Exercise and Diabetes: Benefits, Risks, and What Patients Should Know
matthew.hastings@ucdenver.edu (Matthew Hastings)
Roughly one in eight Americans has type 2 diabetes – totaling over 40 million individuals, with an additional two million Americans with type 1 diabetes. In addition to the lifestyle and health impacts, the condition carries a heavy financial burden of a 2.5 times higher cost of living compared to someone without diabetes.