One of the most powerful medicines we have access to is free.
What is this super-drug? It’s exercise. In fact, people living
with diabetes can lower their blood sugars and improve their
health by indulging in daily exercise or physical activities.
Just ten minutes of exercise can assist with lowering blood
sugars for the next 72 hours, said Pam Boeck, a registered nurse
and certified diabetes educator at Norman Regional’s Outpatient
Diabetes Center. The benefits of physical activity are:
decreased body fat, improved insulin sensitivity, increased
muscle strength and bone density, and lower blood pressure. All
of these benefits may directly or indirectly affect those with
diabetes as there is a strong correlations between diabetes and
heart disease, said Susan Pacific, a registered dietitian and
certified diabetes educator at the Diabetes Center. “Often
times, persons with pre-diabetes or diabetes are not diagnosed
right away, so it’s important for all of us to be physically
active,” Pacific said. At Norman Re