Developing a Safe
Exercise Program
| • | An improved sense of well-being |
| • | Stress reduction |
| • | Lower blood pressure |
| • | Lower cholesterol and increased HDL cholesterol |
| • | Improved muscle tone and reduced risk of falls |
| • | Better sleep |
| • | Weight loss and maintenance |
| • | Maintenance of bone strength |
| • | Less risk of heart disease |
If you have diabetes, you will get all these benefits from exercise. In addition, regular exercise will improve your insulin sensitivity, and if you have type 2 diabetes, regular exercise will also improve your glucose control. However, there are a number of challenges to exercising safely if you have diabetes. The challenges
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Publication information:
Book title: Diabetes Demystified.
Contributors: Umesh Masharani - Author.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill.
Place of publication: New York.
Publication year: 2008.
Page number: 125.
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