Can sweating lower blood sugar?

High blood sugar will bring certain risks to the human body, because high blood sugar is a precursor to diabetes. If not treated in time, it will lead to diabetes in the patient. Currently, there are many ways to lower blood sugar, and many people believe that sweating through exercise can lower blood sugar. In fact, although exercise is effective in lowering blood sugar, it also requires attention to the amount of sweating and the intensity of exercise.

1. Is it better for diabetics to sweat more?

Sweating can lower blood sugar, but how much you sweat cannot be used to measure whether exercise is effective. The sweat glands in the human body are different and can be divided into two types: active and conservative. This is related to genetics and varies greatly from person to person. Diabetics can exercise until they sweat slightly. Moreover, diabetics often have autonomic nervous system dysfunction and abnormal sweating. They may sweat even in a quiet state. Moreover, excessive sweating can easily lead to electrolyte loss and fatigue. Don't think that the more you sweat, the better.

2. Should you adopt high-intensity exercise as the initial exercise?

Sudden and intense exercise will make it difficult for the body to adapt and will cause severe fatigue, body aches, or trigger old diseases. It may also cause tendon and muscle strains, making it difficult to persist for a long time. The correct method is: start with a small amount of exercise, small amplitude, and simple movements to allow the body to have a process of adaptation. This process is also called fatigue period. After about half a month, gradually increase the amount of exercise and amplitude, and the movements should also slowly go from easy to difficult, and from short to long.

3. If you feel tired during strenuous exercise, you can stop exercising immediately

During strenuous exercise, a person's heart rate will speed up, muscle capillaries will dilate, blood flow will speed up, and at the same time, the rhythmic contraction of muscles will squeeze the small veins, causing blood to flow back to the heart quickly. If you stop to rest immediately at this time, the rhythmic contraction of the muscles will also stop, and the large amount of blood that originally flowed into the muscles will not be able to flow back to the heart through muscle contraction. The increase in blood pressure will cause low blood pressure and temporary cerebral ischemia, leading to symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, pale complexion, and even shock and fainting. Therefore, it is necessary to do 5 to 10 minutes of warm-up activities before strenuous exercise and 5 to 10 minutes of soothing relaxation activities after exercise. These two activities are essential.