How Exercise Helps People with Diabetes?

For people who don’t know what does it mean if a person is diagnosed with diabetes, if I may explain them in the simple terms, it means that the blood sugar or ‘blood glucose’ of that specific person is too high. Although our body needs glucose for energy but having too much glucose in your blood can hurt you.

How to Take Care of Diabetes?

If someone is diagnosed with diabetes, he/she should immediately start taking care of it. It will eventually help him feel better and livelier. One can take care of diabetes by following these simple rules:

• Be physically active
• Follow a healthy diet plan
• Take medicines regularly, if suggested by the doctor

Exercise can do Wonders!

Research has shown that physical activity like daily exercise can do wonders for diabetes patients. Exercise is absolutely safe and highly recommended for people with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). Physically active lifestyle can

• Lower your blood glucose and blood pressure
• Lower bad cholesterol and improves good cholesterol
• Keeps your heart and bones strong
• Keeps your joints flexible
• Reduces body fat
• Helps you lose weight
• Reduces stress level

However, the anticipation of jumping straight into a workout routine could be intimidating. If you haven’t exercised in years then you should start today by doing a little. Don’t push yourself too hard. It is always good to start slow and then move up!

Cheers! 🙂