High impact exercise could be problematic for diabetics due to dehydration.
Diabetes is a name for a disease characterized by high blood sugar levels. High blood sugar causes you to urinate a lot, and to become thirsty and hungry. Other symptoms may include visual disturbances, headache, fatigue, late healing of wounds, and itching.
In diabetes, the body is unable to maintain the right level of sugar in the blood and therefore people often also get very low blood sugar. It is usually not dangerous to have low blood sugar, but the symptoms can be a feeling of restlessness, sweating, trembling, and in worse cases confusion, aggression, and fainting. These symptoms are somewhat similar to being under the influence of alcohol, they can be got rid of by ingesting sugar.
Long-term complications of diabetes occur over 10-20 years and are mainly caused by damage to blood vessels. Damage to the small blood vessels leads to damage to the retina, kidneys, and nerves.
