Join other American Diabetes Association^® (ADA) professional members on December 10, 2024 from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM EST for a live, one-hour panel discussion webinar, Optimizing Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes through Exercise. In this ADA webinar, the panel will focus on exercise research and strategies specifically for diabetes management in the next generation. The educational content from this session will provide health care professionals, educators, and caregivers with tools they need for young individuals to be successful in their exercise and diabetes management journey, such as helpful tips for glycemic management, physiological adaptations, and how to educate youth on the transformative power of exercise. The panel will share five actionable tips for supporting professionals and people with diabetes, as well as host a live Q&A session at the end of the webinar.  

The session is a part of the Hands On: Tips to Improve Diabetes Care webinar series available exclusively to ADA professional members and presented by the ADA’s Behavioral Medicine & Psychology, Diabetes in Primary Care, Exercise Physiology, and Diabetes Technology Interest Groups—supported by funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. 

• Identify primary factors influencing glucose levels during exercise in youth with type 1 diabetes.
• Recall barriers to exercise in youth with type 1 diabetes.
• Recognize risk factors for reducing comorbidities in youth with type 1 diabetes.
• Analyze appropriate continuous glucose monitor (CGM) alarm settings for youth with type 1 diabetes during exercise.