Hi Knichol,

There is no doubt that exercise is great for diabetics. It helps us burn fat, keeps the cardio in good shape and helps burn off the energy that carbs in our diet create so it does not turn to fat. Weight lifting is really good exercise because muscles use calories more efficiently and weight lifting builds muscle mass. I did not find anything that specifically says building muscle and weight training increases steriod production in the body. I do know that when you are prescribed steroids, such as prednisone, your blood sugar levels are adversely affected. Numbers go high. So it would make sense that you would not want to do something to increase the amount of steroid your body produces. This might be a good question for you to ask your doctor next time you see him.

There is an article about weight training in combination with aerobic exercize helping with the battle of diabetes. "Specifically, workouts that combine aerobic and resistance training exercises appear better at controlling blood sugar than either type of activity alone, researchers say."

This article written by Kathleen Doheny, a HealthDay Reporter, can be found here.

If you would like more information about diet and exercise, you can check out www.mydietexercise.com. There is also a great overview about weight lifting here.

Online sites are great places to get information that will help you ask all the right questions, but they can not take the place of your doctor's care and advice.

Hope this gives you something to go on. Take care and stay in touch!

Vicki M