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Exercise Alternatives
Updated 8 weeks ago
It's not easy to do, but regular exercise is a wonderfully effective way to control your blood sugar and fend off the other metabolic effects of diabetes.
3 comments - 13 Mar 2008 -
Geocaching For Diabetes Awareness
Want to get some exercise, hunt for treasure, and raise diabetes awareness at the same time? Play the “Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug Challenge.” It’s a geocaching game with a high purpose, and all you need to play is a Global Positioning System unit (GPS) and a sense of adventure.
0 comments - 18 Apr 2007 -
Tai Chi To the Rescue
You may have seen a group of senior citizens practicing the slow, rhythmic reaching and deliberate stretching movements known as tai chi. Tai chi is considered a soft style martial art, applied with deep relaxation or "softness" in the musculature. Young or old, sick or healthy, even wheel-chair bound: everyone can take up tai chi. And oddly enough, tai chi’s gentle motions burn more calories than surfing and nearly as many as downhill skiing.
1 comment - 13 Apr 2007 -
Tai Chi: An Effective Alternative Exercise
If the usual no-pain no-gain kinds of exercise don’t appeal to you, practicing the martial art known as tai chi (or qigong) may be the perfect alternative.
2 comments - 1 Jul 2006 -
A healthy lifestyle, which includes exercise, is important in the fight against diabetes. Yoga can complement such a lifestyle and help to keep diabetes under control.
0 comments - 1 Apr 2003 -
Although it may seem as though the medical community cannot agree on anything at times, physicians are in agreement on at least one thing: practice the motto "first do no harm" when treating patients.
0 comments - 1 Jul 2001 -
Not Yet Rated
Sande Francis has a veritable gymnasium at her home in Fresno, California. A type 2 since 1992, Francis started exercising after she was diagnosed with a random blood sugar reading of 264 mg/dl.
0 comments - 1 Apr 2000 -
Wanna lose 15 pounds in just under 12 hours? Just try Scott Coleman's liquid diet.
0 comments - 1 Jan 1998 -
Not Yet Rated
One day Don Brennen was windsurfing near the San Francisco Airport. The sport is a strenuous one, and when he began to lose his balance and feel disoriented, Brennen blamed it on the exertion combined with fumes from the airport. Luckily, he made it back to the beach and began to feel better.
0 comments - 1 Dec 1995 -