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Thread: Is Squats a Good Exercise for a Diabetic?

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10-26-2009, 08:38 AM

foxl

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I am a: Type 1.5

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: KCMO

Posts: 8,685

Having had dance training, I tend toward the grand plie. Ie, turned out, and heels on the ground in second, or rising, in first or fifth.

What IS proper form for squats, anyhow?

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Feb 18 A1c 6.1
Nov 30 A1c (MD office) 5.6%
Jul 09 ... C-pep 1.3, GAD-65 > 30
Mar 10 C-pep 2.8 (20 g carb); GAD 3.2

metformin 1000 mg BID
Simvastatin 80 mg
Ramipril 5 mg
T4 125 mcg
baby aspirin
Vitamin D3, 2000 IU
CoQ10 100 mg
Eating 70 - 90 g carb per day
Interval training on recumbent cycle
BMI is down to ca. 25.2

coming soon ... : Levemir

We DID NOT eat our way here.