If I have diabetes, how can I ensure that my strength training is safe?

To ensure safe strength training:

• Talk to your health care provider before starting any weightlifting
         routine. Ask them about how the routine might affect any
         diabetes complications or your blood pressure.
• Always do 5–10 minutes of some sort of aerobic activity, such as
         walking, jogging, or jumping rope, before lifting weights.
• Don’t hold your breath while lifting. Instead, breathe in when lowering
         weights and breathe out when lifting.
• Work out with a partner or trainer who can help you if something
         goes wrong.
• Cool down after lifting weights.
• Always allow at least a day’s rest between workout sessions or
         alternate between upper-body training one day and lower-body
         training the next.