Getting regular exercise is a great way to stay healthy. It helps to prevent heart disease. It also can help to keep weight and blood sugar under control.
Many people with type 1 diabetes exercise every day. Both children and adults with type 1 diabetes compete in sports. Some are professional athletes. However, in a person with diabetes, exercise can lead to a steep drop in blood sugar levels. This condition is called
hypoglycemia. To avoid this, you'll need to balance insulin and food intake with the amount of exercise you do. Dose and timing of insulin injections are very important.
Talk with your health care professional — or your child's — to come up with the best approach for your (child's) lifestyle.
Practice basic
good exercise habits. In addition, take a few extra precautions for safe exercising.
For certain people, and in certain circumstances, more safeguards may be needed. For example, if you have eye or kidney problems, it is critical that you choose activities that will help but not harm your body.
