5 tips to exercise if you have diabetes

• April 28, 2024

Nowadays there are many professional athletes who live with diabetes in different sports disciplines; So dust off that pair of tennis shoes, tie up your shoes and go out and exercise, the pretexts are over!

 
The sporting practice must be enriching in all the senses and if you also enjoy it, it will be better. For this to be the case, regardless of the sport you practice, follow these tips that will improve your experience before and during sports activities, remember that what starts well, ends well.

1. Check your blood glucose levels , considering that you will exercise between 30 and 60 minutes.

 
2. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes that is according to the sport you do. Use clothes made with dry-fi fabric and you must take care that the shoes do not have internal seams.

 
3. If you exercise outdoors. Try to wear dark glasses with UV protection and sunscreen. Remember to dress according to the weather: long sleeves if it is cold and short sleeves, or without them, if it is sunny and hot.

 
4. Heating and stretching: Practice a 10-minute warm-up routine before entering fully into your training or competition. At the end remember to do a stretch session for 5 to 10 minutes so that your muscles recover from the effort and do not suffer from pain and cramps.

 
5. Hydrate before, during and after the exercise: For this it is advisable to drink simple water, because isotonic drinks contain a considerable amount of sugar and you must use them very carefully and only to compensate for a low sugar.

In case of emergency take an identifier with you where your name, blood type, type of diabetes, the medication you use and a telephone number come from.

In addition, you can use a kangaroo, they are very practical and useful because in them you can load your glucometer, sweets, cereal bars, money, cell phone and car keys, among other things.

 
We hope that with these points you feel more secure and enjoy your exercise to the maximum. Remember that diabetes is a different condition of life and not a limitation because nowadays there are professional or elite athletes in almost all sports disciplines. Now, go ahead and get moving!

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