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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential for those with diabetes. Lack of care can lead to other dangerous complications and disabilities associated with diabetes. It is important for those who have been newly diagnosed and those who have had the condition for a while to stay alert of their needs.
Here are a few tips to help:
Exercise: 30-60 minutes of physical activity lowers blood sugar for several hours. It also releases endorphins, painkillers, to help alleviate some pain associated with diabetes. It helps fight obesity.
Obesity:Try to stay fit and avoid significant weight gain. Complications from diabetes are much more severe in those who are considered to be obese. It is often necessary to increase medications to overcome it's affects.
Smoking: This bad habit leads to diabetic complications such as coronary heart disease, fatigue, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. It decreases oxygen to cells blocking pancreas beta cells from producing insulin.
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