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The Diabetes Health magazine recently published an explanatory article on why blood sugar can rise during or as a result of exercise.

Are you at risk of generating ketones if you reduce your insulin before exercising?  Researchers have uncovered some comforting answers on this topic.

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 Italian study looked at the long term benefits of aerobic exercise on the prevention of the onset of peripheral neuropathy.

It concluded,

This study suggests, for the first time, that long-term aerobic exercise training can prevent the onset or modify the natural history of DPN.

http://www.jdcjournal.com/article/PIIS1056872705000905/fulltext

Study published by the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, 2006

Michael Riddell and Bruce Perkins are Canadian leaders in diabetes and exercise medical research and advice.

In this article, they discuss the risks, challenges and strategies to enable effective participation in vigorous exercise activities, such as team sports.  They also discuss the impact of pressure associated with competition.

http://www.insulinfactor.com/graphics/pdf/t1_diabetes_and_vigorous_exercisel.pdf

Researchers in the US tracked the changes in a group of adolescents over a 12 week period, where exercise was introduced but no changes made to their insulin and diet regimes.  The study concluded:

'...exercise training may be a valuable adjunct in managing type I diabetes providing there is concomitant attention to diet and insulin. Exercise training alone, however, does not improve glycemic control, although it improves physical fitness and insulin sensitivity.'

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