i'm michael riddell i'm a professor in themuscle health research center at york university and senior scientist at lmcdiabetes i have type 1 diabetes i've had it since the age of 13 physical activity and exercise arecritically important for anyone living with diabetes both cardio exercise andweight training exercise are beneficial
for blood sugar control the healthbenefits of aerobic exercise include a lower blood pressure improve insulinsensitivity it also lowers your blood lipid levelsand lowers your risk of heart disease whereas resistance exercise you'reincreasing muscle mass which is a great
disposal for blood sugar after meals soboth forms of exercise when done together tend to cause the best improvement in bloodsugar management so now that i'm a father of someone whohas type 1 diabetes my son was diagnosed about a month ago so i have adifferent perspective on the importance of management and self-care my son'sactivity routines have to kind of be carefully monitored you can't justfreely go out and play or you can't just start a sporting event if you have type1 diabetes you have to plan ahead a little bit
aerobic exercise or cardio exerciseoften makes blood sugar drop quite a bit so we recommend testing at least twicebefore exercise maybe 30 minutes before and just before you start and then every30 minutes during the activity so that you can learn the pattern of response wecan't fully predict the blood sugar's response to exercise particularly ifyou're taking insulin so to get started it may be wise to pick up something thatcan monitor your activities whether it measures your step count measures yourheart rate and diffuse achieve maybe six thousand steps per day in thefirst week then you know you've almost met your goals
in the next two weeks you couldprobably bump up your step count to 10,000 steps per day and soon it'll justbe a little segments of walking in
Max Domi Diabetes,between meetings or in between meals oron the way to work you could take the bike before you know ityou'll achieve those 20 30 minutes per day or 10,000 steps that should be amotivator for most people to get up and start some physical activity right away
Now you learn how to handle your trouble, you will be better ready to make your appropriate choices and modifications in your life. Take into account that the following tips are only appropriate if you are using as most of them as is possible, and therefore you need to commence today to see fast effects.
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