Saturday, October 16, 2010

How Does Physical Exercise Help Diabetes Patients?

Physical activities have many more benefits than just to help you lose weight. For Diabetes patients, it is no less than a boon, and has long-term and static advantages. 


Being active, you improve your cholesterol, reduce stress, prevent osteoporosis, lower your blood pressure and help youself sleep. This, in turn, boosts your immune system and gives you more energy. In addition, when you engage in physical activities, your muscles use the glucose for energy, reducing your blood glucose for energy, reducing your blood glucose levels. Exercise also increases your insulin sensitivity, which means you will need less insulin to get glucose for your cells. This way physical exercise helps Diabetes patients. 

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