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about 11 million canadians have diabetes or pre-diabetes, according to diabetes canada . of these, 90 per cent are diagnosed with type ii, sometimes called adult-onset diabetes. this occurs when the body can no longer produce enough insulin to regulate blood sugar levels or cannot use the insulin produced. it is usually managed with diet, exercise, and sometimes medications or insulin.
healthing.ca spoke to sara hodson, a clinical exercise physiologist and the ceo of live well exercise clinics , to get tips on how people diagnosed with type ii diabetes can start exercising.
s.h.: safety is the key word; there are a lot of fears around exercising with diabetes, so people want to feel safe and secure about it.
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