How To Lower Blood Sugar Level

Posted on September 19th, 2007 by admin

NEWS FLASH:
Exercise Can Lower Blood Sugar Level.

Do you know that study has shown that aerobics class and exercises can help to lower the blood sugar level in diabetics. Researchers studied 251 people with Type 2 diabetes for six months.

They divided the patients into two groups: one group engaged in aerobics and other exercises such as walking, cycling and jogging. Another group did not exercise at all.

The studied found that those who exercise experienced 0.97 percentage point drop in their blood sugar concentrations. Note that a one percentage point drop in blood sugar level can reduce the risk of a major cardiovascular incident such as heart attack or stroke by 15-20% and kidney failure by 25-40%.

Therefore it is clear that people with Type 2 diabetes must have some physical activities in order to lower and control their blood sugar level and reduce the risk of long-term complications.