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THE HERALD Wednesday May in Pag Aerobic Exercise Helps Control Diabetes Regular aerobic exercise is fast gaining recognition as an effective managing dm betes accord to The National Exercise For Life Institute For much jf this century the cornerstone of diabetes therapy was a diet that limits sugar and other fast acting carbohydrates plus oral cation for the less severe Type II diabetes and insulin injections for Type I diabetes which is more severe and often begins during childhood Now recognized that aerobic exercise can be added to the diabetes therapy equation The benefits of aerobic ex ercise in helping to lose weight are especially important with the more common Type II beteb According to the ber 1988 issue of the Mayo Clinic Nutrition Letter about 10 million more than 80 percent of whom are overweight have Type II dm betes Exercise affects the body need for insulin insulins main purpose is to regulate blood sugar by facilitating the trans of glucose from the blood to cells in the brain and muscles where it s used for energy With diabetes the body either pro duces an inadequate amount of the insulin hormone or the bodys tissues are somewhat insensitive to insulin effects Without an adequate sup ply of insulin glucose collects in the blood leading to high blood sugar levels while the cells starve Exercise helps the body to better utilize insulin so people don t need ii insulin to move f om the blood stream into the cell explained Emily Hsu health nator at the s Soci ety for the Blind MSB Ap proximately percent of the clients Hsu works with have lost all or part of their vision due to complications of diabe tes Exercise also has many long teem cardiovascular bene fits for people with diabetes Each year more than people die of diabetes or associ ated heart and kidney comph cations But through regular aerobic exercise the hearts pumping action is improved In addition exercise lowers blood pressure and total blood cholesterol At the same time exercise increases the tive high density lipoprotein HDL or good cholesterol HDL slows the development of atherosclerosis the fatty tissues that clog arteries and thus reduces risk of a heart at tack Always Consult Your Physician Before exercise program talk with a doctor who is knowledgeable about tes and your condition said Diane DeMarco executive di rector of the National Exercise For Life Institute Some com plications of diabetes especially those affecting the eyes can be worsened by exercises that jar the body We don t recommend jump running or weight lifting to people with active eye comph cations said Hsu Moderate biking walking or cross coun try skiing indoors is fine Be cause of the dangers of falling we don recommend skiing outside at this stage she added Shealsowarnedagainst too strenuous with kidney complications An in home exercise ma chine like which simulates the motions of cross country skiing is ideal Its smooth and jarless yet it offers an excellent cardiovascular workout said Cross country skiing is widely accepted as one of the most ef ficient forms of exercise That smooth gliding action is also important since many people with diabetes have poor circulation and fragile blood vessels For example jogging places potentially dangerous levels of stress on the heels and feet which can lead to injury and poor healing noted the above mentioned issue of the Mayo Clinic Nutrition Letter People with diabetes also need to protect themselves from hypoglycemia or abnormally low blood sugai which may happen shoitlyaftei 10 to exercise Hsu advises monitoring blood glucose levels closely and keep ing fast acting foods and uids nearby She also sized that people should not exercise if their blood glucose level is over 250 mgdl In home exercise equip ment is a good exercise optioi for those with diabetes becai theyll have ready access food and liquids they may need added The purpose of The Na tional Exercise For Life tute is to collect and dissemi nate information on the value of regular aerobic exercise in order to convince more Amen cans to start and maintain a personal exercise program For more information on the benefits of regular aerobic exercise call The National Exercise For Life Institute 3094 or write Box I Chaska MN 55318 THATS HOWMANY CANADIANS ARE WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL PLAYERS J Rebels open with style J Chuck makes the tag on a sliding Bishop rolled to an opening day 120 whitewashing of the Reding at second base and pitcher Burke Milton based visitors on Monday at the Fairgrounds rears back lo smoke a fastball as the GD1IS Rebels Rebstislt White Oaks today Herald photo Its About Time We Gave HALTON HILLS The Business feL- IB- Good for you folks who are purchasing the things you need here at home What you re doing is smart because buying locally helps our economy and Improves our standard of living Dollars spent Halton Hills merchants stay here They drift away to Brampton Toronto and Can you remem the last time people in those communities showed up 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