Although type 2 diabetics may suffer from a loss of heart function due to elevated blood sugar levels, new research suggests that high-intensity exercise may help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand theorized that although some type 2 diabetics with impaired heart function may not being able to train hard enough to get the benefits of high-intensity exercise, others might.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The recruited 11 middle-aged adults who were all type 2 diabetics and had them do 25 minutes of exercise that included 10 minutes of high-intensity exercise. For three months, the research team looked at heart function for the diabetics without changing their diet or medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They found that not only was the high-intensity exercise program safe for the diabetics, but it also had an 80% adherence rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because the study was small, it will need to be reproduced with a larger group of volunteers to ensure this wasn\u2019t a fluke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in type 2 diabetics, so finding a safe, effective exercise program that participants will stick with is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are two important clinical implications of this work,\u201d explains senior research fellow Dr. Chris Baldi. \u201cThe first, that adults with type 2 diabetes will adhere to high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and are capable of comparable increases in aerobic capacity and left ventricular exercise response as those reported in non-diabetic adults. Secondly, high-intensity exercise is capable of reversing some of the changes in heart function that seem to precede diabetic heart disease.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the 30 million people in the United States who have diabetes, approximately 90 to 95% have type 2 diabetes. With this form, the body\u2019s cells become resistant to the effects of insulin, causing the body\u2019s blood sugar levels to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to heart function issues, elevated blood sugar levels can cause vision loss and issues with the kidneys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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