Delayed hypoglycaemia in people with type 1 diabetes after performing moderate intensity exercise before the evening meal

Research Output

For a person with type 1 diabetes, participation in exercise may increase the risk of
hypoglycaemia. Research has been performed during or immediately after exercise in a
laboratory environment, with limited evidence regarding strategies for post-exercise
hypoglycaemia prevention.
The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of delayed hypoglycaemia after
40 minutes of moderate intensity exercise at 70% VO2 max before the evening meal, in both
the real-life and laboratory exercise environments.
Nine individuals (five males, four females) with type 1 diabetes using basal bolus
analogue insulin regimens participated. All performed two sessions of 40 minutes of moderate
intensity exercise in two environments (laboratory and real-life), while following a selfmanagement
algorithm that included a 30% reduction of post-exercise evening meal insulin.
Data were collected by continuous glucose monitoring for episodes of interstitial glucose

Type:

Article
Date:

13 April 2015
Publication Status:

Published
Publisher

Wiley
DOI:

10.1002/pdi.1933
ISSN:

2047-2900
Library of Congress:

RT Nursing
Dewey Decimal Classification:

610.73 Nursing

http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/output/172825 Charlton, J., Kilbride, L., MacLean, R., Darlison, M. G., & McKnight, J. (2015). Delayed hypoglycaemia in people with type 1 diabetes after performing moderate intensity exercise before the evening meal. Practical Diabetes, 32(3), 99-102. https://doi.org/10.1002/pdi.1933

Citation

Charlton, J., Kilbride, L., MacLean, R., Darlison, M. G., & McKnight, J. (2015). Delayed hypoglycaemia in people with type 1 diabetes after performing moderate intensity exercise before the evening meal. Practical Diabetes, 32(3), 99-102. https://doi.org/10.1002/pdi.1933