Exercising with Diabetic Neuropathy

Eventually, peripheral neuropathy in the legs and feet may result in severe weakness in the lower half of your body. In fact, it is very common that a person will start to lose balance frequently, which makes exercising dangerous based on the sensitivity of the body and how brittle the bones can become from diabetic neuropathy.

Before deciding to start a workout program, it is important to have a plan for pain management. Dealing with pain when all you want to do is destress during a workout can be frustrating and may even thwart you exercise plans. However, there are ways for you to decrease the amount of pain you feel from nerve damage. At Well Being Neuropathy Relief Center, we can provide you with resources that can show you the best way to avoid injury during a workout and which exercises will be the most effective with the least amount of pain. We can also advise you on how to make positive movements and stretches that fit your body type and strength and which will have the lowest chances of causing you discomfort.

The best advice that can be given to you is to make your diabetes a top priority in your life and seek consistent treatment for neuropathy. We recommend checking your feet daily, wear socks to keep your feet dry, and buy shoes that provide a snug comfortable fit to avoid blisters. People with diabetic neuropathy can develop blisters very quickly, and those blisters can just as easily become infected, causing additional medical problems. Can you image having to amputate a toe just because you wanted to wear a fancy shoe that caused blisters? I’m sure you can workout without the fancy appeal for the sake of your toes.