Does exercise in cool water cause a higher risk of hypoglycaemia than in thermoneutral conditions in type 1 diabetes?
Exercise at 40% <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow><mml:mover><mml:mi>V</mml:mi> <mml:mo>˙</mml:mo></mml:mover> <mml:msub><mml:mtext>O</mml:mtext> <mml:mtext>2peak</mml:mtext></mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> performed in a basal insulinaemic state in cool water in people with type 1 diabetes does not cause a greater decrease in blood glucose concentration than in thermoneutral water or on land, but blood glucose increases early during on-land recovery, probably as a result of a transient fall in plasma insulin.
Authors
- Timothy W. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7989-1998)
- Shane Kevin Maloney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5878-2266)
- Elizabeth A. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4244-5473)
- Kristina J Abramoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8736-2327)
- Paul Fournier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9963-9685)
Institutions
- Children's Medical Research Institute (AU)
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetologia
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-025-06456-w
- Primary Topic
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- American Diabetes Association
- University of Western Australia