Walk Your Way to Better Blood Sugar Control
Everyone with diabetes or prediabetes knows that control of blood sugar levels is important. But did you know that just walking for 2 minutes after meals is helpful in lowering blood sugar? Yes, just 2 minutes. And walking has so many other health benefits. A relative with prediabetes was at the doctor’s this week for a checkup. The doctor was impressed with how well the relative was controlling her blood sugar. The relative said she tries to stay active. The doctor said too many of his patients with prediabetes aren’t active which raises their blood glucose levels. How does walking help lower blood sugar levels? After you eat a meal, your body digests the meal and turns the carbs you eat like starches, fruit, and desserts into sugar. This sugar enters your blood raising blood sugar levels. Exercising after one eats a meal or snack helps your body get that sugar into cells to be used for energy. ...
