(Akademia Bialska im. Jana Pawła II, 2024-04-05)
Huk-Wieliczuk, Elżbieta
The aim of the study was to assess physically active academic adolescents’
knowledge of T2DM – risk factors, diagnostic options diabetes and symptoms of
hypoglycaemia.
Material and methods: The study was carried out by means of a diagnostic survey, using
an original questionnaire survey, among 195 students.
Results: 1. The highest percentage of respondents believed that improper dietary
management (including eating disorders), lack of systematic physical activity, use of
stimulants, chronic stress and insomnia were conducive to an increase in the incidence
of T2DM. 2. The AWF students were able to identify options for diagnosing diabetes and
knew the main symptoms of hypoglycaemia. 3. The knowledge of academic adolescents on
selected aspects of type 2 diabetes varied and was determined by the gender and age of
the respondents.
Conclusions: There is a need to continuously monitor the style of academic youth and
educate them about the risk factors of this disease entity.