Major Ways To Fight Diabetes

Exercise Everyday

Exercise helps regulate blood glucose levels and insulin sensitivity. As an individual's fitness level improves, their exercise routine needs to become more intense to encourage even more improvement. Exercise intensity can be increased by increasing the duration, workload, or both. Exercise stresses the body in a beneficial way. The body adapts to exercise stress by becoming stronger, and with regular exposure to exercise stress, the body is able to endure more physical labor, practice recovering from stress, and improve body composition. All of these exercise benefits aid in diabetes management, even beyond simple weight loss.

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Sleep Well

Evidence indicates there is a fairly strong negative relationship between sleep and diabetes. Specifically, the lower the duration and quality of an individual's sleep, the higher their risk of developing or mismanaging diabetes is. Reduced sleep, we know, leads to increased hunger and dietary consumption. Additionally, insulin resistance and high blood glucose levels are associated with reduced sleep duration. None of this is beneficial for anyone, particularly for diabetes patients who must closely monitor their blood sugar. Thus, adults need to sleep seven to nine hours each night to help mitigate these negative consequences.

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