Managing the adolescent athlete with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2010 Jun;57(3):829-37. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2010.02.003.

Abstract

Providing safe and successful diabetes management assistance and advice to an adolescent athlete is a challenging task. It should also be a rewarding task. To make accurate and useful recommendations one must gain knowledge about the athlete, the sport, the interaction of exercise and diabetes, and supporting resources. This article points to sources of information and illustrates the use of some of them.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Athletes*
  • Carbohydrates / administration & dosage
  • Child
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / physiopathology*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / prevention & control*
  • Glucagon / administration & dosage
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Insulin / administration & dosage
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sports Medicine*

Substances

  • Carbohydrates
  • Insulin
  • Glucagon
  • Glucose