Exercise and Diabetes

Although generally run regularly it can be said to be very beneficial for people with diabetes reduce rates by allowing blood glucose and consequently control the disease this statement must be undertaken with caution and providing all the necessary nuances, and physical exercise, if not done properly and not proper precautions are taken may have significant adverse effects for the metabolism of glucose.

Keep in mind that the energy needed by muscles during any sport is obtained from glucose, so it is released in greater numbers than when at rest. In this situation it is raised two different scenarios.

In the first, if the agency does not provide the amount of insulin to use glucose that is released with exercise, it remains in the bloodstream and cause a significant increase of the same. This also means that the muscles have to rely on fat stores for energy, resulting in a significant elevation of ketone bodies, which is no good either.

The other scenario is opposed to it, because if there is too much insulin and glucose it metabolized all released with exercise, and does not have the necessary reserves or not replaced, a situation of hypoglycemia may occur.    

This leads to fundamental conclusions regarding the practice of physical exercise by people with diabetes, whether the diabetes is type 1 or type 2:

  

• They should take the initiative to run or perform any other type of exercise without consulting your doctor. This will determine whether you can practice or exercise of a certain intensity and what is the most appropriate to the clinical situation of each person, and if necessary modify treatment to control diabetes .
• They should know how to prepare for the exercise safely and what precautions should be taken while doing so.
    

In any case, there are a number of recommendations that all diabetics should follow when they decide to exercise:

  

• Controlling blood glucose levels before and after exercise.
• Comply with drug treatment, be it with insulin or other medications and consult your doctor if you need to modify the dosage depending on the intensity of exercise to be performed. The latter is especially important for people using insulin pumps.
• Before undertaking the practice of exercise you have to wait the necessary time for the drug or insulin have been metabolized properly.
• As for food, we should not be run without having eaten before, even a snack and, if exercise is intense and prolonged, you should eat something and drink water during the course of it. Of course, after you've done. The doctor will adapt diet plan to exercise.
• You also have to know when to stop to recognize the symptoms that occur in situations of hypoglycemia (excessive sweating, dizziness, weakness, tremors, anxiety, headache, hunger, state of confusion or loss of concentration) and hyperglycemia (thirsty , urination, fatigue or blurred vision.
       

Another problem of people with diabetes when sport refers to the possible complications of the disease, especially with regard to wounds or blisters, as have higher susceptibility of infected and inflamed. Apart from using proper shoes to prevent blisters, should properly wash and dry your feet at least three times a day and keep nails short.