Diabetic patients should exercise regularly. In this way, the regulation of blood sugar will be easier
and the damage of diabetes to various systems of the body will be minimized. In addition to its positive effects on the cardiovascular and
respiratory system, its benefits to the musculoskeletal system, weight control
and feeling of well-being are among the other benefits of exercise. Even with systematic training
, it is possible to reduce the doses of diabetes drugs and insulin, and sometimes even to discontinue the drugs
. Well, what kind of training should these trainings be and how much should the expected benefit be seen?
It is recommended to train at least 3 times a week and for at least 30 minutes
, excluding warm-up and cool-down exercises. As a type of exercise, aerobic
training should be preferred, such as walking, swimming, jogging and cycling. Lifting and resistance training are not recommended.
The valuable thing is to do the training within a system, every day if possible. Before training
, it should be noted that blood sugar should be in the middle of 100-250mg/dl. 250mg. Training should not be performed at values above
. 100mg. In values below In, blood sugar should be increased before training
by eating something sugary. The positive
effect of post-meal workouts on blood sugar has been shown in new studies. Ideally, it is to exercise within 2 hours after a meal.
If signs of hypoglycemia (cold sweat, feeling faint, etc.) develop, training should be stopped immediately.
If possible, training should not be done alone.
What should we pay attention to while exercising? First, you need a warm-up period. During this
period, training should be started slowly and continued and the heart rate should be increased gradually. In this
period, light-paced walking and stretching exercises are 5-10 minutes. should be done in a timely manner.
These are aerobic
exercises that will increase your heart rate and make your lungs work harder. These should be done for about half an hour. The main aerobic exercises
you can do are brisk walking, swimming and cycling.
The cool-down period consists of slow-paced walking or stretching
workouts that will slowly reduce your heart rate. 5-10 min. is enough.
15 minutes after training. (especially if systematic training is not done) blood sugar should be measured.
