Lower Your Blood Sugar By Staying Active
Now that I don’t have a family doctor no more, I have to make sure that I stay active and even though I cannot go mountain climbing or long rides to remote places for vacation with my Garmin GPS , I can at least walk 30mins a day to help lower my blood sugar. It is recommended to take your walks before you eat… or first thing int he morning. Exercise leads to lower weight and overall better health, but researchers have discovered that it’s also linked to the way the liver dispenses glucose for the body to use.
The liver makes glucose to fuel your activity. A workout in the morning, when the liver’s glucose stores are already low after overnight inactivity, allows the liver to make sufficient glucose and sends a message to the brain to lower its demand for glucose because supplies are low. This results in higher blood sugar levels right after a workout, but then levels run about 18 percent lower through the rest of the day and night. The benefit of one workout lasts 24 hours.
