Effect of Treadmill Exercise on Blood Glucose Control in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijop.v7i2.202Keywords:
Type-2 diabetes mellitus, Treadmill exercise, Fasting blood glucose, Postprandial blood glucose, Glycemic control.Abstract
Background
Diabetes mellitus type 2 is because of resistance to insulin resulting in inability to utilize glucose. In addition to medicines and diet control, regular exercise helps in increase in utilization of glucose.
Aims & Objectives
To study efficacy of exercise especially treadmill walking on controlling blood glucose homeostasis in diabetes mellitus.
Material and Method
The study was conducted on 40 clinically confirmed cases of type-2 diabetes mellitus male patients who were divided in study group and control group with 20 patients in each group. Study was conducted for period of 8 weeks. Diet plan was formed by expert during this period and subjects were instructed to follow it strictly. Fasting blood glucose and postprandial blood glucose was measured before and after exercise programme.
Findings
There is significant decrease in fasting blood glucose and Postprandial blood glucose level in study group as compared to control group with inter-group difference was significant (P<0.05).
Conclusion
Treadmill exercise is very useful for blood glucose control in addition to diet control and medicines.
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