Exercise and Diabetes

Let me tell you about a simple little magic trick I learned about diabetes while traveling on a road trip with my Type I diabetic friend.

Her blood sugar was running very high, so we stopped at a rest stop and she proceeded to run several laps around the grass field followed by several minutes of jumping jacks and calisthenics.

She checked her numbers at the end of this little mini work out and they were magically within normal limits again! I had my eye on her the entire time and she had not given herself a shot of insulin.

How did you do that? I asked in shock

“Exercise is magic for diabetics” she smiled.

Exercise is not only important for diabetics for stress management, and cardiovascular protection, but it also works like free insulin in the body. Upon our return home I pulled up some research articles on this topic and found that exercise somehow makes the cells permeable to glucose without the need for insulin.

Wow! Exercise is magic for diabetics.

Dr. Nicole Sundene, NMD is a licensed Naturopathic Medical Doctor at Fountain Hills Naturopathic Medicine 16719 E Palisades Blvd, Suite 205, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268.

She believes we should utilize natural medicines to treat the root cause of disease rather than just treating symptoms, as symptoms are a message of imbalance sent from the body and will persist until they are properly addressed.

For appointments please visit http://FHnaturopathic.com for more information about Naturopathic Medicine services.
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