Knowledge and Awareness about Diabetes of Recently Retired Athletes
Abida Naseer *
Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Saeed Javed
Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
Faryal Gul
Department of Sports Sciences, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sumera Sattar
Department of Health and Physical Education, Lahore College Women University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Fehmida Ayub
Department of Health and Physical Education, Government College Women University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Abdul Haseeb Hayat
Agriculture Department, Fodder Research Institute Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
Ali Sher
Govt. Elementary School Baqirpur, School Education Department Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
Adnan Asghar
Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objective: The present research aimed to provide knowledge and awareness to the retired athletes about their diabetes.
Methodology: The research hascross-sectional research design. The glucose level of 300 recently retired male athletes was observed through Glucometer before data collection. Total 163 out of 300 athletes were found diabetic. The data was collected from these 163 diabetic retired athletes through the questionnaire. The researchers took three months to complete the process of glucose testing process retired athletes through Glucometer. Afterward, the collected data was edited into SPSS (v-26) for further analyses. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics using frequencies and percentages on the written observations of retired athletes.
Results: The findings have shown that athletes were become diabetic due to give up their sports practices and exercises after their retirement. Before retirement, they were taken rich carbohydrates in their meals and utilized them in their routine sports practices and competitions. Afterward, the eating habits of athletes were still in progress but their sports habits were changed which cause their diabetes.
Conclusion: It was concluded that the retired athletes of Pakistan belonging to any sports should observe their blood glucose regularly. Furthermore, they should continue their exercises and sports involvements to maintain their fitness levels as well as to control the glucose levels in their blood. This enhances not only their healthy lifestyle but also they may spend their healthy lives.
Keywords: Knowledge and awareness, diabetes, retired athletes, Pakistan