Many diabetics pay special attention to their diets, but many don't have a clear direction for their exercise regimen. If you are a diabetic, you need to pay attention to the method, the method, time is not right, will also affect the effect of exercise, and may even be counterproductive.
Is it better for diabetics to exercise early in the morning or in the afternoon?
People often say that "a day's plan is in the morning", the morning time is precious, so many people like to exercise in the morning, but in fact, the twilight exercise is more beneficial. Because most of the morning exercise patients in the fasting state, which is easy to induce hypoglycemia, especially not in the cold or fog in the morning exercise. For diabetics, twilight exercise is better than morning exercise in comparison. In twilight, people's heart rate and blood pressure are most stable. So this time of day is the best for human comfort, relaxation and elimination of tension during the day. Exercise should pay attention to the following points:
(1) can not exercise on an empty stomach.
Exercise in the state of fasting is prone to hypoglycemia, causing dizziness, weakness, a lot of false sweat, etc., which is very dangerous for diabetics. There is also the possibility of dizziness down because of this situation, therefore, for the sake of physical considerations, it is recommended to exercise half an hour after eating, or eat a snack such as cookies and bread before exercise. Carry a small amount of cookies and candies with you when you exercise in case you experience dizziness, fatigue and other hypoglycemic symptoms during exercise.
(2) Monitor your blood sugar before exercise.
Blood sugar too low exercise will lead to hypoglycemia, but if the blood sugar is greater than 13.9mmol / L, exercise is not safe. Because exercise blood sugar is too high will prompt the body to produce a substance called ketoacid, can cause acidosis, coupled with exercise to accelerate the heart rate, blood pressure rise, easy to induce cardiac arrhythmia, insufficient oxygen supply to the brain, and even lead to fainting, fall injury. Therefore, it is very necessary to monitor blood glucose before exercise, and adjust your exercise appropriately according to the data.
(3) Exercise in moderation.
Diabetic patients with low to moderate intensity rhythmic exercise is good, such as fast walking, jogging, playing badminton, square dancing and so on. If strenuous exercise is easy to make blood sugar fluctuations, coupled with diabetic patients themselves heart, brain and kidney blood vessels are damaged, very easy to brain hemorrhage, myocardial infarction and other accidents. Replenish water in time during exercise, and do 5~10 minutes of recovery activities after exercise to calm the heart rate. Don't take a cold shower immediately, after resting for a while, you can take a warm shower. Wipe sweat in time to avoid catching a cold, and do not enter the air-conditioned room immediately.
(4) It is not the later you exercise the better.
However, it is important to remember that the effect of twilight exercise is good does not mean that the later the exercise is better. Because after 10 p.m., the body's vital signs gradually tend to a state of calm, in preparation for a peaceful sleep. If this time to exercise, especially intense exercise, will make the body in a state of exuberance, so as to affect sleep and blood sugar, blood pressure smooth, so it is recommended that diabetic patients do not exercise after 10:00 pm.
Conclusion
Whether it is exercise in the morning or at night, as long as you insist on regular exercise at regular intervals every day in the right amount, so that with the medication, it is good for the physical and mental health of diabetic patients. I wish all diabetics good blood sugar control and good health every day. Especially during the current fight against the epidemic, sugar lovers is to adhere to a regular lifestyle, according to the doctor's instructions standardized medication, to avoid fluctuations in blood glucose, and at the same time to improve their own immunity, this is particularly important.