One of the most undemanding and the most workable ways to knock over blood sugar amounts, eliminate the dangers of “cardiovascular disease,” and perk up health and welfare, in general, is exercise.
Despite that, in today’s an inactive world where almost every indispensable job can be carried out online,
from the ergonomic chair in front of a computer, or with a streaming line of
messages from a fax machine, exercising can be a hard argument to win over.
The Weight of Exercise
Everyone should
exercise, yet the health experts tell us that only 30% of the United States the population gets the recommended thirty minutes of daily physical activity, and
25% are not active at all. Inactivity is thought to be one of the key reasons
for the surge of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. because of inactivity and obesity
promote insulin resistance.
The good news is that it
is never too late to get moving, and exercise is one of the easiest ways to
start controlling your diabetes. For people with type 2 diabetes, in
particular, exercise can improve insulin sensitivity, lower the risk of heart
disease, and promote weight loss.
Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is on the rise.
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes every year increased by 48%
between 1980 and 1994. Nearly all the new cases are Type 2 Diabetes, or
adult-onset, the kind that moves in around middle age. Symptoms of Type 2
Diabetes include increased thirst, appetite, and need to urinate, feeling
tired, edgy, or sick to the stomach,blurred vision, tingling or loss of feeling
in the hands.
The causes of type 2
diabetes are complex and not completely understood, although research is
uncovering new clues at a rapid pace.
However, it has already
been proven that one of the reasons for the boom in type 2 diabetes is the
widening of waistbands and the trend toward a more deskbound and inactive
lifestyle in the United States and other developed countries. In America, the
shift has been striking; in the 1990s alone, obesity increased by 61% and
diagnosed diabetes by 49%.
For this reason, health
experts encourage those who already have type 2 diabetes to start employing the
wonders that exercise can do for them. Without exercise, people tend to become
obese. Once they are obese, they have bigger chances of accumulating type 2
diabetes.
Today, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services reports that over 80% of people with
type 2 diabetes are clinically overweight. Therefore, it is high time that people,
whether inflicted with type 2 diabetes or not, should start doing those jumping
and stretching activities.
Getting Started
The first order of
business with any exercise plan, especially if you are a “dyed-in-the-wool”
sluggish, is to consult with your health care provider. If you have cardiac
risk factors, the health care provider may want to perform a stress test to
establish a safe level of exercise for you.
Certain diabetic
complications will also dictate what type of exercise program you can take on.
Activities like weightlifting, jogging, or high-impact aerobics can pose a risk
for people with diabetic retinopathy due to the risk for further blood vessel
damage and possible retinal detachment.
If you are already
active in sports or work out regularly, it will still benefit you to discuss
your routine with your doctor. If you are taking insulin, you may need to take
special precautions to prevent hypoglycemia during your workout.
Start Slow
For those who have type
2 diabetes, your exercise routine can be as simple as a brisk nightly
neighbourhood walk. If you have not been very active before now, start slowly
and work your way up. Walk the dog or get out in the yard and rake. Take the
stairs instead of the elevator. Park in the back of the lot and walk. Every
little bit does work it helps a lot.
As little as 15 to 30
minutes of daily, heart-pumping exercise can make a big difference in your
blood glucose control and your risk of developing diabetic complications. One
of the easiest and least expensive ways of getting moving is to start a walking
program. All you need is a good pair of well-fitting, supportive shoes and a
direction to head in.
Indeed, you do not have
to waste too many expenses on costly “health club memberships,” or the most
up-to-date health device to start pumping those fats out. What you need is the
willingness and the determination to start exercising to a healthier, type 2
diabetes-free life.
The results would be the
sweetest rewards from the effort that you have exerted.