Exercise and Diabetes

What affect does exercise have on diabetes ?

Exercising if your diagnosed with DIABETES is a great way of managing symptoms and to even stop it getting worse / progressing into more complications.

It helps by :

Increasing INSULIN activity

Keeping your blood pressure at a stable level. ( if not this can lead into other health problems )

Keeping your cholesterol at a stable level ( which again can lead to other health problems if not)

Keeps your weight at a healthy level

Looks after your MENTAL HEALTH

How can exercise PREVENT DIABETES?

Keeping active is great for managing prediabetes, and also can PREVENT you from getting diabetes by keeping your blood glucose levels low, and improving insulin sensitivity .

What is insulin?

Insulin is a hormone and is produced in the pancreas. It regulates the metabolism CARBS, FATS, and PROTEINS, by helping absorb glucose from the blood. It helps cells in the body absorb the glucose. When an individual is diagnosed with diabetes it means that the body is no longer properly producing insulin which doesn’t help keep glucose levels at bay. When blood sugar levels are high, it signals to your pancreas to release INSULIN. This is the production that is affected and stops working effectively.