Real‐World Insights Into Hypoglycemia Risk While Driving in Teens and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Authors' conclusion
These real-world findings from a small sample of teenage and young adult drivers with T1D support the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommendation for starting glucose of >90 mg/dL when driving.
Study context
- Population
- Teen and young adult drivers with T1D (median age 19, range 17–21 years), continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data over a 1-month periodtrips by 5 drivers
- Participants
- 284 participants
- Exposure
- Short trips vs Long trips
- Short tripsn = 276
- Long tripsn = 8
- Outcome
- Glycemic patterns of young drivers with T1D as they relate to clinical guidelines
- Follow-up
- 1-month period
Methodological detailsreal-world, CGM data
- Real-world
- CGM data
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hypoglycemia while driving
Short trips with starting glucose >90 mg/dL (n = 227): hypoglycemia episodes
0
Short trips with starting glucose 70-90 mg/dL (n = 32): hypoglycemic events, each with a drop in the first CGM value while driving
5
Short trips starting with glucose <70 mg/dL
17
5.7%
Long trips (all starting CGM >90 mg/dL): hypoglycemia events
0
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Average number of trips per driver
- 56.8 trips (range 9-82)
Original publication
Real‐World Insights Into Hypoglycemia Risk While Driving in Teens and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. Published 16 January 2025. doi:10.
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