Sport medicine, diabetes mellitus and ademolus classification of hypoglycaemia

Abstract

Sport has become a globally acceptable activity embraced by different cadre of the society. Competitive sporting activities whether at the amateur or professional level have become a means of livelihood among individuals or a means of interaction among nations. Also individuals engage in one form of sporting activity or the other in other to keep fit a behaviour that has medical backing. Some of the health benefits of sporting activities include improved cardiovascular health, the heart is a muscle and it needs to be exercised, lowers risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, and helps manage weight. Reduce blood pressure, enhanced aerobic fitness, improved muscular strength and endurance, improved joint flexibility and range of motion and stress relief. On the other hand, physical inactivity is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a widening variety of other chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus.