medical certificate required to become recreational pilots, air traffic controllers or airline pilots. With the support of Diabetes Canada and Austen’s healthcare team, they achieved their goal in a little over five years. That’s when Austen McDonald and his father started to make a case for changing minds and discriminatory regulations. During those 15 years, no diabetes-related incident or security issues were reported. Pilots were able to keep their licences after getting diagnosed for over 15 years, until this policy was changed. This surprising difference highlights just how people with T1D can be discriminated against and stigmatized. However, it is interesting to note that people who were already licensed pilots when they received their T1D diagnosis were able to get this certificate and continue flying. For those reasons, it was impossible for someone with T1D to obtain the medical certificate that is required to get a pilot licence. Prior to February 2019, the main reason for not letting people with T1D become pilots was the risk of hypoglycemia, the challenge of assessing this risk and the potential impacts of a hypoglycemic episode. The rationale for these restrictions, and a shift in mentality In many countries around the world, becoming a pilot is still off limits for people with T1D. He had been advocating for several years for Transport Canada to authorize people with T1D to pursue this career. In February 2019, Austen McDonald, from Edmonton, Alberta, became the first person with type 1 diabetes (T1D) to get a professional pilot licence in Canada.
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