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Three pillars for type 2 diabetes patients are diet, exercise  and  prescribed  medications. Exercise plays an important part and patients are recommended to do aerobic exercise, stretching exercise,  or weight lifting. Aerobic exercises increase the resting heart rate by 25 to 30%, improves blood circulation, reduces insulin resistance, cuts down body weight,  lowers blood sugar and cholesterol and increases working capacity of cardiac cells. It includes brisk walking, swimming, dancing, cycling, gymnastics and free hand exercises. It is recommended for 30 minutes/day for 5 days/week. 5-10 minutes of stretching exercise before aerobics keeps joints and ligaments flexed. Weight lifting with doctor&#039;s permission to eliminate heart problems is advised. Diabetic patients should measure their sugar levels before and after exercise as some medicines might drop the sugar levels suddenly showing symptoms like being unwell, sweating, palpitation and uneasiness. The patient is advised to keep sweeteners or jaggery in pocket to cope with sudden dropping sugar levels. Doctor Avijit Kundu, consultant  in internal medicine and endocrinologist, speaks on best exercises for people with diabetes.

Dr. Avijit Kundu

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