what is type two diabetes? summary, exercise & guidelines
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Type 2 diabetesExercise For Health.
Q: What is type IIdiabetes?
A: Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a condition
characterized by chronically elevated blood glucose
(hyperglycaemia) due to inadequate insulin
secretion relative to the needs of the body
Q: What are the riskfactors for T2DM?
A: The main risk factors for developing T2DM are:
being overweight or obesity, having a high body
mass index (BMI), following a sedentary lifestyle,
having a high waist-to-hip ratio and being of
advanced age
Q: Is aerobic exerciseuseful for the treatment of
T2DM?
A: Aerobic exercise in T2DM has beneficial effects on
cardiorespiratory fitness and lipid levels. Aerobic
exercise can improve long term glucose control and
short term glucose and insulin responses, although
the improvement in glucose tolerance appears to
drop substantially within 3 days. Greater intensity
and volume of aerobic exercise may correlate with
greater improvements in acute glycemic responses
Q: Is resistance traininguseful for the treatment of
T2DM?
A: Resistance-training can increase muscle strength
and lean mass, and reduce subcutaneous and
visceral fat in T2DM. Resistance-training may also
improve glucose disposal, insulin response and long
term glycemic control, as well as improving these
outcomes in conjunction with weight loss
Q: Is combined traininguseful for the treatment of
T2DM?
A: Combined training offers additional benefits to
either aerobic or resistance exercise alone in terms
of improved long term glycemic control, body
composition and lipid profiles
Q: What are the currentguidelines for exercise inthe treatment of T2DM?
A: Exercise interventions to help treat T2DM should
revolve around combined modality aerobic and
resistance exercise between 120 – 210 minutes per
week dependant on exercise intensity should be and
tailored to specific comorbidities and risk of injury
For more information:www.exercise-for-health.com/diabetes
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