Assessment of Exercise Capacity in Children with Type 1 Diabetes in the Cooper Running Test

Autor: Jędrzej Nowaczyk, Arkadiusz Michalak, Andrzej Gawrecki, Beata Mianowska, Szymon Gałczyński, Agnieszka Szadkowska, Dorota Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Sports Medicine. 40:110-115
ISSN: 1439-3964
0172-4622
DOI: 10.1055/a-0805-1326
Popis: Regular physical activity increases lifespan for those with type 1 diabetes. However, disease-related barriers may deter children from exercise and affect their fitness. This study examined the safety of the Cooper test concerning diabetes-related acute complications in children with type 1 diabetes and their fitness. Blood glucose was recorded before and 0, 30, 60 min after the test. The covered distances were transformed to z-scores based on the national charts. Body mass index, body fat percentage and glycated hemoglobin were measured. The run was completed by 80 individuals (45% boys, age 13.6±2.1 years; diabetes duration 6.3±3.5 years). During the follow-up 11 children reached glucose alert values (3–3.9 mmol/L), 3 presented clinically significant hypoglycemia (
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