Influence of waling training on pulmonary function and blood glucose in aged patients with type 2 dia-betes mellitus / 心血管康复医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore influence of walking training on pulmonary function and blood glucose in aged pa‐tients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) .Methods:A total of 163 T2DM patients treated in our department were selected .According to number table ,they were randomly divided into routine group (n= 80 ,performed DM diet and routine insulin therapy strictly ,and lived as usual) and intensive group (n=83 ,received intensive walking train‐ing based on strict DM diet and routine insulin therapy ,namely walking ≥10000 steps/d for eight weeks) .Pulmona‐ry function and blood glucose indexes were compared between two groups before and after intervention .Results:Compared with before treatment ,after treatment ,there was significant rise in pulmonary function and significant reductions in blood glucose indexes in intensive group , P0.05 .Conclusion:As a low intensity aerobic exercise ,walking training can effectively improve pulmonary function , glucose metabolism in aged patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ,it is help to improve quality of life .