Introduction to Physical Activity (Paediatric Type 1 Diabetes)
An introduction to the benefits of active play and sport for children with diabetes, providing guidance on how to adjust food and insulin to enjoy participation fully.
Classification: HP (Health Professional)
Advice requires some explanation from a Health Professional who has basic nutrition knowledge to enable correct implementation.
£12.00
Price per pack
To support and encourage blood glucose management during active play and physical actively in children with type 1 diabetes.
The target group will understand:
- that children with type 1 diabetes can participate in active play in sport
- public health guidance for activity in children
- that food and insulin may need to be adjusted and blood glucose monitored to avoid high or low blood glucose
- the importance of checking and responding to ketone readings (guidance must be provided by diabetes team on ketone levels).
International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Clinical Guidelines, 2022
- Chapter 2: Stages of T1DM in children and adolescents
- Chapter 6: Diabetes Eduction in children and adolescents
- Chapter 10: Nutritional management
- Chaper 12: Assessment and management of hypoglycaemia
- Chapter 14: Exercise
- Chapter 8: Glycaemic target and glucose monitoring
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