Exercise, Weight, and Diabetes Control

Your weight is much easier to control when you’re active. For a person with diabetes, the many benefits of losing weight may include:

• Improved blood sugar

• Improved use of insulin

• Reduced need for diabetes medications

• Lower blood pressure

• Reduced risk of heart disease and other long-term problems

• Improved appearance, energy level, and self-esteem

Losing weight slowly — 1/2 to 2 lbs per week — is the healthiest and best way to lose pounds and keep them off. Diabetes Control for Life offers a diabetes-specific weight loss plan which combines diet and physical activity. The Diabetes Control for Life online weight loss program is based on clinical studies of diet and exercise programs shown to lower A1C levels, reduce weight, and lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.1,2*

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