Physical Activity: Information for Support Persons

Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

Introduction

All children need to be encouraged to participate in physical activity and sports. Physical activity helps children to have more energy, maintain a healthy weight and to generally feel good about themselves. Physical activity is also inportant for long term health in young people with type 1 diabetes.

Points to remember

• BEING ACTIVE: may assist with the management of type 1 diabetes..
• BEFORE being active: the child with type 1 diabetes needs to eat extra carbohydrate and measure their blood glucose levels.
• WHILE being active: the child with type 1 diabetes must be supervised.
• AFTER being active: a hypo can occur up to 16 hours later.

In this Section

• Can physical activity affect blood glucose levels?
• Managing Physical Activity
• Foods to eat before being active
• Hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose level)

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