Limited impact of the PEP1 structured physical activity program on perceived barriers to physical activity in people living with type 1 diabetes

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3}, S Tagougui³, C Suppère¹, V Boudreau¹, M-E Mathieu^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
² School of Kinesiology and Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
³ Université de Lille, Université d'Artois, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, ULR 7369 - URePSSS - Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire Sport, Santé, Société (URePSSS), Lille, France.
⁴ CHU Sainte-Justine Azrieli Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁵ School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
⁶ Département de Nutrition et de médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁷ Endocrinology Division, Centre Hospitalier de L'université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

C Guédet et al. Diabet Med. 2025 Jul.

. 2025 Jul;42(7):e70044.

doi: 10.1111/dme.70044. Epub 2025 Apr 11.

C Guédet^{1

2

3}, S Tagougui³, C Suppère¹, V Boudreau¹, M-E Mathieu^{2

4}, A-S Brazeau^{1

5}, R Rabasa-Lhoret^{1

2

6

7}

¹ Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
² School of Kinesiology and Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
³ Université de Lille, Université d'Artois, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, ULR 7369 - URePSSS - Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire Sport, Santé, Société (URePSSS), Lille, France.
⁴ CHU Sainte-Justine Azrieli Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁵ School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
⁶ Département de Nutrition et de médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁷ Endocrinology Division, Centre Hospitalier de L'université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

This study was funded by the J‐A DeSève diabetes research cahir to RRL. Authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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