Topic
Physical Activity & Exercise
How exercise affects blood sugar, and safe activity recommendations.
Exercise with Monogenic Diabetes
For most subtypes the activity advice is simply the general population's. Here is where your gene and your treatment do change that picture.
Activity on a Sulfonylurea
A sulfonylurea plus unplanned exercise is the commonest route to a low in these subtypes. Here is what to check and what to carry with you.
Sport and Competitive Activity
Monogenic diabetes is rarely a reason to limit sport at all. Here is what a coach needs to know, and what depends on your particular treatment.
Building Activity into Daily Life
The weekly targets are reachable without a gym or a free hour, and that matters here because activity is for general health, not for glucose.
Cautions If Complications Exist
Most people with monogenic diabetes have no complications to work around. Where they do exist, activity needs adapting rather than stopping.