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Diabetes: importance of exercise.(Pediatric Advisor)
- Article from:
- Clinical Reference Systems
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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Why is exercise important?
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. This causes more sugar to be burned. Exercise usually helps lower the blood sugar.
* Exercise makes you feel better. Children who exercise ...