Being More Active Is Better for You!

If you have diabetes, being active makes your body more sensitive to insulin (the hormone that allows cells in your body to use blood sugar for energy), which helps manage your diabetes. Physical activity also helps control blood sugar levels and lowers your risk of heart disease and nerve damage.

Some additional benefits include:

• Maintaining a healthy weight

• Losing weight, if needed

• Feeling happier

• Sleeping better

• Improving your memory

• Controlling your blood pressure

• Lowering LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and raising HDL (“good”) cholesterol 

• Improving your memory

While doing some kind of exercise is certainly important, the right type and duration of exercise are of equal importance.  Do you work out with free weights or machines?  Do you work out for a short period of time, or is a longer time more beneficial?  These are important questions to know the answers to before beginning an exercise routine.