We all hear about how important it is to measure your blood sugar and follow your diabetes diet. However, is there a close relationship between diabetes health and sport? Yes! Well, the movement has a beneficial effect on glycemia, lipid profile, and also allows you to lose excess kilograms. It increases respiratory efficiency, insulin sensitivity, and lowers cholesterol. Together with optimal blood pressure, we gain well-being.
Not only does the physical health of the patient improve, but also the mental condition of the patient. The value of sport increases in patients with type XNUMX diabetes. Training plays a significant role right after the diagnosis of the disease, because then it is still possible to normalize sugar without the support of medications.
Before you start exercising…
- Pay special attention to exercise time to prevent unnecessary damage. Since exercise reduces blood sugar levels, start physical activity 60 minutes after eating. Training can be dangerous, both when we exercise with low sugar and right after eating, when it is significantly raised. Medications to stabilize glucose are also important, never exercise at a time when their effect is strongest. For your own health, review your daily schedule and choose the best time for physical activity.
- Under no circumstances do not underestimate the warm-up, which improves the transport of blood to the muscles and, by increasing flexibility, optimally prepares you for exercise. Include in it breathing exercises, marching in place, trunk circulations and limb swings.
- The training should end with stretching the muscles, which will bring relaxation.
- Try to exercise 5 days a week for a quarter of an hour, then start devoting half an hour to training.
- Before you choose a form of activity, take a look at your fitness and health. Ideally, you should talk to your doctor about contraindications. Of course, the lightest will be walking and Nordic Walking, if it turns out that you are in great shape, nothing stands in the way of running, signing up for dancing or moderate aerobics in terms of intensity. Cycling and swimming are also good options. The suggestions here are for aerobic exercise. Let’s control the pulse. If we want to reduce body fat, we also have a gym at our disposal. Let’s take care of the regularity of training and proper motivation, which will pay off in the fact that after some time we will not have to force ourselves to exercise, even if we have not been particularly fond of sport so far.