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PDF Studies on the Exercise Therapy in Patients with Diabets Mellitus

【Supercategory:7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory:7.3 Vol.3

 Exercise has been well known to a fundamental treatment of diabetes mellitus, as well as diet therapy. Nevertheless, its therapeutic use and clinical effects are still unknown in details. The aim of the study is the establishment of practical exercise therapy for the patients with diabetes mellitus. The present study shows the acute exercise effects on blood metabolites and the effects of long term physical training in diabetics. The following results were obtained.
 1) Although no significant change of blood glucose level was observed in normals, the decrease of blood glucose and triglyceride levels were observed in diabetics in acute exercise. Moreover marked elevation of FFA level was also observed after acute exercise in diabetics.
 2) Significant decrease of blood glucose and increase of HDL-cholesterol levels were found in diabetics by long term regular physical training.
 3) Body weight reduction without loss of lean body mass and the improvement of physiological response to exercise test were achieved after long term physical training.
 These results suggest that the regular physical training leads to the better control of diabetes mellitus and keeps good condition in patients with diabetes mellitus, and that it may have an important role of the preventation for the diabetic vascular complication.

DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.3/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
Researcher Satoru Fujii*1, Toshiyuki Iseki*2, Junichi Seki*1, Shiro Tanaka*1, Kunio Okada*1
University or institution *1 The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School., *2 The Health and Physical Education Laboratory, Osaka City University

Keywords

exercise, diabetes mellitus, diet therapy, acute exercise, long term physical training