Resources to Guide Exercise Specialists Managing Adults with Diabetes.

ABSTRACT: Exercise is an important element to optimize health and well-being, though navigating exercise safely can be challenging for exercise specialists working with people with diabetes. Measuring glucose levels before an exercise session assists in the determination of whether exercise is safe for a person with diabetes. A number of organizations have recently developed guidelines to provide exercise and diabetes recommendations based on glucose levels and other relevant factors. However, there are limited easy-to-use resources to assist exercise specialists to determine whether exercise should be started and continued by people with diabetes. The type of diabetes, pre-exercise glucose level, medications and their timing, recent food intake and general sense of wellness all warrant consideratio

SUBMITTER: Turner G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6546780 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature