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Friday, May 06, 2011

Structured Exercise Training May Improve Glycemic Control

"Current guidelines recommend that patients with type 2 diabetes should perform at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and should perform resistance exercise 3 times per week," write Daniel Umpierre, MSc, from the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre in Brazil, and colleagues. "Previous meta-analyses demonstrated that structured exercise training including aerobic and resistance exercises reduces ...HbA1c levels by approximately 0.6%. However, only 1 previous review separately analyzed associations of aerobic exercise, resistance training, and the combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training on change in HbA1c levels./.../

Physical Activity Advice Only or Structured Exercise Training and Association With HbA1c Levels in Type 2 Diabetes

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

  1. Daniel Umpierre, MSc
  2. Paula A. B. Ribeiro, MSc
  3. Caroline K. Kramer, MD, ScD;
  4. Cristiane B. Leitão, MD, ScD
  5. Alessandra T. N. Zucatti, PED
  6. Mirela J. Azevedo, MD, ScD
  7. Jorge L. Gross, MD, ScD
  8. Jorge P. Ribeiro, MD, ScD
  9. Beatriz D. Schaan, MD, ScD
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