Type 2 Diabetes:Weight Loss and Exercise

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Video: Perspectives on Weight Loss and Exercise
  • Diabetes Insulin Weight Gain Doctor-Patient Video
    Insulin and Weight Gain
    "It's a complicated question"
    ( 1:54 )
  • Diabetes Walk With Friend Doctor-Patient Video
    Walking With a Friend
    "We're up to three to four miles a day"
    ( 1:14 )
  • Diabetes More Exercise Doctor-Patient Video
    Getting More Exercise
    I walk about 45 minutes, 3 times a week
    ( 1:54 )
  • Diabetes Exercise Delay Doctor-Patient Video
    How I Delayed Diabetes
    "I knew I was going to get diabetes"
    ( 1:54 )

I Went From Sedentary to 7-Mile-a-Day Walks After a Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis

Jules E. Smith rarely exercised before his type 2 diabetes diagnosis
As the pastor of the Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church in Denver, I'm often called upon to visit parishioners and friends in the hospital. Our congregation is predominantly African American, a group that is at particularly high risk of type 2 diabetes. So when I go to the hospital, I'm sometimes visiting people who've lost their toes and even legs to diabetes...  Read More

How Exercise Lowers Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetes

For most people with diabetes, exercise is a safe way to reduce the risk of complications
You may consider exercise a nuisance, a chore, or simply a bore. But if you've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you need to look at physical activity in a whole new light. Now it's a tool. Just like taking a drug or altering your diet, exercise can lower blood sugar...  Read More

How One Heart Attack Survivor Safely Exercises

Nancy had a heart attack—now she works out at a cardiac rehabilitation center
People with diabetes are at high risk of heart disease (more than 75% die of stroke or heart attack). It can be a bit scary to exercise if you have heart disease or have had a heart attack, but with the proper monitoring, it can be done...  Read More


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