What Are Hypoglycemic or Hyperglycemic Episodes?
Researchers assumed a hypoglycemic episode if the divers blood glucose level was 70 mg/dl or less, or the diver experienced symptomatic hypoglycemia before, during, or after diving. Signs & Symptoms of Hypoglycemia • sweating • nervousness • faintness • palpitations • confusion • visual disturbances • stupor • seizures • loss of consciousness Prior to the Dive Blood glucose levels below 100 mg/dl on pre-dive measurements or falling levels during subsequent tests were treated with an oral glucose gel and a fourth measurement obtained one hour later. The subject was not allowed to dive and kept under medical supervision until blood glucose level was rising or stable and above 100 mg/dl. During the Dive Volunteers who experienced hypoglycemic events (symptoms of hypoglycemia) during the dive signaled their buddies with a pre-established hand signal — an L-shape with their thumb and index finger — and the buddies ascended to the surface. On the surface, the buddy helped the diabetic dive
