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Diet may help exercise for people with high blood sugar — Level A1 — a couple of black dumbs sitting on top of a table

Diet may help exercise for people with high blood sugarCEFR A1

28 Feb 2026

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Adapted from Matt Chittum - Virginia Tech, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by VD Photography, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
78 words
  • Many people have high blood sugar now.
  • High blood sugar can harm heart and kidneys.
  • It also makes exercise less effective for them.
  • Researchers tried a special diet in mice.
  • The mice exercised by running on wheels.
  • After one week, the mice had normal sugar.
  • Their muscles changed to use oxygen better.
  • Diet and exercise together gave the best effects.
  • The special diet made the body burn more fat.
  • Such diets can be hard to follow for people.

Difficult words

  • blood sugar — amount of sugar in a person's blood
  • harm — to cause damage or hurt someone or something
  • exercise — physical activity to improve health and fitness
  • muscle — body tissue that makes parts move
    muscles
  • diet — the food a person or animal eats
  • oxygen — a gas in the air that bodies use

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Discussion questions

  • Do you exercise?
  • Do you follow a special diet?
  • Do you try to eat less sugar?

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