Patient reported experience of blood glucose management when undergoing hyperbaric oxygen treatment

Background: Patients who have diabetes and require hyperbaric treatment for wound healing are an increasing population. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) has been shown to reduce a patient’s blood glucose level during an individual treatment. Anecdotal evidence suggests patients with diabetes are concerned about suffering a hypoglycaemic episode during HBOT. It is suspected that patients who have diabetes undertake protective health behaviours...