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Open Access
01-05-2019 | Case Report
Insulin pump settings and glucose patterns during a 1008-km non-stop bicycle race in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Authors:
Tomasz Klupa, Jerzy Hohendorff, Teresa Benbenek-Klupa, Bartłomiej Matejko, Maciej T. Malecki
Published in:
Acta Diabetologica
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Issue 5/2019
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Excerpt
There is a general consensus that physical activity should be recommended for individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) [
1]. While moderate exercise can be relatively easily managed with respect to diabetes, extreme or prolonged sport activity still remains a challenge [
1]. Extreme sports are in general not recommended for individuals with T1DM, but more and more patients choose them. In such cases, diabetes management should be highly individualized, and advanced technologies often can be useful [
1]. …