Pick things YOU like to do. Try one of these suggestions, or write down 1 or 2 things you enjoy that make your body move.

NOTE: Living with Diabetes: An Everyday Guide for You and Your Family was produced by the ACP Foundation for patients with diabetes. Designed in a magazine format with lots of photos and a conversational style, the guide is an entirely new means of patient education in that the emphasis is on action (what patients need to do every day to manage their diabetes), rather than on an exchange of information. This guide is copyrighted and is available in both English and Spanish versions.

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From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

Use this calculator tool to determine a Target Heart Rate (THR).

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From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

Tips that can help sedentary patients adopt a more active lifestyle.

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From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

A prescription form to provide patients with personalized guidelines for the aerobic exercise they have chosen.

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You might be surprised that some of the activities you can do everyday are exercise

NOTE: Living with Diabetes: An Everyday Guide for You and Your Family was produced by the ACP Foundation for patients with diabetes. Designed in a magazine format with lots of photos and a conversational style, the guide is an entirely new means of patient education in that the emphasis is on action (what patients need to do every day to manage their diabetes), rather than on an exchange of information. This guide is copyrighted and is available in both English and Spanish versions.

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The ACP and the ADA jointly developed this patient information guide that covers many aspects of diabetes care including glucose control, blood pressure control and lipids control. It is available in English and Spanish.

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In a new randomized controlled trial, both aerobic and resistance exercise improved glycemic/blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes. The greatest improvements came from combined aerobic and resistance training.

The study included 251 adults, between ages 39 and 70, who were not exercising regularly and had type 2 diabetes. Participants were assigned to one of four groups: performing 45 minutes aerobic training three times per week, 45 minutes of resistance training three times per week, 45 minutes each of both three times per week, or no exercise.

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Search MedlinePlus.gov from the National Library of Medicine for a variety of resources about exercise, physical fitness and diabetes.

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From the National Library of Medicine
This multimedia tutorial explains the importance of exercise in maintaining a healthy heart.

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