Get Out & Exercise
Staying active throughout the holidays can be difficult, especially if you live somewhere cold and snowy. As persuasive as Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel might be, you should avoid becoming a holiday couch potato. Increasing your sedentary hours during a season where you are consuming more food than normal can be dangerous for diabetics. You need to burn off a large portion of those calories to keep your blood sugar levels balanced.
Diabetics need to aim for around 40-60 minutes of low- to moderate-intensity exercise per day. While this might sound like a lot of time to devote to exercise, it really is not. You can easily break up that time into three 15-minute walks or runs with the dog, attend a yoga or Zumba class, or even do some last minute gift shopping at the mall. Every little bit of activity counts, so get moving!
