Realities and myths of exercise for people with diabetes

Exercise is one of the pillars to have a healthy life, but if you are a person who has been diagnosed with diabetes, it is necessary that before practicing any type of exercise you go with a specialist to tell you which one is the most suitable for you.In the days of illness keep active, without exceeding, you will surely help you help you feel slightly better.

Next, we listed some myths and realities about the practice of physical activity and diabetes that the Mexican Diabetes Federation makes available to all:

realities

Exercise helps improve glucose levels: it is shown that cardiovascular exercise impacts glucose levels.But be careful if you do not check your levels before exercising you can cause complications, if you are below 70 mg/dl the best thing is that you consume a collation that provides 15 g of hydrates.If you are above 250 mg/dl it The best thing is that you do not perform activity until you lower your levels.

Exercise is one of the pillars for a life without complications: remember that physical activity and adequate food help to have control over your weight, this causes the insulin generated by your body or the one that you inject be better exploited, byTherefore, it helps that the complications associated with diabetes have a delay in their appearance.

Aerobic exercise vs.Anaerobic exercise: There are two different modalities, the first is the one that requires great oxygenation to be able to do it and that lasts more than 15 minutes for example: running long distances, walking fast, bicycle.On the other hand, anaerobic exercise is the one that includes short activities that are based on physical force such as: weight lifting, short speed races.

myths

All physical activity is exercise: although it is good that we have a lot of physical activity this does not mean that exercise is being performed.Exercise, by definition, is that activity with repetitive, planned and structured body movement to improve or maintain our state or physical well -being.

If you use belts or vests to sweat more and lower weight faster: this is very frequent in all people believe that the sweat is lost weight.What is lost is non -fat water.Therefore do not burn fat if you sweat more, in fact you run the risk of dehydrating yourself.

The best way to hydrate to exercise is with isotonic drinks: this is not true, energy or isotonic drinks have a lot of sugar, therefore for a person who lives with diabetes are not the best option.The best way to hydrate is, and it will always be, natural water.Although it is true that these isotonic drinks have electrolytes that help to hydrate you better during the year you can perform a natural water, lemon and artificial sweetener.