Moderate exercise improves glucose metabolism in uncontrolled elderly patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Exercise should be an integral part of the treatment in non-insulin-dependent (NIDDM) diabetic patients, yet most of these patients' performance is low, mainly because of their obesity and concomitant macrovascular disease. We studied the influence of a moderate exercise training on parameters of glucose control in NIDDM patients. Forty patients aged 56.6 +/- 6.6 years were assigned randomly according to age and sex into exercise and control groups. The exercise group trained for 45 min 3 times weekly for 12 weeks, while the control group did not change their lifestyle. At the end of the study the exercise group had a significant reduction in plasma levels of triglycerides, fructosamine and glycohemoglobin. The improvement in metabolic control persisted significantly in patients who continued to exercise at varying levels at home during 1 year of follow-up.
Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, (Ein Kerem), Jerusalem, Israel.
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D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000628:therapy*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D010101:Oxygen Consumption
D002784:Cholesterol; D005947:Glucose