ArticleAmerican journal of medicine open2023
The importance of exercise for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes.
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- The role of resistance training in improving beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of a low-carbohydrate diet combined with exercise on glycemic control and metabolic health in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Pooled it
- The optimal exercise modality and dose for glycemic control in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of Exercise Training in Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: An Umbrella Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Lifestyle Interventions to Promote Physical Activity on Physical Activity and Glycated Hemoglobin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
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- Exploring the Effects of Dietary, Exercise, and Combined Lifestyle Interventions in the Prevention and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effects of a device-measured physical activity intervention on visual outcomes, including contrast sensitivity, and glycaemic control in individuals with abnormal glucose tolerance: a pilot randomised trial post-CarMeR study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Enhancing personal capacities in families with or at risk of type 2 diabetes: qualitative investigation of the GO EASY intervention.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Advances in exercise snacks for interrupting sedentary behavior and promoting physical activity: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Epigenome-wide mediation analysis identified Cytosine-phosphate-Guanine sites linking environmental factors with diabetes indicators.Epigenomics · 2026Article
- Breathomics in Diabetes Management: A Noninvasive Approach for Precision Health Monitoring.Journal of diabetes research · 2026Review
- Effects of short-term exercise on plasma metabolic and lipidomic profiles of individuals with type 2 diabetes.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Diabesity and Oral Immunity: Exploring the Interconnection.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Exercise is a first-line therapy recommended for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Although moderate to vigorous exercise (e.g. 150 min/wk) is often advised alongside diet and/or behavior modification, exercise is an independent treatment that can prevent, delay or reverse T2D. Habitual exercise, consisting of aerobic, resistance or their combination, fosters improved short- and long-term glycemic control. Recent work also shows high-intensity interval training is successful at lowering blood glucose, as is breaking up sedentary behavior with short-bouts of light to vigorous movement (e.g. up to 3min). Interestingly, performing afternoon compared with morning as well as post-meal versus pre-meal exercise may yield slightly better glycemic benefit. Despite these efficacious benefits of exercise for T2D care, optimal exercise recommendations remain unclear when considering, dietary, medication, and/or other behaviors.
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