Diabetes exercise testing

Why its vital.

For anyone with this disease, diabetes exercise testing is an important step to take before commencing a workout program.

How do you test.

So what is involved in diabetes exercise testing? The protocol for this should include an exercise test with EKG monitoring. This is particularly important if you suffer from many of the following:

• Cardiovascular disease
• If you are over 35
• Have high blood pressure
• Suffer from elevated cholesterol
• Smoke
• Have a family history of heart disease

The test will allow your doctor to prescribe an appropriate workout program - research has shown that this is a vital step in controlling diabetes. You can also statr the process by opting for a home self test kit for diabetes that is available with a finger prick.

While most workout programs for diabetics focus on steady cardiovascular training (walking, running, swimming, rowing etc), there is also good evidence that weight training can help. It does this by building more muscle, which plays a vital role in clearing blood glucose from the blood.

In summary.

However, it should be noted that those with proliferative retinopathy should avoid weight lifting and should instead focus their efforts on low impact cardiovascular workouts.