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Originally Posted by dano
The answer is YES!!!!!!
Exercise is one of the most important ways to fight off the high blood glucose levels, associated with Type II (T2) Diabetes. The only thing that it does require is that you put forth some effort.
Get off the couch and get some exercise. It won't hurt you and it will actually make you feel better. I hope this helps to motivate you to take care of yourself. We are all in this together!
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Danny, you are so very right about how much exercise can help control you numbers. Soon after I was diagnosed, I took a health class at the local community college. We had to write a paper at the end of term so I asked if I could do mine on how exercise affects diabetes.
I was working as a night auditor in a local hotel at the time, so I had access to a treadmill. Each morning when I got off work, I would take my reading, then walk on the treadmill for 10 to 20 minutes. Honestly, that was all... just 10 to 20 minutes. I'm pretty old, and have been out of shape for years, that was about all I could manage. Each time I "worked out" my blood sugar dropped an average of 10 points. By the end of the semester, my "starting point" dropped nearly 20 points. No meds for me then... things have changed, but the lessons I learned from that experiment showed me just how important it is to keep the body moving. Now I am getting out, and about. A lot slower now, but still moving. I know that if I ever stop moving, it will be the death of me, so I keep right on. <><