Why is exercise important for people with diabetes?
Exercise helps keep your child’s blood sugar under control. You should make a special effort to plan daily exercise for your child. Young people with diabetes can participate in almost every sport. Many professional athletes have diabetes. Exercise helps people with diabetes (both type 1 and type 2) in the following ways: Exercise helps the body burn more sugar. Insulin is more effective during exercise. More sugar and insulin flows in the blood to the muscles during exercise, which causes more sugar to be burned. Exercise usually helps lower the blood sugar. Exercise makes you feel better. Children who exercise tend not to tire as easily and feel happier and healthier. Exercise helps keep the body in good shape. Lack of activity leads to health problems such as obesity and heart trouble. Exercise helps burn excess calories and helps your child keep a normal weight. Exercise helps keep the heart rate (pulse) and blood pressure lower. People who exercise have healthy hearts and the hear
