Health Is Vital

Health is taken for granted, until you can't any more. In this blog I hope to put down on paper some of the articles I come across and want to remember, about health. I will be personalizing these articles to apply to me. I am diabetic, over weight, have high blood pressure and tinnitus, so these are the things you will find here. I will include nutrition, exercise, and holistic health, and many other ideas. I work in the health profession, particularly mental health, and have an interest in suicide prevention; so these topics will also be covered in this blog. Please, if you are suffering reach out. Our county health and crisis line is 1-855-278-4204.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

When is the Best Time to Exercise with Type II Diabetes?

 I have always had a sense the best time for exercise is after dinner, thus driving the sugar into your cells.  However I have done this and noticed the blood sugar goes up rther than down.  I guess sugar is released to support the exercise.  An article from BlackDoctor.org sites a study that shows afternoon exercise is best.  It is best to have a consistent schedule but 30 minutes five times a week.  Those with afternoon 2-5 exercise show the most consistent improvement in blood numbers long term.  The conducted their study, and then repeated it four years later.  Current guidelines call for 150 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous exercise a week.  Across this study it showed that everyone who exercised, no matter when, saw an improvement in blood sugar numbers.

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