Hello all, this is a great question, I am going to post it on the Exercise Physiology Interest Group as well.
Thank you, LaurieAnn
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LaurieAnn Scher, MS, RD, CDCES
Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Chief Strategy Officer
Fitscript
LaurieAnn.scher@fitscript.com203 247 0072
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-05-2020 12:26
From: COLETTE LE BIENVENU
Subject: Retrain athletes/recreational runners with diabetes
It is an interesting topic. I imagine athletes are expelling large quantities of air when exercising which may contribute to viral transmission if they are near another person. The mask helps reduce this transmission, however I imagine the elevated CO2 inhalation associated with mask use may also have detrimental effects on a person's health. I would be curious to know as well if HCWs who are wearing the N95 mask for prolonged periods of time are frequently going into compensated metabolic acidosis, and what health impact this can have over time with regular use of the mask...
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Colette G. Le Bienvenu Melo
Student RN
B.S. Food & Nutrition Science
Original Message:
Sent: 06-04-2020 13:40
From: Kathleen Hebdon
Subject: Retrain athletes/recreational runners with diabetes
I have seen a few joggers in my community running with masks on. I cannot believe that would be ideal for the professional athlete. Hopefully they will be able to train while social distancing. One thing is for sure, everyone with diabetes should be aware that it does put them at higher risk for COVID complications and hospitalization. Perhaps an athlete's lifestyle decreases that risk. That would be an interesting study...
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Kathleen Hebdon RN, BSN, CDE
SPRINGVILLE NY
Original Message:
Sent: 06-03-2020 20:38
From: Janardanan Kumar
Subject: Retrain athletes/recreational runners with diabetes
Now that whole world is coming out from an extended lockdown in a phased manner, the question that pops out is how to retrain athletes and recreational runners who were forced to be in shelter in place and got themselves detrained for weeks.
we need to propose an algorithm for asymptomatic Covid 19 negative population as well as Covid19 patients who had been asymptomatic or had only mild symptoms and recovered in less than ten days.
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Janardanan Kumar MD
Chennai
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