Physical activity and diabetes :-
- In the absence of co-existing condition which may require limitation of physical activity, exercise play an important role in facilitating a good control of diabetes.
- Physical inactivity and obesity are strongly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes.
- Efficiency of pumping action of heart improves and blood vessels open up to accommodate increased amount of blood being pumped by heart. Walking, bicycling, swimming, and jumping rope are good examples of such an exercise.
- The short term effects of exercise include lowering of blood glucose.
- An imbalance between caloric intake and physical activity can lead to obesity, which causes insulin resistance and is common in people with type 2 diabetes.
- Exercise benefits diabetes by enhancing the action of insulin through an increased number of insulin receptor sites particularly in type 2 diabetes.
- Central obesity, in which a person has excess abdominal fat, is a major risk factor not only for insulin 7resistance and type 2 diabetes but also for heart and blood vessel disease.
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