The impact of postbariatric hypoglycaemia on driving performance: A randomized, single‐blind, two‐period, crossover study in a driving simulator

Lehmann, Vera; Tripyla, Afroditi; Herzig, David; Meier, Jasmin; Banholzer, Nicolas; Maritsch, Martin; Zehetner, Jörg; Giachino, Daniel; Nett, Philipp; Feuerriegel, Stefan; Wortmann, Felix; Bally, Lia (2021). The impact of postbariatric hypoglycaemia on driving performance: A randomized, single‐blind, two‐period, crossover study in a driving simulator. Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, 23(9), pp. 2189-2193. Wiley 10.1111/dom.14456

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Postbariatric hypoglycaemia (PBH) is an increasingly recognized complication of bariatric surgery, but its effect on daily functioning remains unclear. In this randomized, single-blind, crossover trial we assessed driving performance in patients with PBH. Ten active drivers with PBH (eight females, age 38.2 ± 14.7 years, body mass index 27.2 ± 4.6 kg/m2) received 75 g glucose to induce PBH in the late postprandial period and aspartame to leave glycaemia unchanged, on two different occasions. A simulator was driven during 10 minutes before (D0) and 20 (D1), 80 (D2), 125 (D3) and 140 minutes (D4) after the glucose/aspartame ingestion, reflecting the expected blood glucose (BG) increase (D1), decrease (D2) and hypoglycaemia (D3, D4). Seven driving features indicating impaired driving were integrated in a Bayesian hierarchical regression model to assess the difference in driving performance after glucose/aspartame ingestion. Mean ± standard deviation peak and nadir BG after glucose were 182 ± 24 and 47 ± 14 mg/dL, while BG was stable after aspartame (85 ± 4 mg/dL). Despite the lack of a difference in symptom perception, driving performance was significantly impaired after glucose versus aspartame during D4 (posterior probability 98.2%). Our findings suggest that PBH negatively affects driving performance.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Visceral Surgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition

Graduate School:

Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB)

UniBE Contributor:

Lehmann, Vera Franziska, Tripyla, Afroditi, Herzig, David, Nett, Philipp C., Bally, Lia Claudia

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1462-8902

Publisher:

Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Laura Goetschi

Date Deposited:

31 Aug 2021 07:46

Last Modified:

23 Mar 2023 10:44

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/dom.14456

PubMed ID:

34081385

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/157753

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/157753

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