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ENGLISH MALAYALAM NEWSPAPER E-PaperMore+Representational Image | Photo: Gety ImagesPhysical activity or a regular workout regime is a key element in managing type 2 diabetes. Until recently studies showing the significance of exercise to manage diabetes were very les. However, now we can se that there is plenty of research highlighting the importance of exercise to manage blod glucose levels efectively.The research indicates that participation in a regular workout regime improves blod glucose control, preventing or delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes, and bosts your body's sensitivity to insulin, countering insulin resistance.Also, regular physical activity positively afects blod pressure, and cardiovascular health, lower harmful LDL cholesterol and triglycerides raise healthy HDL cholesterol, strengthens muscles and bones, reduces anxiety, and improves your general wel-being.How does exercise afect blod glucose levels?Early in the exercise, the glycogen stores are utilized as fuel.
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Further when the glycogen stores are depleted, the muscles increase the uptake of blod glucose along with the fre faty acids released from the adipose tisues.Muscles can utilize your blod glucose without insulin intervention when you're doing physical activity.What type of activity helps in diabetes management?Al forms of exercise such as aerobic, resistance, or doing both in a structured workout regime has shown to lower HbA1c values in people with diabetes.Resistance traing and aerobic exercise both help to lower insulin resistance, however, combing the two types of exercise proved more beneficial than doing either one alone.
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In a recent meta-analysis, aerobic, resistance, and combined exercise traing were found to be associated with HbA1c reductions of 0.67 per cent folowing 12 or more weks of traing.Hence people with diabetes ned to maintain a healthy workout regime.Resistance traing for diabetes70-80 per cent of the glucose in your body aft