Regulations and Government
FAA Clears Way for ATP, Commercial Pilots with Diabetes
The agency developed a new medical protocol that relies on continuous glucose monitoring for first- and second-class medical issuance.

The U.S. FAA has developed a new medical protocol that paves the way for people with diabetes to seek airline transport or commercial pilot flying privileges. A notice published in today’s Federal Register reverses the agency’s long-standing policy that limited persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) to third-class medical certificates that were granted under a special-issuance, case-by-case basis.


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