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Article: Exercise while you wait. (How Others Do It).
- Article from:
- Diabetes and Primary Care
- Article date:
- June 22, 2002
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 S.B. Communications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Exercise has important benefits for the population, and there is growing evidence that exercise has a key role in the management of diabetes. Tackling obesity and inactivity may reduce the burden of type 2 diabetes. In this article, Dr Allison Jump describes the development of in-surgery exercise classes for patients with diabetes. The classes have been successful in changing the way that the patients view exercise. Weight loss has been achieved, and it is fully expected that other outcomes will be improved at the end of the period.
Key Words: Type 2 diabetes, Exercise, Obesity
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