What do I need to do to exercise for diabetes?

  Long-term adherence to appropriate exercise can help diabetics control blood sugar and enhance physical fitness. There are many ways to exercise for diabetics, and mastering the tricks of each kind of exercise is more helpful to control the disease. Benefits of exercise for diabetic patients Exercise for diabetic patients has the following benefits: (1) enhance cardiopulmonary function, promote material metabolism, improve body resistance, reduce the chance of infection; (2) improve tissue sensitivity to insulin, promote muscle and surrounding tissue use of glucose, so that blood glucose drops, can enhance the efficacy of hypoglycemic drugs, smaller doses can obtain good results; (3) accelerate (3) accelerate the decomposition of fat, increase the use of cholesterol, both to reduce fat and weight loss.  The speed of walking can vary from person to person. Mildly obese patients with good general condition can walk fast, 120-150 steps per minute; less obese patients can walk at medium speed, 110-115 steps per minute; elderly frail or cardiac insufficiency patients can walk slowly, 90-100 steps per minute. Start walking, half an hour a day, and then gradually increase to an hour a day, can be divided into two morning and evening.  Walking and running alternately: walking and jogging alternately, often used for people with insufficient physical strength. Walk for 30 seconds and then run for 20 seconds alternately, and gradually shorten the walking time and extend the jogging time.  Indoor exercise: suitable for patients with multiple comorbidities in the later stages, or those who are relatively weak and those who are hospitalized.  Squats: Start by doing 15-20 reps each time and increase to 100 reps later.  Sit-ups: At the beginning, do 5 at a time, and gradually increase to 20-50 later.  Bed exercise: exercise the upper and lower limbs, lift and lower, and separate left and right, respectively. It is more suitable for bedridden patients.  Patients in good physical condition can also do jogging, cycling, swimming, badminton, senior gateball and other activities.  Diabetic patients exercise precautions 1, do aerobic exercise (inhaled oxygen to meet the body’s oxidation needs during exercise), the amount of exercise should not be too large. Heart rate = 170 – age is appropriate (for example: 60 years old, heart rate = 170 – 60 = 110 beats / min). However, people with heart disease, respiratory disease or other serious diseases are not suitable for this formula. These people should exercise according to their ability, in order not to have panic, angina, breathing difficulties and general discomfort as the standard.  2, do whole-body exercise, such as walking, jogging, doing exercises, playing taijiquan, taiji sword, dancing, twisting rice-song, so that the whole body gets exercise. Domestic work is often based on local exercise, can not replace the whole body exercise.  3, to prevent foot injuries, wear flexible, slightly thicker bottom, not soft or hard shoes, such as sports shoes. Always check whether there are foreign objects in the shoes and clean them in time to prevent injury.  4, do not exercise on an empty stomach to prevent hypoglycemia, it is best to exercise after three meals, at least after breakfast, after dinner.  5, the foot or other parts of the small injuries should be treated in a timely manner or to the hospital, do not think “nothing”, do not wait, fantasy self-healing, often resulting in a major disaster, leading to serious infection, gangrene, amputation.  6. Carry blood glucose meter, blood glucose test paper, sugar food and help cards when exercising. In order to measure blood glucose in time, capture the moment of low blood glucose, timely self-help, and timely seek help from others.