Treatment of hypoglycemia during prolonged physical activity in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Background: management of children with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) during physical activity includes intensive blood glucose monitoring and proper insulin and nutritional adjustments in order to prevent hypoglycemia. Regarding the treatment of hypoglycemia during physical activity, different types of rapid acting carbohydrate (CHO) can be used and recommendations are still debated.

Aim Of The Work: compare the response to three types of frequently used rapid acting CHO to correct hypoglycemia during prolonged aerobic exercise.