Increased insulin requirements during exercise at very high altitude in type 1 diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 591-595

  De Mol, Pieter ^a,b   De Vries, Suzanna T ^c   De Koning, Eelco J P ^d   Gans, Rijk O B ^e   Tack, Cees J ^b   Bilo, Henk J G ^e,f  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Tjongerschans Hospital   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEA LEVEL; TRAVEL;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE;

EID: 79956084472     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc10-2015     Document Type: Article

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