insulin-dependent diabetics in high altitude


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  We are gathering medical data on insulin dependent diabetic alpinists. In order to be able to study the data we have designed a query that you will find in this web page:

 

MOUNTAIN AND DIABETES QUESTIONNAIRE

Answer these questions and press "Send" button or print
the questionnaire and send it by fax at 34-3-451.5378


  1. Personal Description
    Name  Email  Address
       Country  Fax/Telephone number Day of Birth  Age of diabetes detection  
  2. Insuline usual treatment
    Number of injections 
      Dosage  Kind of insulin  
  3. Controls
    How many controls do you have? Which ones? 
  4. Do you follow any treatment other than insulin?
     
  5. Mountain activity
    Maximum altitude
      
    • as a diabetic
    • before being a diabetic

    Main peaks:

  6. On diabetes and mountain
    Glycemia controls done in mountain  Blood test (glucometer?) How many and When?   Urine test (glucosuries?) How many and When?  Explain How do you adjust insulin treatment and mountaineering? Do you increase
      dosage? Do you decrease
      dosage? How much?  Explain
      Do you modify your diet? YES NO 
  7. Your climbing fellows
    Are your usual mountain climbing fellows asare of what diabetis implies?
      YES
      NO Would they
      know what to do in an emergency situation? YES NO If it is so, who taught them? Have they ever done it? YES NO What happened? 
  8. Difficulties in the mountains
    Have you ever had serious metabolic disorder while climbing? YES NO If so, how did you overcome it?
      
  9. Your doctor
    Do you have medical support as a mountaineering diabetic? YES NO What does your doctor say?
       What do you think? 
  10. Would you like to make any comments

 


Institut d'Estudis de Medicina de Muntanya Dr. August Castelló Roca
c. Muntaner 231, 2on-2ona
08021 Barcelona
Tel. 202.3197