Type 2 Diabetes - Why You Should Exercise
A lack of exercise can result in increased weight, higher blood pressure, higher stress levels and higher levels of bad cholesterol to name a few.
The problem for the type 2 diabetic is that the sufferer is more at risk from cardiovascular disease than the non diabetic.
This is why it's so important to exercise regularly.
However, this does not mean one has to spend hours (in my case getting bored rigid) in the local gym.
I decided to take more exercise after I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and aimed to do this by walking 2 miles a day.
I bought a local large scale ordnance survey map and planned a route that measured 2 miles.
I find that I can walk this is about 45 minutes and I generally do it before work in the morning.
My wife takes a train every morning to work which again is a 2 mile round trip.
I have been doing this for about 2 months now, and have found my weight reduced and my stress levels are way down.
I would love to own a dog, but my wife isn't keen, however, those of you who do, or can, this is again a fantastic way to exercise because you have to! However, you do have to be careful if you suffer from certain diabetic conditions: Diabetic Retinopathy.
You need to be careful here, and there are some forms of exercise that should be avoided.
For example, any exercise that increases blood pressure, jerks the head or increases the air pressure (diving for example) should not be undertaken, or any exercise that requires your eyes to be below your heart, toe touching for example.
Nephropathy (Kidney Disease).
Avoid extreme exercises that last a long time and raise the blood pressure, long distance running for example.
Peripheral Arterial Disease.
PAD manifests itself as a pain in the legs when walking.
This is where the arteries become clogged, and although common to both diabetics and non diabetics, it develops much more quickly in diabetics.
Basically, after 10 years of diabetes 30% of both women and men no longer feel a pulse in their feet.
The result is pain in the legs after walking a certain distance.
The way to exercise with this condition is to walk a distance just short of the distance at which pain begins and rest.
Then having rested walk the same distance again, and then rest again.
Keep repeating this process.
Eventually you may find that you can walk longer and longer distances as the exercise stimulates growth of more blood vessels in the legs.
Exercise is an emotive word for many people, but as you can see, exercise doesn't have to be about sweat and tears!
The problem for the type 2 diabetic is that the sufferer is more at risk from cardiovascular disease than the non diabetic.
This is why it's so important to exercise regularly.
However, this does not mean one has to spend hours (in my case getting bored rigid) in the local gym.
I decided to take more exercise after I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and aimed to do this by walking 2 miles a day.
I bought a local large scale ordnance survey map and planned a route that measured 2 miles.
I find that I can walk this is about 45 minutes and I generally do it before work in the morning.
My wife takes a train every morning to work which again is a 2 mile round trip.
I have been doing this for about 2 months now, and have found my weight reduced and my stress levels are way down.
I would love to own a dog, but my wife isn't keen, however, those of you who do, or can, this is again a fantastic way to exercise because you have to! However, you do have to be careful if you suffer from certain diabetic conditions: Diabetic Retinopathy.
You need to be careful here, and there are some forms of exercise that should be avoided.
For example, any exercise that increases blood pressure, jerks the head or increases the air pressure (diving for example) should not be undertaken, or any exercise that requires your eyes to be below your heart, toe touching for example.
Nephropathy (Kidney Disease).
Avoid extreme exercises that last a long time and raise the blood pressure, long distance running for example.
Peripheral Arterial Disease.
PAD manifests itself as a pain in the legs when walking.
This is where the arteries become clogged, and although common to both diabetics and non diabetics, it develops much more quickly in diabetics.
Basically, after 10 years of diabetes 30% of both women and men no longer feel a pulse in their feet.
The result is pain in the legs after walking a certain distance.
The way to exercise with this condition is to walk a distance just short of the distance at which pain begins and rest.
Then having rested walk the same distance again, and then rest again.
Keep repeating this process.
Eventually you may find that you can walk longer and longer distances as the exercise stimulates growth of more blood vessels in the legs.
Exercise is an emotive word for many people, but as you can see, exercise doesn't have to be about sweat and tears!
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