Fear of Hypo's - the biggest barrier to physical exercise
A Canadian study on adults living with type one diabetes (November 2008) confirms what many of us know already: the biggest barrier to regular exercise is fear of hypoglycaemia.
Previous studies have found that for over 60% of people living with type one diabetes, exercise is not a part of their lifestyle.
This particular study, on 100 participants with type one diabetes, sought to find out why. The biggest barrier to exercise was found to be a fear of hypoglycaemia. Other major barriers included work schedule, loss of control over diabetes, and low fitness level.
You can read the report here:
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/31/11/2108.full