Physical activity benefits for diabetics: confirmed

[Northerner]

People with diabetes are at high risk of developing a number of adverse health effects, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature mortality. However, mounting evidence suggests that increasing physical activity is vital to improving diabetics? long-term health. And now a new study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, provides further support for the beneficial effects of such activity.

In a prospective study of nearly 6,000 patients with diabetes, European researchers found that higher levels of total physical activity, including physical leisure activity and walking, were associated with a lower risk of total and CVD mortality. The authors also included a meta-analysis of 12 previous studies to strengthen their results.

The findings demonstrated a clear benefit from exercise.

http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.3839/news_detail.asp

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[Andy HB]

"You don't say! You DON'T say!!!"
"What did she say?"
" She didn't say...." 🙄

or .....

Well, I just wish I'd listened to my mother when I was younger.

"Why? What did she say?"

I don't know, I didn't listen.

 

[Vicsetter]

If you are really interested then the missing link to the exercise prescription document is here: http://www.move.va.gov/download/Resources/CHPPM_How_To_Write_And_Exercise_Prescription.pdf

Not quite sure why its on the Veterans Association website, but I gather from it that it is not exercise that makes the difference its income:

Individuals with an annual income of less than $15,000 per year are twice as likely to be sedentary compared to adults who makes in excess of $50,000 per year.

Well that explains my problem