Effects of Physical Exercise on the Quality of Life of Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Abstract

Diabetes is one of the most important chronic diseases that impact human health, and the total number of diabetes patients worldwide may rise to about 370 million in 2030 (170 million in 2000). Type 2 diabetes patients account for 90% of all diabetes worldwide. Previous literature reported that type 2 diabetes patients have lower quality of life (QoL) than those healthy persons and that a sedentary lifestyle is a modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes and an independent predictor of poor quality of life. When the physical activity is planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement performed to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness, it is a denominated physical exercise. Physical exercise has been effective by altering the body composition, glycemic control, blood pressure, insulin resistance, and mental and physical components of QoL. In this chapter, we also focus our attention on mental disorders. Depression and anxiety are the most common in those patients, which can lead to unfavorable influences on metabolic control and micro-and macrovascular complications compared to those with diabetes alone.

The effect of an online‐supervised exercise program in older people with diabetes on fasting blood sugar, psychological resilience and quality of life: A double blind randomised controlled trial

“…In addition, it has been shown in many studies similar to our study that exercise programs are effective in increasing the quality of life of individuals with Type 2 diabetes (Cai et al, 2017; Gilani & Feizabad, 2019; Lin et al, 2017; Soleimani Tapehsari et al, 2020). Contrary to our study, there are also studies showing that exercise does not affect the quality of life and psychological outcomes in people with Type 2 diabetes (Myers et al, 2013; Tomas‐Carus et al, 2016). These results are thought to have stemmed from the heterogeneity of exercise training programs, the type of participants and the use of different quality of life questionnaires.…”

Studies on the antioxidative and antidiabetic effects of Xylitol and Erythritol in type 2 diabetes: a comparative study.

“…Sedentary lifestyle, or reduced levels of physical activity is often associated with the risk of impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance followed by developing T2D (Hu, 2003). The relation between physical inactivity and diabetes is described as the increase in peripheral insulin resistance that occurs as a result of immobility which increases blood glucose levels (Tomas-Carus et al, 2019). Therefore, physical activity is recognized as an effective nonpharmacological therapeutic strategy in diabetic individuals to improve glycemic control, minimize weight gain, reduce blood pressure, cardiovascular risk factors and mortality (Colberg et al, 2016;Hamasaki, 2016).…”