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Hypoglycemia and Hypoglycemia Unawareness During and Following Exercise

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Attention to diet, including meal composition and timing, is integral to all athletes’ training programs. Athletes with type 1 diabetes mellitus (type 1 DM) face the added task of administering insulin to carefully match energy availability and requirements. Avoiding both hyper- and hypoglycemia is a continual challenge for all patients with type 1 DM but is even more difficult for athletes who experience extreme changes in fuel utilization between periods of rest and exercise.

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