Scott Whiddon, M.D., invited exercise physiologist Susan Ault to a diabetes group visit recently for some show-and-tell. Ault is certified to teach people with diabetes how to exercise. Patients with diabetes need to make a serious, full-time commitment to owning their disease, Ault tells the patients. "I'm here to help you understand how exercise, just moving, can help you control your diabetes."
Outside Speaker Spices Up Group Session
By Sheri Porter
• Quincy, Fla.
2/1/2005
This story first appeared in the February 2005 FP Report.
In addition to demonstrating exercises, Ault shares these tips with the group:
- Take a cell phone with you when you walk or run.
- Keep a piece of paper with your name, address and diabetic status in your pocket.
- Check your blood sugar before heading out to exercise.
- Take some sort of sugar with you in case of emergency.
- Start out slow -- perhaps just five minutes -- and add time until you reach your goal.
- Wear appropriate shoes that support your feet.
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