Type 1 Diabetes and Exercise Management among Children and Adolescents: An Overview

Exercise is determinant to the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Despite being crucial for a healthy development, it brings several challenges for patients, families and professionals that deal with insulin therapy. In fact, the type, duration, intensity of the exercise (among several other factors) can have an important impact on glycemic control. For that reason, this paper aims to present an overview of some basic concepts related with exercise in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetic patients, that will be useful for clinicians to develop an effective management that enables this activity while avoiding hypo and hyperglycemia.