[More physical activity in patients with diabetes].
Regular exercise can appreciably improve the metabolic status of type 2 diabetics. Even if the patient's weight is not thereby reduced, a brisk daily walk for half-an-hour significantly reduces HbA1c, blood pressure, blood lipids and his/her CHD risk. However, attention must be paid to the age-related ideal training pulse in order to avoid over-exertion of the type 2 diabetic, who is usually overweight and sedentary. Every general practitioner should repeatedly encourage his patient to take every suitable opportunity to engage in physical activity, with the aim of improving insulin resistance.
Klare
Wolf-Rüdiger
WR
Internist/Diabetologe Innere Abteilung/ Diabeteszentrum Hegau-Bodensee-Klinikum Radolfzell. wolf-ruediger.klare@hbh-kliniken.de
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D009042:Motivation; D015431:Weight Loss