title: Influence of aerobic treadmill exercise on blood glucose homeostasis in noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus patients.
abstract: The role of treadmill exercise on blood glucose homeostasis in noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) were studied using males between age of 45 and 60 years (X-52), who were clinically and biochemically-confirmed cases of NIDDM were taken into study group. Control group comprised of 10 males between age group of 45 to 60 (X-53) years. All the subjects were assessed by physician and were investigated to confirm diabetic status. The whole study period was extended for 6 weeks. The significant decrease in postprandial blood sugar (44.4 mg% for the study group and 32.2mg% for the control group) with a significant inter group difference (P<0.05) was observed. The mean decrease in fasting blood sugar (39.4mg% for the study group and 27.4mg% for the control group), with a marginal inter group difference (P<0.05) was observed. The treadmill exercise was found to be a definite tool in addition to drug and diet in glycemic control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, 576104 Manipal, India.
authors.forename: Shivananda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maiya
authors.forename: Manjunath
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hande
keywords: Fasting blood sugar; Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and Treadmill exercise; postprandial blood sugar