The Effect of Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) and Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Levels in Women with Type 2 Diabetes
Subject Areas : Sport Physiology
Alireza Babaei Mazreno
1
,
Farzaneh Taghian
2
*
,
khosro Jalali Dehkordi
3
,
Esmaeil Babaei
4
1 - PhD Student, Department of Sports Physiology, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Department of Sports Physiology, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 - Department of Sports Physiology, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Geratric, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran
Keywords: Type 2 Diabetes, Aerobic Exercise, Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS), Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c),
Abstract :
Background and Purpose: Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic metabolic diseases, characterized by impaired glucose metabolism. This study aimed to investigate the effect of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on fasting blood sugar (FBS) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in women with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study employed a pretest-posttest control group design. Thirty women with type 2 diabetes, aged 40 to 50 years, were purposefully selected from the Diabetes Center of Yazd Province and randomly assigned to either the training group (n = 15) or the control group (n = 15). The training group performed moderate-intensity aerobic exercises for 8 weeks. Data were analyzed using paired and independent t-tests at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The findings showed that after the exercise intervention, the training group experienced a significant reduction in FBS and HbA1c levels (p < 0.001), whereas no significant change was observed in the control group (p > 0.05). Moreover, the independent t-test confirmed significant differences between the two groups in the reduction of both indices.
Conclusion: Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, as a non-pharmacological intervention, can play a significant role in improving FBS and HbA1c levels in women with type 2 diabetes and should be considered in the treatment programs for these patients.
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