Exercise and Diabetes

Exercise and Diabetes

Exercise and live longer!

This is hardly late-breaking news for most people, but for patients with diabetes it may be the exact opposite of what they've always been told.

A recent study conducted at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine suggests that people with diabetes who can exercise should—because burning as little as 2,000 calories a week can prolong their lives. Two thousand calories isn't much, either. An hour a day of gardening or walking should suffice, say researchers. Of course, blood-glucose levels should be watched carefully as part of any diabetic's exercise program.