skydiving.

Would like to do a tandem skydive to raise funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer but seem to recall being told that type 1 diabetics should not do such an activity because of the eyes.
Has anyone any experiences please?

I used to skydive, and did many solo jumps - I just had to get my GP to sign a form to say he felt I was safe and I understood the risks, no problems. Although I had to stop when I smashed into the ground on winters day and destroyed my ankle, and then had it rebuilt.

This was 15 years ago, but there was no ban on T1 diabetics doing it, I had previously paraglided in the Alps, and flown a glider - although for both of those I didn't bother to tell them, and they didn't ask.

These days the ban on T1 flying small planes has been lifted, although we still can't fly commercially, and if we do obtain a licence, then a T1 has to have another qualified pilot sitting in the cockpit, again subject to your GP and doctor who is approved by the CAA saying you are fit - but it is not that hard, so a tandem jump is no problem - they should have goggles to protect eyes - who ever is jumping. I have to admit to almost getting a telling off from the professor of Orthopedics who put me back together - he hated charity jumpers as they cost the NHS far more, when it went wrong, than they ever raised, but as I did it for fun and as a hobby, he let me off

Many thanks for your help, that was kind of what I was looking for.
Vic.