Diet and exercise is very important in both type 1 and 2 diabetes , so WHO recommendations are to start with diet and exercise (without any oral pills) for three months, and if this fails , then we should start oral medications (for type 2)
I met a patient (no no , he is no longer a patient) diagnosed with diabetes type 2 10 years ago , and he has not swallowed even a one tablet since 10 years ! he lives disease-free just by diet and exercise ,
for type 1 , the importance of diet and exercise is still crucial , your heart will work better , your vessels will be more elastic , and you will need less insulin , and your complication-free lifetime will prolong ,
now if you want a starting plan here is an example :
1- Buy the book : The new Glucose revolution (small hand book) , you will learn the concepts of glycemic index(GI) and glycemic load (GL), the metabolic syndrome , a sample menu for a week of low GI eating , the GI and GL tables.
over than 1 million copies sold ,it is not useful for only the diabetic people , it is useful for all who want to live and eat healthy.
read this book carefully and you will learn alot of information about diet and diabetes.
2- Buy a fitness device , like orbitreck (for shorter and harder exercise , good for young and middle-aged people , and it is cheaper) or sport treadmill (more suitable for elderly and pregnants ,for longer but softer exercise , more expensive) and start to exercise on daily basis
for the orbitreck , accumulate 20 min daily and that will be good .
for the treadmill , you should exercise for 30 min daily ...
you should do exercise no less than 150/min weekly (ADA recommendations)
did you see that ? only two steps to live healthy and look better ...
Dr.Debilitas