diabities type 2 - Personal Trainer Community - Forum

[losjohnson1]

I am starting to train a client with type 2 diabities. Any advice.

[zoggy]

HIYA! My mother in law has this condition and to be honest the best advice is to make sure, the nutrition advice comes from their doctor....

focus on the exercise, and make sure weight training is an essential component as the contraction of muscle is better than medication for clearing glucose from the blood and into the cells -
not too much is diffrent otherwise, but often diabates type 2 have other issues, overweight, high blood pressue, high cholesterol, be sure to get all this checked out with a docs clearance...

[spoken20]

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[megfit]

Well, I don't think I need to encourage anyone on this list to NOT recommend supplements to this type of client. GREAT way to set yourself up for a lawsuit, at the minimum.

But I did want to emphasize that what docs will usually do for someone with NIDDM is give them a sheet and tell them to see a dietitian. Yea, you definitely do not want to get involved in counseling around the diet - this is considered Medical Nutrition Therapy and can get you into trouble with your state, regardless of licensure in that state or not.

However, I do believe your biggest question is around exercise. Not all people with NIDDM take medications. If they do, most will be taking oral medications. The good news is these generally have less an effect on lowering blood sugars than those with IDDM who take insulin.

A good resource would be ACE's CES book. I know there is also one or two books on diabetes and exercise. Check Human Kinetics for it/them. If I recall, ACSM's handbook also has good guidelines, also.

Margie