A sporting chance for diabetics

A MOSMAN exercise physiologist's online tool to help type 1 diabetes sufferers could be rolled out in hospitals across Australia.

Photo: Mosman Daily

Allan Bolton's "world first" e-learning tool is now being examined by researchers from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney.

RPA Diabetes Centre manager Marg McGill said the site could teach people with diabetes about the metabolic effects of exercise and how to better integrate exercise into their lives.

TYPE 1 DIABETES:

* An estimated 140,000 people in Australia have Type 1 diabetes, which often occurs in children.
* Unlike Type 2 diabetes, caused by unhealthy lifestyle choices such as poor diet, obesity and inactivity, Type 1 sufferers suddenly stop producing insulin for unknown reasons.
* Without insulin, the body's cells cannot turn glucose (sugar), into energy and the body burns its own fats as a substitute.
* People with type 1 diabetes need up to four insulin injections every day and must test their blood glucose levels several times daily.
* Allan Bolton has developed an e-learning tool aimed at helping people with Type 1 diabetes lead healthier, more active lives.
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Source: Mosman Daily