The United States Air Force (USAF) restricts military personnel with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) from participating in military deployments due to the uncertainty of healthcare availability in an austere environment. For military providers, assessing a member' s candidacy for deployment has been challenging as no data has been published describing the effect of a deployment on glycemic control among military personnel with OM.


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    Title :

    Diabetes in Combat: Effect of Military Deployment on Diabetes Mellitus in Air Force Personnel


    Contributors:
    I. Folaron (author) / J. L. Wardian (author) / M. W. True (author) / T. J. Sauerwein (author)

    Publication date :

    2017


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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