New research will help diabetics exercise more safely

Funded by Diabetes UK and the Northumbria University Strategic Investment Fund, it is the first ever study which has found a way to completely avoid these dangerous falls in blood glucose – hypoglycemia – that occur after exercise. Anyone can experience hypoglycemia, but diabetics are particularly vulnerable. This is because exercise alters the body’s sensitivity to insulin and accelerates its effect. When this happens to a diabetic person, their blood sugar is used up too quickly which means it can rapidly drop hours after exercising – particularly during the night when it is most dangerous. Dr Dan West, a Senior