Publication at Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen |
2023
Abstract
hysical activity should be a regular part of every person's day, including patients with diabetes. Unfortunately, the reality is different.
Very few of our patients meet the recommendations of the Czech Diabetes Society, i.e. physical activity of at least 150 minutes per week. Some patients state that the reason why they do not exercise regularly is the difficult management of their diabetes, with an increase in the number of hypoglycaemias and hyperglycaemias.
In addition to careful education, the Medtronic MiniMed 780G insulin pump with the SmartGuard algorithm can be of benefit to these patients. The following case reports show the effectiveness of this pump in two patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus while running a half-marathon