| Benefits
of Exercise
Here's a quick
run-down of the benefits
of exercising often.
Exercise can:
- Keep your heart
and lungs healthy
(so you don't get
out of breath
running up the
stairs)
- Make you stronger
and more flexible
- Help you maintain
a healthy weight
- Help you feel
better when you're
in a bad mood
- Relax you when you
feel tense or upset
-
Help you sleep well
- Give you
confidence in
yourself
- Improve your
body's response to
insulin
- Lower your blood
glucose levels
Here
are a few ideas:
| Aerobics |
Horseback riding |
Snow shoeing |
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| Baseball |
Ice hockey |
Snowboarding |
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| Basketball |
Ice skating |
Soccer |
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| Bicycling |
In-line skating |
Softball |
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| Dancing |
Jogging |
Stair-walking |
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| Field hockey |
Juggling |
Surfing |
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| Football |
Jump rope |
Swimming |
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| Frisbee |
Jumping jacks |
Tennis |
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| Gardening |
Rock-climbing |
Volleyball |
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| Golf |
Rowing |
Walking |
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| Gymnastics |
Running |
Water polo |
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| Hackey-sack |
Skateboarding |
Walking |
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| Hiking |
Skiing |
Wrestling
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People with diabetes
do need to be more
careful about when and
how long they exercise,
though. Like eating,
your exercise should be
planned. Make sure you
have enough fuel to keep
going. If you don't, you
could get hypoglycemia.
That's why it's best to
always carry something
with carbohydrate with
you, in case your blood
glucose gets too low
while you're on your
bike.
On the other hand,
if your blood glucose is
really high (your
parents or doctor can
tell you what level that
is), you may have
ketones in your blood.
For
more on ketones, click
here. Too many
ketones can make it
unsafe to exercise. For
more on safe exercising,
click here.
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