How to Navigate Airports and Client Dinners With Type 2 Diabetes

From everydayhealth.com

When you have type 2 diabetes, diet restrictions can make it hard to manage business dinners and travel. Airports and restaurants offer easy and delicious meal and snack options, but many have hidden ingredients or large portions that can spike your blood sugar.

But if you know what to watch for and how to plan, you can eat well during travel and meals with clients. This doesn’t mean you have to obsess over your diet, says Yoon Kook Kim, MD, an endocrinologist at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland.

“Instead, focus on mostly making the better menu choices the majority of times,” says Dr. Kim. “Allow yourself some wiggle room, some opportunities to treat yourself, but keep your focus on the long game of healthfully managing your diabetes for life.”

Finding Type 2 Diabetes-Friendly Options in the Airport

“Traveling can wreak havoc with your diet, when healthy options may not be as handy or readily available,” says Kim. At the airport, check nutrition labels on snacks and look online before your trip to find healthy food options in your terminal.

“In most cases, these eateries have the nutritional information available for their menu items, and trying to keep the carbohydrate count to lower than 60 grams per meal can be a reasonable goal to meet, even while traveling,” says Kim.

But keep in mind that people with diabetes still need carbohydrates in their diet, says Trudy LeBeau, RDN, a registered dietitian with an advanced specialty in diabetes at LCMC Health in Mandeville, Louisiana. “Choose carbohydrates that are whole grain, high fibre, and contain protein.”

Focus on Fibre and Protein

“When possible, look for less processed options that contain protein, fibre, and healthy fats,” says LeBeau, who recommends these snack choices:

• Boiled eggs
• Unsalted nuts
• Hummus with carrots or celery
• Apple slices
• Peanut butter
• Low-sugar Greek yogurt

“These options will keep you full longer and have less impact on your blood glucose,” says LeBeau. If you grab a salad, be careful how much dressing you use, and check the added sugar content on the dressing label, says LeBeau.

While salted foods don’t cause blood sugar spikes, too much salt in your diet can impact your blood pressure. People with diabetes are at higher risk of high blood pressure, so it’s a good idea to look for low-sodium choices, like unsalted nuts.

Most airports offer healthier choices like these, says Kalyn True, RDN, a registered dietitian at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, who recommends looking for “protein packs” with low-fat cheeses, turkey, and whole-grain crackers or fruits. “Some of the kiosks have apple slices or other fresh fruits available for purchase as well,” says True.

Identify Hidden Sugars

Check all snacks and drinks for hidden sugars by reading nutrition labels and checking sugar content, says LeBeau. “These snack items will increase your blood glucose and overall decrease your energy, making you feel tired and sluggish.”

Anything with added sugars totalling 5 percent or less is considered a low source of added sugar, and a good guideline for making food choices on the go.

Our experts recommend avoiding or minimizing these common snack or drink options:

• Sweet treats: Pastries, muffins, cookies, chips, candy, glazed nuts, granola bars, and candy bars
• Ultra-processed foods: Fast-food style pizzas, fast-food burgers, and hot dogs
• Sugary beverages: Sodas, juices, fruit smoothies, syrup-filled coffees, mixed drinks, sweet wine

“Besides the blood sugar aspect, they are also not generally filling for the long term,” says True. Usually after eating these things, you’ll be hungry again in an hour or two, says True.

Here are some common foods you’ll want to skip, and some that are ideal for traveling with diabetes:

Skip This

Grab That

Candy, cookies, pies, or cakes

Low-sugar Greek yogurt with berries

Canned fruit or fruit with sugar glaze

Fresh fruit

Nuts with a glaze or trail mix with candy

Unsalted nuts or “protein packs” with cheese and turkey

Fast-food burgers or hot dogs

Whole-wheat bread sandwiches with grilled chicken or fish

Sweetened or alcoholic beverages

Water or zero-calorie beverages

Granola bars

Protein bars with under 15 g of total carbohydrates

Tackling Business Dinners With Confidence

Between extra-large portions and hidden sugars, eating out with diabetes can feel like stepping onto a minefield. But by planning ahead, you can manage your diet well, even while eating out.

Choose Your Order Early

Most restaurants have their menus available online, and many also share nutritional information for each dish. If you check out your options before you leave, you can make healthy choices without feeling the pressure of figuring out a new menu with clients across the table.

If the restaurant doesn’t have an online menu or the information you want, you can call them ahead of time to ask about ingredients, dish preparation, and possible substitutions. You can also notify the staff about dietary restrictions while making a reservation.

Know Which Menu Items to Look For

“Try to find meals with the Diabetes Plate for Meal Planning in mind,” says LeBeau.

A meal that follows the Diabetes Plate plan looks like this:

• 50 percent non-starchy vegetables (asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale)
• 25 percent carbohydrates (brown rice, quinoa, whole-grain bread or pasta, corn, acorn squash, potatoes, beans)
• 25 percent lean protein (chicken or turkey, fish or other seafood, lean beef or pork, tofu, tempeh)

As you make your menu choice, avoid foods that are fried or topped with a cream sauce, and choose water or zero-calorie drinks, says LeBeau. Pick baked, steamed, grilled, or broiled foods instead of fried or breaded.

Avoid foods with sweet sauces like barbecue, teriyaki, or anything honey-based. Also be sure to ask for salad dressings or other sauces on the side so you can control how much you use.

“I would also caution people to be on the lookout for the free items that can be dropped at the table,” says True. “Chips and breads can be extra refined carbohydrates and not ideal.”

Kim recommends looking at the menu and weighing out your enjoyment-to-sugar-spike ratio. “If eating even half the portion of a pasta dish will make you feel more satisfied and motivated to work out than eating a whole serving of mediocre salad, the pasta would be a better option in that case,” says Kim.

You can also ask for simple swaps when ordering — such as requesting that black beans be subbed for refried beans.

“To keep from overloading on sugar, skip dessert,” says Kim. “If you’ve got to indulge your sweet tooth, be sure to keep the portion size very small.”

If you know you will be tempted to finish an extra-large portion, you can ask for half of it to be boxed up when they deliver it. You can also build a smaller meal by pairing appetizers or sides.

What if There’s Alcohol Served?

The sugar in many alcoholic beverages can raise your blood glucose. If you’d like to have a drink with your dinner guests, order dry wine, which has a lower alcohol content than sweet wines, says Kim.

Avoid drinking alcohol on an empty stomach, which can actually make your blood sugar too low, says True. Alcohol affects everyone a bit differently, so it’s important to measure your blood glucose before and after you drink to monitor how it affects your sugar levels.

If you want to politely avoid drinking, a simple “no thanks, not tonight” is an easy out, says True. You can also order sparkling water with lime, says True, who recommends avoiding tonic water, which can have sugar in it.

Adding Movement Throughout the Day

Movement and exercise play an important part in managing diabetes, says LeBeau. “When you are active, your cells become more sensitive to insulin, effectively lowering your blood glucose.”

When you build your muscles, they help absorb the glucose in your bloodstream, which can help reduce blood sugar spikes and increase energy levels.

“To help lower your blood sugar more immediately, focus on aerobic activity,” says Kim. “A brisk walk, a bike ride, or climbing the stairs can help you ‘use up’ the higher levels of blood sugar rapidly.”

Walking laps around the airport or marching in place are small ways you can incorporate activity while traveling without a gym.

Kim tells his patients to go for a 30-minute walk after their most carbohydrate-heavy meal of the day. Even doing three minutes of movement every 30 minutes can help your blood sugars stay steady.

The Takeaway

• Managing travel and client dinners with type 2 diabetes can feel tricky, but you can maintain a healthy diet with some planning.
• At the airport, look for snacks high in protein and fibre like Greek yogurt and apple slices, and low in unhealthy fats and added sugars.
• Before a business dinner, check the restaurant’s menu online to plan your choices and substitutions.
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https://www.everydayhealth.com/diabetes/managing-type-2-diabetes-airport-and-business-dinner/

Healthy lifestyle is key to diabetes prevention and management

From bworldonline.com

By Teodoro B. Padilla

In observance of Diabetes Awareness Week, we are reminded that diabetes has quietly become one of the country’s most serious public health threats. Ranked among the leading causes of death among Filipinos in 2024 and 2025, diabetes affects millions of people and contributes to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, nerve damage, and lower-limb amputations. Yet many of these complications can be delayed, or even prevented, through healthier lifestyles, early detection, appropriate medical care, and sustained disease management. 

Today, an estimated 4.7 million Filipino adults are living with diabetes, while roughly two in 10 have prediabetes. Prediabetes is a condition that can often be reversed through timely lifestyle changes but may progress to diabetes if left unmanaged. These figures underscore the urgent need to strengthen public awareness and encourage healthier habits before irreversible complications develop.

Elevated blood sugar, the hallmark of diabetes, also weakens the immune system, making people more susceptible to respiratory, skin, and urinary tract infections.

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Because diabetes often develops silently, many people are diagnosed only after complications have already begun. Adults with risk factors, including overweight or obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, a family history of diabetes, previous gestational diabetes, or advancing age should undergo regular blood glucose screening as advised by their physician. Early diagnosis allows timely intervention and substantially improves long-term health outcomes that avoid developing irreversible complications.

Preventing diabetes begins with addressing modifiable risk factors. Smoking and excessive alcohol consumption are among the major behavioural contributors to chronic diseases, including diabetes. Quitting smoking and limiting alcohol intake can significantly reduce the risk of developing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) while improving overall health.

Equally important is adopting healthier eating habits. Frequent consumption of large portions of refined carbohydrates, including white rice, combined with physical inactivity, overweight or obesity, and genetic predisposition contributes substantially to diabetes risk. White rice remains a staple of the Filipino diet, with the Department of Science and Technology–Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DoST-FNRI) reporting that nine out of 10 Filipino households consume rice daily, averaging about four cups of cooked rice per household member each day.

White rice has a high glycaemic index, meaning it is digested rapidly and causes blood sugar levels to rise quickly after meals. During milling, much of its fibre, bran, and nutrients are removed, unlike brown rice, which retains these components and helps slow digestion and moderate blood glucose levels.

Rather than eliminating rice altogether, moderation and portion control are key. Replacing part of one’s intake with whole grains or lower-glycaemic carbohydrate sources such as brown rice, corn, sweet potatoes (kamote), cassava (kamoteng kahoy), and taro (gabi) can help achieve better blood sugar control. These foods release glucose more gradually into the bloodstream, making them valuable components of a balanced diet for diabetes prevention and management.

Portion size is just as important as food choice. The DoST-FNRI’s recommended healthy plate consists of one-half vegetables and fruits, one-third rice or other carbohydrate sources, and one-sixth protein-rich foods such as fish, tofu, chicken, pork, or beef. Preparing meals through steaming, boiling, stewing, baking, or air-frying instead of deep-frying further supports healthy eating.

Non-starchy vegetables such as moringa (malunggay), water spinach (kangkong), vine spinach (alugbati), cabbage, Chinese cabbage (pechay/bok choi), jute leaves (saluyot), and mustard (mustasa) are excellent choices because they are rich in fibre and naturally low in starch. Fruits also remain part of a healthy diet, although portion size matters because they naturally contain sugars. Avocados, guava, pomelo (suha), apples, pears, oranges, berries, and other fresh fruits can be enjoyed as part of a balanced meal plan.

Regular physical activity is another cornerstone of diabetes prevention and management. International and Philippine diabetes guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise each week, complemented by two to three sessions of strength training. This combination improves insulin sensitivity, helps regulate blood sugar, supports healthy weight management, and lowers the risk of diabetes-related complications.

The benefits of exercise extend well beyond diabetes. Regular physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, hypertension, several cancers, osteoporosis, and depression. It strengthens bones and muscles, improves flexibility, balance, and coordination, enhances sleep quality, boosts mood and cognitive function, and promotes overall well-being. Older adults and individuals with heart disease or other chronic conditions should consult their physician before beginning a new exercise program.

For people already diagnosed with diabetes, lifestyle modification should complement and not replace prescribed medications. Regular follow-up consultations, adherence to treatment, and routine monitoring of blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol, kidney function, and eye health are essential to preventing complications and maintaining a good quality of life.

Immunization is likewise an important but often overlooked component of diabetes care. Because diabetes impairs immune function, people living with the disease face a significantly higher risk of serious infections. Respiratory infections can trigger dangerous spikes in blood sugar that may require hospitalization. People with diabetes are twice as likely to die from influenza than those without underlying medical conditions and are more than four times as likely to develop pneumococcal disease. One study found that seasonal influenza vaccination reduced the need for flu-related medical care by 66% among people with diabetes, while pneumococcal vaccination has been shown to reduce hospitalization and death.

Creating healthier communities also requires supportive public policies. Safe spaces for physical activity, affordable access to healthy food, strong primary healthcare, smoking cessation programs, regular screening, and timely access to essential medicines all help people prevent and manage diabetes more effectively. A healthier Philippines depends not only on individual choices but also on systems that make healthy choices easier.

Diabetes is not inevitable, nor are its devastating complications. Through healthier lifestyles, early detection, adherence to treatment, regular physical activity, balanced nutrition, and preventive measures such as immunization, millions of Filipinos can live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Reducing the burden of diabetes will require sustained commitment not only from individuals and families but also from communities, employers, healthcare professionals, and government working together to build a healthier future for every Filipino. 

Teodoro B. Padilla is the executive director of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines, which represents the biopharmaceutical medicines and vaccines industry in the country. Its members are at the forefront of developing, investing and delivering innovative medicines, vaccines, and diagnostics for Filipinos to live healthier and more productive lives.

https://bworldonline.com/opinion/2026/07/20/764388/healthy-lifestyle-key-to-diabetes-prevention-and-management/

Have Diabetes? Experts Say Don't Skip This 10-Minute Routine After Meals

From food.ndtv.com

Light walking after meals may help your body process food more efficiently while supporting healthy blood sugar levels 

After a good meal, most of us are ready to sit back and relax. Some head for the couch, while others jump straight back into work. But experts say the period right after eating can have a bigger impact on your health than you might expect. A short walk of just 10 to 12 minutes may help with digestion and support healthier blood sugar levels after meals. Here's why this simple habit is worth adding to your routine.

Why Should You Walk After Eating?

According to Gastroenterologist Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a short walk after meals helps your body process food more efficiently while supporting metabolic health. Here are some of the benefits he highlights.

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1. May Help Your Body Handle The Rise In Blood Sugar After Meals

After eating, your body breaks down carbohydrates into glucose, causing blood sugar levels to rise. According to Dr. Sethi, a short walk after meals slows how quickly glucose enters the bloodstream, helping reduce sharp blood sugar spikes and lowering the amount of insulin the body needs to release.

A study published in Scientific Reports also found that light walking after meals can improve post-meal blood glucose levels, particularly in people with diabetes and insulin resistance.

2. Supports Better Digestion

Dr. Sethi says light movement activates the gastrointestinal tract and the vagus nerve, which may help food move through the digestive system more smoothly. According to him, this may support stomach emptying and reduce sluggish digestion after meals.

3. May Help Ease Bloating

If you often feel uncomfortably full after eating, a gentle walk may help. According to Dr. Sethi, walking after meals improves gut motility and may reduce gas retention, making it especially helpful for people who experience bloating or meals that “sit heavy.”

4. May Reduce Acid Reflux After Meals

Lying down immediately after eating can sometimes make reflux worse. Dr. Sethi explains that a slow walk keeps food moving through the digestive tract, which may reduce acid exposure and episodes of heartburn.

5. May Improve How Your Body Uses Insulin

Dr. Sethi says muscles use glucose for energy during a walk, allowing them to absorb sugar from the bloodstream with less dependence on insulin. Over time, this may help improve insulin sensitivity.

How Long Should You Walk?

According to Dr. Sethi, the ideal duration is 10 to 12 minutes at a slow-to-brisk pace after lunch, dinner or your largest meal of the day.

Diabetics Need To Focus On Diet As Well

A short walk can be a healthy addition to your routine, but what you eat matters just as much. According to nutritionist Rupali Datta, people with diabetes or insulin resistance should include foods such as whole grains, pulses, green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds as part of a balanced diet. Pairing nutritious meals with regular physical activity may help support better blood sugar management.

So, if you have diabetes, try and incorporate this simple habit in your routine to manage blood sugar levels properly.

https://food.ndtv.com/health/have-diabetes-this-10-minute-habit-after-meals-may-help-control-blood-sugar-11785162

A Doctor Explains What High Blood Sugar Can Do to Your Brain

From verywellhealth.com

A lot of people connect blood sugar with metabolic health and diabetes, but there’s less discussion about blood sugar and your brain. So we spoke to our chief medical officer, Sohaib Imtiaz, MD, about how poor blood sugar regulation affects the brain and what we can do now to protect it in the long term.

Severe blood sugar fluctuations over time can have lasting effects on your cognitive health.  FatCamera / Getty Images

*This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Q: Why is managing your blood sugar so important for brain health?

Imtiaz: Your brain is actually the most metabolically demanding organ in the body. Even though it accounts for about 2% of your body weight, it consumes about 20% of your basal metabolic energy, and its primary fuel is glucose (sugar).

When you have diabetes or insulin resistance (a condition wherein your cells stop responding efficiently to the hormone that regulates blood sugar), it has a significant impact on your brain.

Some researchers have actually started calling Alzheimer’s disease “type 3 diabetes.” It’s an informal term, not an official diagnosis, but it captures just how important insulin signalling is in the brain.

Q: Is it just high blood sugar that is the problem?

Imtiaz: The constant swinging between high and low blood sugar readings, known as “glycaemic variability,” may be the biggest problem for brain health.

Ideally, your blood sugar should be between 70 and 180 mg/dL. Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar) and hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) occur when your glucose levels fall outside of the normal range.

Both high and low blood sugar contribute to cognitive dysfunction through different mechanisms.

Chronic hyperglycaemia causes inflammation in the brain and leads to a progressive decline in your brain cell connections, resulting in cognitive impairment. It also contributes to the loss of white matter in the brain, which can eventually lead to vascular dementia.

Since the brain relies so heavily on glucose, hypoglycaemia can disrupt brain functioning. Repeated episodes lead to structural brain changes affecting the brain’s prefrontal cortex, the region responsible for decision-making, and your hippocampus, the brain’s memory centre.

This is why it’s so important to work toward maintaining steady blood sugar levels rather than just aiming to keep it low.

Q: What are the top three simple habits you’d recommend to keep your blood sugar in check for better brain health?

Imtiaz: First, make balanced meals. Be sure to include protein, vegetables (fibre), and some healthy fat, such as olive oil, alongside carb-heavy foods. Fibre and fat are key to lowering glucose spikes from carbs.

Second, don’t sit down after you eat. Try to get up and walk around for a few minutes. It will help stabilize your blood sugar.

Third, get good sleep. When you’re sleep-deprived, you have a lot more blood sugar spikes the following day—even if you eat foods that don’t typically affect your blood sugar.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/how-blood-sugar-affects-brain-health-12007894 

Type 2 Diabetes in the Office: 9 Ways to Add More Movement to Your Day

From everydayhealth.com

When you work a desk job, finding an opportunity to move more can feel challenging. But if you have type 2 diabetes, moving throughout your day helps your body keep blood sugar levels stable.

Even quick exercise breaks can keep glucose levels down. Moving your muscles uses sugar in your bloodstream and makes your natural insulin (a hormone that manages blood sugar) more sensitive to high sugar levels, says Kelly Bogowith, a physical therapist at OSF HealthCare in Alton, Illinois.

You don’t have to do a complicated routine to get the benefit of movement, says Theresa Marko, DPT, a doctor of physical therapy in private practice in New York City and a spokesperson for the American Physical Therapy Association. “Doing small and consistent movements and routines throughout the day can be more sustainable and have a real impact on diabetes management over time.”

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You have lots of choices in adding more movement to your day at a desk. Here are some options you can try.

1. Walk a Few Laps Around Your Office

To start, take a walk around your office space. If possible, go outside and stroll around your building.

Your walks don’t have to last too long. In one small study, participants who took 3-minute walks every 30 minutes throughout the day lowered their blood sugar by 17.5 percent.

“[Another] study showed that if people went for a short walk after eating, their blood sugar levels rose and fell more gradually, and their insulin levels were more stable,” says Ashley Katzenback, DPT, a physical therapist in private practice in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

2. Take a 10-Minute Walk After Lunch

Walk for 10 minutes right after any meal or snack, says Katzenback. Blood sugar spikes after eating can boost your HbA1C levels, but getting active can lessen those effects.

“If you are unable to walk immediately after, another equally effective option is to walk for 30 minutes, 30 minutes after your meal,” says Katzenback.

3. Take the Scenic Route

As you walk to work from your car, or make a cup of coffee in the break room or visit the toilet, you can add length to each journey. “Park farther away from your building entrance or get off public transportation one stop early if feasible,” says Marko.

Marko also suggests getting off the elevator one floor early and taking the stairs the rest of the way. If you need to make copies or go to the bathroom, take an extra lap around the office before going back to your desk, says Marko.

4. March in Place at Your Desk

Marching in place or stepping up on a step are great exercise options for small spaces.

If you don’t want to attract attention by doing these at your desk, you can sneak away to a stairwell or even do them in a bathroom stall. On the other hand, you can lead the charge and invite your co-workers to join you in movement breaks.

5. Try Seated Soleus Push-Ups

Seated soleus push-ups (SPUs) sound complicated, but you can do them while you sit at your desk or in a meeting.

Here’s how to do one:

1. Sit in a chair and place both feet flat on the floor.
2. Raise your heel, keeping the ball of your foot down.
3. Relax and lower your heel.
4. Repeat.

One study review found that doing SPUs after a meal can lower your blood sugar by up to 52 percent.

“The results of the study are really quite remarkable because previously we suspected you needed to walk to stabilize post-meal blood sugar,” says Katzenback. “But this study concluded that simple interventions that can be performed while seated are more than enough to do the trick.”

Katzenback recommends doing three minutes of SPUs every 30 minutes throughout the day. 

6. Do Push-Ups Against a Break Room Wall

Standing wall push-ups can be another good way to move at work, says Bogowith.

Here’s how to do these exercises.

1. Stand facing a wall (a few feet away).
2. Place your hands against the wall at about chest level.
3. Lean forward, bending your elbows.
4. Pause and hold when your head gets close to the wall, keeping your body straight.
5. Push away from the wall until your arms are straight again.
6. Repeat as many times as you can.

You can make this exercise easier, if needed, by moving your feet closer to the wall. Or make it more challenging by leaning against a countertop instead of the wall.

7. Use Mini-Squats in Tight Spaces

Mini-squats work well to strengthen your legs in a small office space, says Bogowith. These modified squats strengthen your core and support the sugar-managing benefits of movement.

To do a mini-squat, follow these steps:

1. Stand up straight with your feet apart (about shoulder-width).
2. Bend your knees and move your hips back slightly as if you are about to sit. A mini-squat doesn’t lower your body as far as a traditional squat.
3. Hold this almost-sitting position while keeping your back straight and tightening your core and thigh muscles.
4. Rise back up into a standing position.
5. Repeat 10 to 15 times.

Make sure to keep your knees from pushing out over your toes to avoid injury.

8. Stand Up, Sit Down, Repeat

The simple act of sitting and standing uses muscles. “Stand up and sit down 5 to 10 times every time you go to use the restroom,” says Marko.

For best results, get in and out of your chair without using your arms.

9. Do Leg Kicks While You Wait

While waiting for coffee to brew, water to boil, or food to cook in the break room, do 20 standing side leg kicks or back leg kicks, says Marko.

Here’s how to do a standing side leg kick.

1. Stand straight, starting with your feet together.
2. Place your hands on your hips or use one hand to hold onto a counter or chair.
3. Lift one leg out to the side as far as you can and hold it there for a few seconds. Your hips should stay in place during this movement.
4. Lower your leg slowly.
5. Repeat 8 to 12 times
6. Switch to the other leg and repeat steps 1 to 5.

Standing back leg kicks follow the same steps, except you lift each leg behind you, instead of to the side.

If you want more ideas for simple exercises to do at the office, ask your healthcare provider for suggestions or a referral to a physical therapist.

The Takeaway

• An office job can make it hard to stay active when you have diabetes, but adding movement to your day can help you manage your blood sugar levels.
• To move more at work, do mini-squats at your desk, try leg kicks while your coffee brews, march in place while your lunch heats, and take walks around your office or building, especially after you eat.
• If you want more personalized exercise tips, ask your provider for their suggestions or a referral to physical therapy.

https://www.everydayhealth.com/type-2-diabetes/ways-to-add-more-movement-to-your-day/