Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Diabetes Discussions
Advice for diabetes
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2403128" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Look, I don't disagree that exercise is important (I wish I'd started taking it seriously twenty or thirty years ago instead of ten) but I'd just like to point out that as a person with <strong>T1 diabetes</strong>, absolutely the most important thing is medication, namely insulin. I'd be dead in a week without it, probably less. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. Although I may or may not be able to reduce the amount I take, via diet and/or exercise, I'm dead without it, and I don't produce any of my own.</p><p></p><p>And just as I can categorically state, as a T1, that insulin is more essential than exercise, I think that you also have to recognise that there are many different shades of T2 (and T3c and MODY and ...) out there, and some people don't fit neatly into any particular diabetic box. I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that many T2s have their diabetes improved by exercise, (just as I'd expect most of them to have their levels improved by reducing carbs), but some have other complications or illnesses that make exercise almost impossible. </p><p></p><p> I don't think there is a one size fits all treatment in diabetes, partly because it is a condition that has so many different causes. All you can do is try to control your own particular flavour, sharing advice with others but recognising that they may be in a slightly different position.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2403128, member: 372717"] Look, I don't disagree that exercise is important (I wish I'd started taking it seriously twenty or thirty years ago instead of ten) but I'd just like to point out that as a person with [B]T1 diabetes[/B], absolutely the most important thing is medication, namely insulin. I'd be dead in a week without it, probably less. :). Although I may or may not be able to reduce the amount I take, via diet and/or exercise, I'm dead without it, and I don't produce any of my own. And just as I can categorically state, as a T1, that insulin is more essential than exercise, I think that you also have to recognise that there are many different shades of T2 (and T3c and MODY and ...) out there, and some people don't fit neatly into any particular diabetic box. I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that many T2s have their diabetes improved by exercise, (just as I'd expect most of them to have their levels improved by reducing carbs), but some have other complications or illnesses that make exercise almost impossible. I don't think there is a one size fits all treatment in diabetes, partly because it is a condition that has so many different causes. All you can do is try to control your own particular flavour, sharing advice with others but recognising that they may be in a slightly different position. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Diabetes Discussions
Advice for diabetes
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…