First, why do people exercise?
Exercise has many benefits. From the analysis of traditional Chinese medicine, exercise can balance the five internal organs. The five internal organs are all related to exercise, such as the heart governing the blood vessels; Lung governing qi breathing; Spleen dominates the muscles of limbs; Main reinforcement of liver; Kidney governs bone. Exercise can promote the yang of five zang-organs and enhance the gasification function of the yang of five zang-organs. In other words, exercise can activate the five internal organs and make them powerful. The stronger the gasification function of the five zang-organs is, the more turbid water can be discharged, and people will be healthier if they drink turbid poison such as blood stasis.
We all have this experience in our lives. Sticking to exercise can keep us healthy. In addition, we can keep a positive attitude, relieve mental fatigue and reduce psychological burden.
Second, why do diabetics exercise?
As far as diabetic patients are concerned, modern medicine thinks that exercise is very valuable for the following reasons: first, exercise can consume excess calories, so that the blood sugar that should have been lowered by insulin can be consumed in advance through exercise; Secondly, muscle (skeletal muscle) stores about 70% glycogen in our body, and exercise can increase muscle's storage of glycogen; Thirdly, exercise can increase the sensitivity of insulin, thus improving insulin resistance; Fourthly, exercise can prevent the occurrence of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes, delay the progress of complications, enhance the cardiopulmonary function of patients and increase muscle strength, thus improving the quality of life of patients.
From the analysis of traditional Chinese medicine, spleen deficiency is the key to the onset of diabetes. As the saying goes, diabetes is a disease of wealth, because of too much fat and too thick diet, which leads to the damage of spleen yang and the decline of spleen essence-dispersing function. Glycogen transported by the spleen and stomach stays in the blood, which can't disperse the essence in the internal organs and limbs in time, leading to an increase in blood sugar.
As far as preventing diabetes is concerned, the most effective and cheapest way is to exercise, control diet, stabilize mood and ensure sleep. The above four lifestyles are conducive to strengthening the spleen and nourishing the spleen, making the spleen yang healthy and vigorous, which naturally can effectively prevent diabetes.
If you already have diabetes, you should also exercise actively. Therefore, the spleen dominates the muscles of the limbs, and exercise stimulates the muscles of the limbs, which can stimulate the spleen yang best. The key to treating diabetes is strengthening the spleen and strengthening yang and dispersing essence. It is better to rely on the normal function of the spleen than to control blood sugar by drugs.
Third, how should diabetics exercise?
First, exercise suitable for diabetic patients.
Diabetic patients are advised to do more aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, aerobics, radio exercises, Baduanjin, Tai Ji Chuan, cycling, table tennis, badminton and jogging.
Second, it is not recommended to practice muscle blocks.
Some experts suggest that middle-aged and elderly obese diabetic patients can do anaerobic exercises such as dumbbells and tensioners to increase muscles and improve insulin sensitivity. From the analysis of traditional Chinese medicine, exercise aimed at increasing muscle mass is not recommended.
The so-called muscle mass depends entirely on temper. If the muscles are stimulated with high intensity and supplemented with a large amount of protein, the temper will be aroused, so that the spleen will try its best to control the muscles and easily produce muscle lumps. But this is at the expense of temper. In order to maintain muscle mass, the spleen should always maintain a high-intensity working state, and as a result, the spleen will be exhausted and become weak. Moreover, excessive perfusion of qi and blood into the muscles and body surfaces of limbs will easily lead to deficiency of qi and blood in viscera. Although muscular, it is not necessarily healthy.
The purpose of our exercise is to balance the five internal organs and enhance the body's gasification function. Although muscle strengthening can stimulate spleen yang, it will weaken the spleen in the long run.
Third, maintain proper exercise intensity.
For diabetic patients, exercise should have proper intensity, so as to effectively stimulate spleen yang and achieve the effect of dispersing essence. In other words, moderate and high-intensity exercise is needed to effectively improve glycogen metabolism.
Some diabetic patients walk very slowly, which can only make blood vessels unobstructed and have some health-preserving effects, but it is not conducive to controlling blood sugar.
However, diabetic patients should also pay attention to exercise, and the intensity of each exercise must not be too great, so as to avoid excessive consumption of qi and blood and lead to hypoglycemia.
It is suggested that the intensity of exercise should be gradual, let the body adapt slowly, and then keep it within a reasonable intensity range.
Four points for attention in sports.
Do 10- 15 minutes of warm-up exercise before exercise, such as stretching, leg lifting, walking slowly, etc. , so that the whole body's blood runs faster, which is conducive to exciting muscles during exercise and avoiding muscle injury.
After the exercise begins, it should be from slow to fast, and the intensity of exercise should be from small to large. After 5- 10 minutes, the amount should be gradually increased, and each exercise lasts for 20-30 minutes.
After the exercise preparation, you can gradually slow down the pace and do stretching activities for more than ten minutes after the exercise.
Pay attention to perseverance and ensure to exercise at least three times a week. Sweating after exercise suggests changing wet clothes immediately to prevent catching a cold.
Summary:
Regarding the treatment of diabetes, my opinion is not to rashly choose insulin. The advantage of insulin is its rapid hypoglycemic effect, but its harm is that it completely replaces the function of dispersing essence of spleen, and the function of spleen may deteriorate after long-term use of insulin.
It is suggested that traditional Chinese medicine should be the first choice after blood sugar is found to be elevated. Traditional Chinese medicine is based on righteousness, not disease; Chinese medicine? Nip in the bud? Instead of treating diseases; Chinese medicine will try its best to maintain the normal physiological function of spleen governing and dispersing essence, which is far better than using insulin instead. (Dong Hongtao)