What risks does sport have for a diabetic person?

Glucose levels, the danger of diabetes

En Canary Islands we have a special incidence in the population  and, therefore, it is important to know the risks related to sports practice.

Diabetes is a disease due to which our body loses the ability to regulate blood glucose levels. This glucose, when it exceeds certain values, begins to be a problem for our state of health.

Can it be dangerous to play sports?

The practice of some sport can you help us regulate our sugar levels, we are already talking about 1 type diabetes or 2 type diabetes.

 

Recall that Type 1 diabetes  or insulin-dependent is the one needs daily insulin administration to be able to regulate our blood glucose. Diabetes  Type 2, or diabetes mellitus, can be controlled with oral medication and / or diet.

In these types of situations self-knowledge is essential y have notions basic of nutrition. With this we can balance medication, exercise and food.

It is important to start doing sport gradually This is important to see how our sugar levels respond depending on the duration and intensity of the exercise. As we said before, it is about training, not only physically, but also in the self-knowledge of our organism with respect to physical effort, to avoid frights due to abrupt drops in our blood glucose levels.

Advances for greater control

Today we have the possibility to use continuous blood glucose sensors. This means a breakthrough and a very important tool to use for power regular,with precision, our Food and medication.

 

How does it benefit us?

Not all are problems because sports practice has multiple Benefits. Sport can help us improve a number of very important aspects for our health. Among them we highlight:

• The sensitivity to insulin.
• It improves the diabetic foot, as long as the impacts are avoided.
• Reduces the need for medications to control our blood sugar levels.
• It helps control weight and obesity.
• It improves our circulatory system.
• It helps reduce cholesterol levels.

 

We always recommend professional advice. In this case, it is essential to have the support of a group of specialists to help us understand how our body responds to sports.

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