[Diabetes mellitus--fitness to drive private and commercial vehicles]. / Die Fahrtauglichkeit und die Kraftfahrereignung bei Diabetes mellitus. Der Diabetiker am Steuer.

For diabetic drivers of private or commercial vehicles and with impaired driving fitness, it is particularly important to avoid accidents. They must be aware of and know how to avoid potential diabetes-related driving problems. This especially applies to hypoglycemia awareness training, recognition of their hypoglycemic symptoms and intensive self-monitoring of blood glucose levels. There are new EU guidelines for driver's licenses. To determine the suitability of a diabetic person for road traffic, a medical evaluation is necessary. Insulin-treated diabetics should receive and observe the "Advice for Motorists under Insulin Treatment."

[Social medicine aspects of diabetes mellitus and its significance for expert consultation by physicians in public health]. / Sozialmedizinische Aspekte beim Diabetes mellitus und ihre Bedeutung für die gutachterliche Tätigkeit der Arzte im öffentlichen Gesundheitswesen.

Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is in many cases a decisive turning-point in patients' life, often seriously affecting his family, profession and social contacts. Physicians engaged in Public Health work must take these sociomedical aspects into consideration, as well as the modern treatment methods in diabetes, when preparing their medical expertises concerning diabetic patients.