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

Abstract

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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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1035781

Entities

People

  • Irene Folaron
  • Jana L. Wardian
  • Mark W. True
  • Tom J. Sauerwein

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

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  • Biomedical

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  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Biomedical Research
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Information
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Materials
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Technical Information Centers
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.