Why is exercise beneficial if I have diabetes?

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  1.  William Lee Dubois
     
    William Lee Dubois answered:
    Exercise is good for your diabetes because it makes sugar move out of your blood. It also helps your heart, your brain, your lungs, and your muscles all feel better and perform better.

    You don't need to work out at the gym. In fact, let's all get out our pens and strike out the word exercise and write the word activity above it. You really don't need to exercise so much as to keep active, to keep moving. Just integrate some extra motion into your day. Park your car farther away from stores when shopping. Never take an elevator when stairs are handy. Dance with your children or grandchildren. Walk around the couch three times during commercials.

    Or get a dog. Dogs need to be walked, and you'll both have a grand time.
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