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Exercise Training Improves but Does Not Normalize Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes.

Silmara GussoTeresa PintoJames C BaldiJosé G B DerraikWayne S CutfieldTim HornungPaul L Hofman
Published in: Diabetes care (2017)
These data demonstrate that in adolescents, the impairment in left ventricular function seen with type 1 diabetes can be improved, although not normalized, with regular intense physical activity. Importantly, diastolic dysfunction, a common mechanism causing heart failure in older subjects with diabetes, appears to be partially reversible in this age group.
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