title: [Exercise therapy for the aged diabetics].
abstract: The purposes of exercise therapy for diabetes are to improve insulin resistance and to prevent diabetic complications. At first, mild aerobic exercise (walking, cycling and swimming), which enhances insulin-signaling pathway, is recommended after medical check-ups. If aerobic exercise alone is not effective, the combination of aerobic and resistance training could be considered. The resistance training consists of rowing, lifting and dumbbells, and increases skeletal muscle volume and strength. This combination therapy would bring about not only improvement of insulin resistance but also restoration of quality of life for aged diabetic subjects.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University.
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oshida
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4 / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D011788:Quality of Life
chemical_list: D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D005947:Glucose