After many people develop diabetes, doctors will tell them that diabetes treatment requires a combination of diet, exercise and medication to achieve good results. This emphasizes the importance of exercise therapy in the comprehensive treatment of patients with diabetes. However, many patients are not aware of this and think that they can control blood sugar as long as they use medication. In fact, exercise is one of the five pillars of diabetes treatment. As long as the conditions permit and the patient pays attention to the methods, all patients can participate in exercise, and all patients are required to participate in exercise. Why do you say that?
Regular exercise can benefit people with diabetes
According to the Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Guidelines issued by the Diabetes Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, regular exercise can not only increase the patient’s insulin sensitivity (the lower the insulin sensitivity, the less effective the unit of insulin), help control blood sugar, and can also reduce cardiovascular disease. risk factors, lose weight, and improve happiness in life.
Exercise also has a significant effect on primary prevention for people at high risk of diabetes. In addition, epidemiological research results show that diabetic patients can reduce the glycated hemoglobin level of type 2 diabetes patients by 0.66% through regular exercise for more than 8 weeks; the mortality rate of diabetic patients who adhere to regular exercise for 12 to 14 years is significantly reduced.
Diabetic patients need scientific exercise
So, what principles should patients with type 2 diabetes follow when exercising?
First of all, exercise therapy should be carried out under the guidance of a physician. Necessary physical assessment must be carried out before exercise, especially medical assessment of cardiopulmonary function and exercise function (such as exercise stress test, etc.). Secondly, the exercise program should be adapted to the patient’s age, condition and physical endurance. Remember not to exercise excessively and adjust the exercise plan according to your own situation in a timely manner. Adult patients with diabetes should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise every week, including brisk walking, Tai Chi, cycling, table tennis, badminton, golf, etc. Blood sugar monitoring should be strengthened before and after exercise. When exercising heavily or intensely, it is recommended to temporarily adjust meals, diet and drug dosage to avoid hypoglycemia.
Finally, it is recommended that people with diabetes should develop healthy living habits, cultivate an optimistic and happy lifestyle, appropriately increase daily physical activities, and integrate beneficial sports into their daily lives.
