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Friday, January 22, 2010

Exercise & Blood Sugar - iVillage Your Total Health

Exercise & Blood Sugar - iVillage Your Total Health

Effect of exercise on blood sugar

Diabetes is characterized by the body’s inability to produce or efficiently use insulin, a hormone that regulates glucose (blood sugar). In type 1 diabetes, the beta cells in the pancreas have stopped producing insulin. In type 2 diabetes, the body produces insulin but does not use it efficiently for helping fuel the body.