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According to the American Diabetes Association, almost 21,000,000 Americans suffer from Diabetes. They also say that 1/3 of people suffering from diabetes have not yet been diagnosed.

Type 2 Diabetes makes up about 90% of patients, also known as Adult-Onset Diabetes. The other 10% of diabetics suffer from Type 1 a.k.a. Juvenile Diabetes.

Here are some things that any diabetic person can do to lower blood sugars naturally and manage their blood sugar levels to make their diabetes easier to manage.

Exercise:
Regular exercise can help lower blood sugars with as little as 15 minutes per day. Find something you like to do. If you're into running, swimming or lifting weights, that's fine, but if you're someone who has never really done much exercise and has a very sedentary job, there are a lot of easy things you can do to get into the habit. Just take time to do something. If you walk around the block after work, or go for a swim, or take the dog to the park, or just walk up and down a set of stairs for 15 minutes, you'll burn all the calories you need to lower blood sugar levels naturally.

Diet:
Depending on what type of diabetes you have, your diet will vary, but a lot of diabetics find it easiest to manage their blood sugar levels if they eat every 2-3 hours. Eat small, balanced meals with healthy snacks in between. I find it best if I eat breakfast at around 7am, snack at 10am, eat lunch around 12pm, have a snack at 3pm then eat dinner around 6pm. I also test my blood sugar level before bed and try to eat some sort of protein to hold me over throughout the night.

Weight Loss / Muscle Building:
Typically people suffering from Type 2 diabetes are also overweight and can reverse the symptoms of diabetes simply by losing some body fat, exercising and eating right. If you are more than 20 pounds over weight, it is a very good idea to lose some extra body fat which will help you to lower blood sugar levels also.

Increasing muscle mass also can help a person suffering from diabetes to lower blood sugars naturally because 1 pound of muscle burns 3-4 times the number of calories (at rest) than a pound of fat does. Burning more calories will make it possible for your body to require less insulin, and can also increase insulin sensitivity.

Natural Cures for Diabetes:
You have to be careful because there are a lot of scams on the Internet claiming to "naturally cure diabetes for only 12 easy payments of $74.95" and similar scams like that. To date, there is no easy cure for diabetes except for living a healthy lifestyle and in some cases, reversing the symptoms of diabetes. There are however natural supplements for diabetes that can greatly reduce the symptoms and lower blood sugars naturally.

As far as controlling blood sugar levels go, you need to remember to eat a balanced diet, exercise at least 5 days per week, and many also find it beneficial to add a natural blood sugar control supplement to their diabetes management program.

It is important to test your blood sugar levels regularly, especially when starting an exercise program or blood sugar control supplements as these healthy things may also cause low blood sugars.

Diabetic Treat Days:
Some people with diabetes have a hard time controlling their blood sugar levels due to over-consumption of sugary foods and sweets. If this is a problem for you, instead of telling yourself that you'll never eat sweets again, schedule 1 day per week where you're allowed to eat sweets or have a "treat day". This will make staying away from sugar the rest of the week a lot easier. Instead of drinking regular coke, drink diet if you need a treat. It's sugar free!

Find a Diabetes Support Group:
If you have a hard time dealing with the struggles of diabetes or need motivation / ideas, you could also join a diabetes support group or enroll in a Free Diabetes Forum to get ideas, recipes etc.