If you thought exercising is only going to help you get and
stay fit while you struggle keeping blood sugar or Type 2 Diabetes in control,
the recently conducted research study by the researchers at the University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas suggest exercising may benefit you
more.
The researchers after having taken a look at the health
records from people with Type 2 diabetes found that people who have been
exercising have lower body fat, smaller waist size and better and controlled
blood sugar in comparison to inactive people. The effects were reported to be
positive irrespective of the fact whether they involved themselves in aerobic
exercises, resistance training or a combination of both. Interestingly, the
effects were found positive even if they did not record of any
cardiorespiratory (heart and lung) fitness.
According to Dr Jarett Berry, co-author and associate
professor of Internal Medicine and Clinical Sciences at UT Southwestern, it has
been observed that exercise has the power to improve diabetes control
regardless of improvement in exercise capacity.
In the study published on June 17, 2015 in Diabetes Care
journal, about 30 percent participants who exercised were considered as
non-responders. The researchers revealed that these people cannot improve their
cardiorespiratory fitness in spite of exercising regularly.
According to Dr Berry, there is a need to broaden the
understanding of what it exactly means to respond to exercise training. This is
with reference to the fact that some of the diabetics who exercised did not
have improvements in the respect to their cardiorespiratory fitness but showed
the signs of gaining of health benefits. This suggested that the definition of
non-responder is too narrow and needs to be re-looked at.
The exercise programs for the Type 2 Diabetics should track
improvements in blood sugar levels, body fat and waist size.
Source: News Release, UT Southwestern Medical Center, June
17, 2015
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