The American Diabetes Association has developed some specific guidelines for persons with diabetes.
Reducing sedentary activity for people with diabetes with doing three minutes for every 30 minutes
One specific part of these recommendations is to reduce the overall time that a person spends in what is called sedentary activities. Sedentary activity is when a person is awake that involves prolonged sitting. Activities that are sedentary are when a person sits at a desk, is sitting in a meeting, or watching TV.
Choices of activities to do
Activities to do for 3 minutes could be:
Standing
Leg lifts or extensions
Overhead arm stretches
Desk chair swivels
Torso twists
Side lunges
Walking in place
Helps with blood glucose control
This moving every 30 minutes helps with a person’s blood glucose control. So try out these guidelines to see how it helps with your blood glucose numbers.
Wishing you great health,
Juanita
This information is from Diabetes Care Journal November 2016