Type 2 Diabetes

Please see here a brief video Archie made explaining in lay terms the benefits of exercise for Type 2 Diabetes:

https://www.facebook.com/rebound.health.aus/videos/diabetes-week-2020/633812663905085/

Please watch the following videos then answer the questions below. 

Questions to go through with your supervisor:

1. How would you explain the benefits of exercise for T2DM in lay terms to a patient? How do you explain what type 1 diabetes is to a client? 

2. What are the safe pre-exercise blood sugar levels?

3. What are the safe pre-driving blood sugar levels?

4. A patient comes in for an exercise session. Their BGLs are 4.8mmol/L. They feel well. What are you going to do?

5. A patient comes in for an exercise session and reports they had a hypo earlier last night but feel ok today (their BGLs were 4mmol/L). Are you exercising this morning? Why/why not?

6. What kind of exercise are you doing if a patient comes in (with T2DM) and their BGLs are 15mmol/L and they feel well?

7. Explain the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes to a client