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Dr. Jane Yardley’s research focuses on exercise (most often weight-lifting) and how it affects people with type 1 diabetes. Exercise is known to make people with diabetes live much longer, much healthier lives. The biggest issue is that it generally complicates blood glucose management and brings with it an increased risk of hypoglycemia (low blood glucose – which can be very dangerous). Fear of going low is the biggest barrier to exercise in this population. She aims to achieve finding a safe and effective way for people with type 1 diabetes to exercise. Lately this has also included some studies on high intensity interval training and fasted exercise, and studies examining the menstrual cycle in an exercise context in women with type 1 diabetes. She has included some work with islet transplant recipients, and people with type 2 diabetes.
