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Addressing the Current Challenges for Athletes With Type 1 Diabetes, discusses topics relevant to athletes with type 1 diabetes including its athletic implications, balancing exercise blood glucose levels, low-carb eating, using diabetes technology and automated insulin delivery systems, the impact of current diabetes medications on physical activity, and more. You’ll become more aware of how the disease impacts athletes physiologically and better understand safe ways to enhance athletic performance of those athletes with type 1 diabetes.
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- Discuss the potential causes of type 1 diabetes and which individuals are most likely to develop this condition.
- Summarize the key strategies that are recommended for balancing exercise blood glucose levels in athletes with type 1 diabetes.
- Explain the primary ways to enhance athletic performance in athletes with type 1 diabetes, and discuss how they may or may not differ from approaches used for athletes without diabetes.
- Judge the best ways to use diabetes technologies during training and competition while considering the benefits and drawbacks of recent advances.
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Certified strength and conditioning coaches, sport coaches, and personal trainers.Topics
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