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[Diabetes mellitus and road traffic-a position paper of the Austrian Diabetes Association (update 2023)].
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 2023 January
Public safety (prevention of accidents) is the primary objective in assessing fitness to drive a motor vehicle. However, general access to mobility should not be restricted if there is no particular risk to public safety. For people with diabetes mellitus, the Führerscheingesetz (Driving Licence Legislation) and the Führerscheingesetz-Gesundheitsverordnung (Driving Licence Legislation Health enactment) regulate important aspects of driving safety in connection with acute and chronic complications of the disease. Critical complications that may be relevant to road safety include severe hypoglycemia, pronounced hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia perception disorder as well as severe retinopathy and neuropathy, endstage renal disease and certain cardiovascular manifestations. If there is a suspicion of the presence of one of these complications, a detailed evaluation is required.In addition, the individual antihyperglycemic medication should be checked for existing potential for hypoglycemia. Sulfonylureas, glinides and insulin belong to this group and are therefore associated with the requirement of a 5-year limitation of the driver's license. Other antihyperglycemic drugs without potential for hypoglycemia such as Metformin, SGLT‑2 inhibitors (Sodium-dependent-glucose-transporter‑2 inhibitors, gliflozins), DPP-4-inhibitors (Dipeptidyl-Peptidase inhibitors, gliptins), and GLP‑1 analogues (GLP‑1 rezeptor agonists) are not associated with such a time limitation.The relevant laws which regulate driving safety give room for interpretation, so that specific topics on driving safety for people with diabetes mellitus are elaborated from a medical and traffic-relevant point of view. This position paper is intended to support people involved in this challenging matter.
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