| Millions of people have Type 2 diabetes as a result | | | | significant because it will help even more. |
| of sitting around and never exercising. And many | | | | To fight your diabetes, you first want to build up |
| more people become at risk as they put on | | | | to 30 minutes every day of walking at a |
| weight and do not get moving. This presents a | | | | reasonably fast pace. You may have to start with |
| choice. You can choose to fight Type 2 diabetes. | | | | only a few minutes at a slow pace, and very |
| Since it is a lifestyle disease, you have to decide | | | | gradually build up, but you can get to 30 minutes |
| on the best way to fight the disease. The | | | | per day and you will enjoy it while you go for |
| alternatives are medicine, diet and exercise. | | | | your walks. Please note that the amount of |
| Exercise is an effective therapy for Type 2 | | | | exercise you do (how long you walk) is more |
| diabetes, and it lowers complications of the | | | | important than the speed at which you walk. Even |
| disease. A recent study from the University of | | | | if you have to take three 10-minute walks instead |
| Missouri-Columbia found that a focus on exercise | | | | of a single 30-minute walk, you will get a big |
| gave better results than trying to change | | | | improvement. |
| exercise, diet and medication all at the same time. | | | | Don't forget to check in with your physician |
| The good news is that "it doesn't matter how | | | | before you start. Exercise works so well that you |
| overweight you are or how poor your current | | | | have to pay careful attention to prevent |
| blood glucose is at the start of the studies, the | | | | over-medicating if you have been taking medicine |
| improvements from exercise were equal across | | | | for your diabetes. |
| the board... the studies could mean that it is easier | | | | Start with a short and fun walk, do the same |
| for people to focus on one thing at a time. It is | | | | distance every day for a few days to make sure |
| easy for people to get overwhelmed when asked | | | | you are not overdoing it. If you still feel good, no |
| to make too many changes." | | | | pain from the walking, then very gradually build up |
| This was a review of over 100 other studies, and | | | | the distance and speed. Maybe a friend would |
| it found that in studies that focused on exercise | | | | enjoy walking with you, just remember to walk a |
| only, blood glucose improved twice as much as | | | | bit faster for the best exercise. |
| compared to other studies that focused on | | | | If you are capable and really want to fight even |
| exercise, diet and adherence to medication plans. | | | | more aggressively against Type 2 diabetes, you |
| Now that we know that exercise helps, what are | | | | can move up to walking at an few degrees of |
| the specific requirements? Do you have to go to | | | | incline, or move up to running. Having a treadmill at |
| an expensive gym to get your exercise? Not at | | | | home is super convenient, but does cost more |
| all. You merely want to add some physical activity | | | | than just getting into your exercise shoes and |
| to your daily schedule, and remember that some | | | | walking outdoors. The most inexpensive way to |
| daily exercise will work wonders. Moderate | | | | start is to just get going with a daily walking |
| exercise, that is, walking, has a good effect on | | | | program, and as you feel better and get in better |
| diabetes. For example, a walk after lunch or | | | | shape, increase the activity level. As you start to |
| before dinner will do you good. For your cardio | | | | enjoy you enjoy the 30 minutes a day program, |
| health, very low levels of exercise work well. But | | | | you will have a better life, and you will have a |
| for Type 2 diabetes a higher pace of exercise is | | | | longer life as you take back your health. |