Physical activity is important to your health and blood sugar control. Even a small increase in activity can make a big difference. Your activity plan and your meal plan work together.
Being active can help to:
If that isn’t enough, being active can also:
Talk with your diabetes care team about how your physical activity, your eating plan, and your medicines work together to help you manage your diabetes.
“I began by simply walking around the block slowly every evening after supper. It took a lot of discipline just to do that! But I persisted. Then, every 3 weeks, I added another block until before I knew it, I was walking a mile every night.”