Video: Exercise Benefits for Diabetics

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Exercise helps both type I and type II diabetes. Learn how exercise can help treat diabetes and replace medication in this free video from a nutritionist specializing in diabetic diets.

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Video Transcript

Exercise is really important for people who have diabetes; both Type I and Type II. The way it helps the person with Type I; is it helps to open up the blood; blood vessels and increase circulation to the extremities which are often compromised by high blood sugars. Exercise helps to raise the HDL which is the good cholesterol and lower the LDL which is the bad cholesterol. And in most people with Type II diabetes, there is the HDL; the good cholesterol is very low and the LDL is very high. So, it helps to correct that ratio. With the person who has Type II diabetes, exercise is extremely important because it works like diet. It reduces the insulin on responsiveness. It makes the cells more responsive to insulin again. And exercise by itself can often replace diabetic medication.

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