excercise with weight loss

[Juniper]

Hello, I am pre diabetic, according to Doctor, and starting a weight loss program. ( Slimming World) As I also have Lymphoedema in both legs and my mobility is very limited does anyone have any suggestion of any excercises that would help.
The clinics are all currently closed.Doctors only taking emergency appointments.
Any suggestions welcome, thank you

 

[rebrascora]

Hi and welcome

Walking is one of the best exercises for diabetes if you can manage it. Start off at a steady pace and a short distance and gradually build up both speed (ie walking a little faster) and distance, as you get used to it.

You will need to be careful with Slimming World as it tends to be quite high carb (bread pasta potatoes) from what I have read and as a someone who is at risk of becoming diabetic (ie pre diabetic) you are starting to show an inability to metabolise carbohydrates, so reducing your consumption of carbs will help to push diabetes into remission before it becomes full blown.
Just to clarify, contrary to common belief, diabetes is not just about sugar but all carbohydrates, which are broken down by the body into glucose and absorbed into the blood stream to fuel our body.... even the normally healthy ones from fruit and porridge all add to the problem of that glucose building up in our blood stream. Steady exercise like walking, swimming and cycling helps to drag some of that glucose out of the blood stream an into our muscles but one of the most effective ways to lower it is to put less carbohydrates into our bodies in the first place, so a combination of eating less carbs (both sugary and starchy foods) and gentle exercise should make a significant difference both to your weight loss and blood glucose levels.

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

 

[AJLang]

Hi Juniper I have limited mobility and often after just a few minutes walking I either have to sit down because of the pain or be pushed in my wheelchair if there no seating available. Due to a number of medical conditions exercise is difficult for me but I've been looking at this exercise DVD by the Green Goddess which provides options for if you have to exercise sitting down (there is also the standing up option). So far I've only managed the warm up session but that got my heart rate up. My next stage will be trying some of cardio exercises. I don't know your age but the DVD says for over 50's and in the DVD "class" there were people younger and a lot older. I hope it helps.

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[Juniper]

Hi and welcome

Walking is one of the best exercises for diabetes if you can manage it. Start off at a steady pace and a short distance and gradually build up both speed (ie walking a little faster) and distance, as you get used to it.

You will need to be careful with Slimming World as it tends to be quite high carb (bread pasta potatoes) from what I have read and as a someone who is at risk of becoming diabetic (ie pre diabetic) you are starting to show an inability to metabolise carbohydrates, so reducing your consumption of carbs will help to push diabetes into remission before it becomes full blown.
Just to clarify, contrary to common belief, diabetes is not just about sugar but all carbohydrates, which are broken down by the body into glucose and absorbed into the blood stream to fuel our body.... even the normally healthy ones from fruit and porridge all add to the problem of that glucose building up in our blood stream. Steady exercise like walking, swimming and cycling helps to drag some of that glucose out of the blood stream an into our muscles but one of the most effective ways to lower it is to put less carbohydrates into our bodies in the first place, so a combination of eating less carbs (both sugary and starchy foods) and gentle exercise should make a significant difference both to your weight loss and blood glucose levels.

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Thank you for all good info. mobility is really my problem, just measured steps - managed 10 - not very impressive!

 

[Juniper]

Hi Juniper I have limited mobility and often after just a few minutes walking I either have to sit down because of the pain or be pushed in my wheelchair if there no seating available. Due to a number of medical conditions exercise is difficult for me but I've been looking at this exercise DVD by the Green Goddess which provides options for if you have to exercise sitting down (there is also the standing up option). So far I've only managed the warm up session but that got my heart rate up. My next stage will be trying some of cardio exercises. I don't know your age but the DVD says for over 50's and in the DVD "class" there were people younger and a lot older. I hope it helps.

Fit At Fifty: Easy Fit With Diana Moran Easyfit [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Diana Moran, Diana Moran: DVD & Blu-ray

Shop Fit At Fifty: Easy Fit With Diana Moran Easyfit [DVD]. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

www.amazon.co.uk

Thank you for reply - I have some excercises just e mailed me from Physio so will try them.

 

[silentsquirrel]

I have limited mobility, and in lockdown have been doing laps of my kitchen round the table. 1 lap is c.25 steps. On a good day I can do 6 or 7 laps at a time easily, on a bad day it might be just 2 or 3 before pain takes over. Obviously repeated as many times as I can throughout the day. Advantage is I can stop when I need, but venturing out risks going further than I can cope with.
Some people can use their garden, ours not really suitable.

 

[Madeline]

I’ve also got very limited mobility due to duff lungs, and have been doing similar to @silentsquirrel. Slow and steady wins the race for us totterers. Is it purely your legs that are causing the mobility problems, just wondering if swimming might be better for you, if/when the pools open?

Seconding avoiding SW, admittedly it’s years since I went with a friend, but they were advocating as much pasta and potatoes as you like back then, hopefully that’s all stopped now.

 

[Martin9]

Hi and welcome

Walking is one of the best exercises for diabetes if you can manage it. Start off at a steady pace and a short distance and gradually build up both speed (ie walking a little faster) and distance, as you get used to it.

You will need to be careful with Slimming World as it tends to be quite high carb (bread pasta potatoes) from what I have read and as a someone who is at risk of becoming diabetic (ie pre diabetic) you are starting to show an inability to metabolise carbohydrates, so reducing your consumption of carbs will help to push diabetes into remission before it becomes full blown.
Just to clarify, contrary to common belief, diabetes is not just about sugar but all carbohydrates, which are broken down by the body into glucose and absorbed into the blood stream to fuel our body.... even the normally healthy ones from fruit and porridge all add to the problem of that glucose building up in our blood stream. Steady exercise like walking, swimming and cycling helps to drag some of that glucose out of the blood stream an into our muscles but one of the most effective ways to lower it is to put less carbohydrates into our bodies in the first place, so a combination of eating less carbs (both sugary and starchy foods) and gentle exercise should make a significant difference both to your weight loss and blood glucose levels.

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Great advice ..!

 

[silentsquirrel]

I’ve also got very limited mobility due to duff lungs, and have been doing similar to @silentsquirrel. Slow and steady wins the race for us totterers. Is it purely your legs that are causing the mobility problems, just wondering if swimming might be better for you, if/when the pools open?

Seconding avoiding SW, admittedly it’s years since I went with a friend, but they were advocating as much pasta and potatoes as you like back then, hopefully that’s all stopped now.

More back than legs, not sure I would want to venture into a leisure centre for some time yet. I feel very safe doing my circuits of the kitchen!

 

[Vonny]

My best friend has Parkinsons and psoriatic? arthritis which means she's not very mobile and lacks balance. She uses an exercise bike which is fine for her unless she falls over getting on and off the bike!
If you can't accommodate a full size bike (they do take up a lot of room), you could opt for a small set of pedals which you can use in your arm chair. My partner bought one when he was due for a knee op and was told that cycling was the best thing for dodgy knees. He just popped it under his desk and pedalled away while he worked.

This is all assuming that you can cycle with Lymphoedema, I'm afraid I don't know the symptoms of that.

I did well on SW over 20 years ago, but that was on the old red and green days, so potato and pasta were allowed only when you weren't having meat. Not sure how it worked, but it did. Such a shame I've put it all back, and more, over the last couple of decades 🙄

Hope you find some suitable exercise @Juniper and good luck x

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sorry to hear about the difficulties you are facing because of lockdown @Juniper

As you have been told you are ‘at risk‘ of developing diabetes, I wonder if you might be able to access increased support through the self-referral pilot of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme?

At risk of diabetes? You can refer yourself for extra support

As part of a pilot programme, people at risk of developing T2 diabetes in England can now refer themselves for additional supoort as part of the NHS diabetes prevention programme. (If you live in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland you will still need contact your GP if your risk is moderate or...

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