… Prepared by Dr Norman Hohl – TMA member Gold Coast
A fascinating presentation in Perth late yesterday at the Australian Diabetes Conference by a Paul Fournier showed the progressive fall in glucose for 2hrs after moderate exercise in Type 1 Diabetes, can be prevented by a 10 sec maximum intensity sprint immediately after the moderate exercise. This could be of critical benefit for travellers who find themselves unexpectedly without their carbohydrate emergency supply at hand.
(For regular sports, or adventure travellers, he showed convincingly that a 4 sec burst of max intensity sprinting every 2 minutes during moderate exercise, also decreased significantly the hypoglycaemia occurring in the 2hrs after.)
Clearly this is only for the emergency as carrying the glucose is better, but the unintended can happen, particularly when travelling, and this could prevent loss of consciousness.
A unique resource is now available for specific effective practical advice on exercise for type 1 diabetes. This is really an amazing web-based tool, that I am sure any Type 1 diabetes (T1D) traveller would find invaluable, as well as those who are fearful or confused about exercise and are not travelling.
Have a look at www.exT1D.com.au site here.
Allan Bolton has put enormous personal effort into writing this and has had to charge a subscription fee to make it viable. He is lobbying to get it available free without biased sponsorship deals, but currently it costs $85, but any T1D who likes sport and travel, or parent who wants their child to be active and liberated would find it well worthwhile.
