Exercising with diabetes is complicated and although it's generally a good thing, it can make diabetes management more difficult (Catherine Price attests to this). ASweetLife's resident marathoner, Michael Aviad, found a great tip on Hypoactive.org that can help prevent exercise-related diabetes problems: test twice.
Category: Sports and Fitness
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Global sports organization Team Type 1, the official parent company of the Team Type 1- sanofi aventis professional men’s cycling team, announced the launch a clinical study at the Amgen Tour of California. The pioneering study conducted by the Team Type 1 Diabetes Sports Research Institute, will assess blood glucose levels of elite cyclists...
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While many of us already engage in aerobic exercise to help control our blood sugar levels, a new study has shown that for type 2 diabetics, this type of exercise might not be enough. The study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association examined the benefits of aerobic trainingalone, resistance training alone, and a combination of bothon hemoglobin A1cin individuals with type 2 diabetes.
One of the things I love best about The Barton Center is that it stresses the importance of kids with diabetes maintaining an active lifestyle...