Exercise Improves Diabetes Glucose Control

People with type 2 diabetes can make a significant improvement to their glucose control by getting just over 20 minutes of exercise a day.In a new summary of the research, doctors pooled the data on exercise to get a better overall picture. The results were encouraging. Taking part in any exercise program that lasted at least 12 weeks improved glucose control.Aerobic exercise worked best, but resistance exercise (such as using weights) also worked well. More important than the type of exercise was the amount. Those people who exercised for at least two and a half hours a week (just over 20 minutes a day) showed the most impressive results.The researchers said that the improvement in glucose control was about what you might see if you added a second glucose-control drug to someone’s medication.People with type 2 diabetes can make a significant improvement to their glucose control by getting just over 20 minutes of exercise a day.In a new summary of the research, doctors pooled the data on exercise to get a better overall picture. The results were encouraging. Taking part in any exercise program that lasted at least 12 weeks improved glucose control.Aerobic exercise worked best, but resistance exercise (such as using weights) also worked well. More important than the type of exercise was the amount. Those people who exercised for at least two and a half hours a week (just over 20 minutes a day) showed the most impressive results.The researchers said that the improvement in glucose control was about what you might see if you added a second glucose-control drug to someone’s medication.