Being active is not just about losing weight. It has many health benefits like lowering cholesterol, improving blood pressure, lowering stress and anxiety, and improving your mood. If you have diabetes, physical activity can also help keep your blood sugar levels closer to normal and help you keep your diabetes in control.

It can be difficult to find the time or the motivation to start an exercise program. Everyone’s physical abilities and schedules are different; choose the best ways to fit physical activity into your daily lifE whether it’s walking to work, doing chair exercises or working out at the gym.

The important thing to remember is to choose activities that you enjoy doing and to set goals that are realistic.

The information and links on this website are not a substitute for comprehensive education you will receive from diabetes educator.  Find an educator and program near you