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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mbaker" data-source="post: 2465681" data-attributes="member: 256617">Yeah, I come from a sports background, so this is my go to.  There is no requirement to exercise to where I am at, those who do less tend to have lower A1c's!  This is due to the ramped up glucose produced by the liver to service the exercise, I except this side effect for the other health benefits.  It is also possible to over do it and rely on exercise more than diet, when diet should be circa 90%.I would suggest the walking after each meal, as this is an easy win for lowering the A1c.  For resistance, at your youthful stage, the same rules apply for anyone.  Start slow, with progressive overload.  This might look like sit to stand x 5 (either assisted or not).  Increasing each week by 1 rep.  When strong enough with this, going to body weight squats in the same manner.  A structured plan you should be able to get via the NHS.  The principal is to challenge the muscles regularly.</blockquote>

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