Physical activity improves life for people with diabetes

Self-rated health is measured by the way people respond to the question, “In general, would you say your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, poor.” According to the Stanford Patient Education Research Center, this question has been shown to predict future health. Background in a study that relates self-rated health to people with diabetes further states that people with diabetes who rate themselves in the lower health categories may have diabetes-related complications such as lower extremity amputation, blindness, kidney failure and cardiovascular diseases.