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. 2023 Sep;40(9):e15169.
doi: 10.1111/dme.15169. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

Recommendations from Diabetes UK's 2022 diabetes and physical activity workshop

Anna Morris  1 , Chris Bright  2 , Matthew Cocks  3 , Neil Gibson  1 , Louise Goff  4 , Colin Greaves  5 , Simon Griffin  6 , Ben Jane  7 , Florence Kinnafick  8   9 , Paul Robb  10 , Michelle Roberts  11 , David Salman  12 , John Saxton  13 , Adrian Taylor  14 , Daniel West  15 , Thomas Yates  16 , Rob C Andrews  17 , Jason M R Gill  18
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Recommendations from Diabetes UK's 2022 diabetes and physical activity workshop

Anna Morris et al. Diabet Med. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Aims: To describe the process and outputs of a workshop convened to identify key priorities for future research in the area of diabetes and physical activity and provide recommendations to researchers and research funders on how best to address them.

Methods: A 1-day research workshop was conducted, bringing together researchers, people living with diabetes, healthcare professionals, and members of staff from Diabetes UK to identify and prioritise recommendations for future research into physical activity and diabetes.

Results: Workshop attendees prioritised four key themes for further research: (i) better understanding of the physiology of exercise in all groups of people: in particular, what patient metabolic characteristics influence or predict the physiological response to physical activity, and the potential role of physical activity in beta cell preservation; (ii) designing physical activity interventions for maximum impact; (iii) promoting sustained physical activity across the life course; (iv) designing physical activity studies for groups with multiple long-term conditions.

Conclusions: This paper outlines recommendations to address the current gaps in knowledge related to diabetes and physical activity and calls on the research community to develop applications in these areas and funders to consider how to stimulate research in these areas.

Keywords: diabetes; interventions; patient and public involvement; physical activity; physiology; priorities; research.

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