The SCHN (Randwick) diabetes team has developed evidence-based resources to assist children/teens with type 1 diabetes and their families navigate physical activity/exercise when using insulin injections or insulin pump therapy.
As regular physical activity has a range of benefit essential for a healthy body and mind, the SCHN (Randwick) diabetes team strongly encourage children/teens with type 1 diabetes to remain physically active in keeping with Australian guidelines which recommend a minimum of 1 hour per day.
In 2021, the SCHN (Randwick) diabetes team developed evidence-based booklets and activity planners for children/teens using either insulin injections or insulin pump therapy. The team have used these resources when facilitating group education sessions focussing on physical activity/exercise and at other key times education times including at initial diagnosis, as part of routine clinic appointments and when changing insulin delivery method such as transition from multiple daily insulin injections to insulin pump therapy.
Children/teens with type 1 diabetes and their families in the SCHN (Randwick) diabetes service have been asked to evaluate these evidence-based resources via a survey which is being conducted under a quality improvement activity framework (CHARLI #7395).