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Exercise For Diabetes Patients: How Can Regular Workout Help Regulate Blood Sugar Levels In The Body?

Exercise is known to lower blood glucose levels and boosts your body's sensitivity to insulin, countering insulin resistance.

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Written By: Kinkini Gupta | Updated : May 29, 2024 9:00 PM IST

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Diabetes is a chronic illness which happens when the blood sugar levels in your body increases due to certain types of foods. There are two main types of chronic diabetes conditions which are most common among people: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. No matter the type of diabetes, the cause remains the same. In a normal body, the blood sugar spike will be countered by insulin secretion but for diabetic people, their body does not produce enough insulin and they have to take it externally to control the spikes.

The Journal Harvard Health Publishing states in their research that, exercise plays a huge role on controlling diabetes and blood sugar spikes. Previous researches have also stated that both diet and exercise need to be disciplined for patients. We already know how diet plays a role but what role does exercise play in regulating diabetes symptoms?

What Are The Effects Of Exercise For Diabetes Patients?

The role of exercise for diabetes is multifaceted. It may help diabetes patients control diabetes by controlling other health problems weight, lower blood pressure, lower harmful LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, raise healthy HDL cholesterol, strengthen muscles and bones, reduce anxiety, and improve your general well-being. Diabetes is a disease that may also get triggered by other health problems like weight gain, cholesterol, food or stress. So, the key is to regulate other conditions along with regulating blood glucose and insulin. Here's how exercise helps diabetes symptoms:

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  1. Firstly, exercise helps lower blood glucose levels in the body. Study published in Harvard Health notes that people who exercised regularly noticed a lowered HbA1c values by 0.7 percentage. This includes following a specific diet and also taking the required medications.
  2. Exercise can improve your body's insulin sensitivity and counter insulin resistance.
  3. Here are some forms of exercise which are most effective in lowering HbA1c values in people with diabetes: aerobic exercise, resistance training or a training combined with both.
  4. Research suggests that both resistance training and aerobics helped decrease insulin resistance in older adults who had diabetes and abdominal obesity. Combining the two types of exercise proved more beneficial than doing either one alone.
  5. Another research finding stated that walking for two hours can reduce the risk of heart disease resulting from diabetes more than other forms of exercises.
  6. For women, the research states that at least fours hours of moderate or vigorous exercise every week may reduce the risk of future heart problems and diabetes risk. These benefits were true even after researchers weighed in factors like BMI, smoking, and other heart disease risk factors.

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and is not vetted by an expert. Please consult a medical professional to know more about the effects of exercise on diabetes symptoms.

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Kinkini Gupta

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