Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Glucose is your body’s main source of energy. Physical activity is very important for people with diabetes, as it helps control blood sugar levels and lowers the risk of heart disease and nerve damage. Here are some key points about diabetes and physical education:
- Physical activity and exercise are critical components of diabetes management.
- Everyone can benefit from regular exercise, but it is even more important for a student with diabetes.
- Physical education should be part of the school day for all children, and students with diabetes should participate fully in physical education classes and team sports.
- To maintain blood glucose levels within their target ranges during exercise, students with type 1 diabetes will make adjustments in their insulin and food intake.
- Physical education instructors and sports coaches must be able to recognize and assist with the treatment of hypoglycemia.
- Adults with or without diabetes need at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, and experts recommend aerobic activity as well as resistance and strength exercises at least twice per week.
- Patients with moderate to severe proliferative retinopathy have contraindications for resistance training.
In summary, physical activity is important for people with diabetes, and students with diabetes should participate fully in physical education classes and team sports. It is important to make adjustments in insulin and food intake to maintain blood glucose levels within their target ranges during exercise, and physical education instructors and sports coaches must be able to recognize and assist with the treatment of hypoglycemia.
