Bandar Manawer Al Harbi
De Montfort University, UK
Title: Six weeks moderate-intensity combined aerobic and resistance exercise program could be antiinfl ammatory treatment and delaying the onset of diabetes for subjects at risk
Biography
Biography: Bandar Manawer Al Harbi
Abstract
Introduction & Aim: Pre-diabetes describes a condition whereby an individual’s level of blood glucose is above normal level, though not high enough to warrant them a T2D diagnosis. Th e condition is classifi ed into two categories, Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) where blood glucose levels are above the normal 2 hours aft er glucose loading in the oral glucose tolerance test but not so high to warrant the classifi cation as diabetes. Th e other is Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) where blood glucose have risen to a fasting state but yet again, not so high to warrant the classifi cation as diabetes. Physical exercise improves BG homeostasis but the extent to which exercise is eff ective strategy as primary prevention mechanism for people whom at risk to develop diabetes is not fully understood. Th e study aims to examine the eff ects of 6-weekes moderate-intensity combined aerobic and resistance exercise program in preventing or delaying the onset of diabetes for subjects at risk compared to sedentary non-diabetic individuals. Method: 20 subjects of a sedentary lifestyle, diagnosed with either pre-diabetes or at risk to developed T2D (PRE-D) and 5 subjects were sedentary healthy individuals (ND) met the inclusion criteria. Both PRE-D and ND have been asked to complete 6-weeks of moderate-intensity combined aerobic and resistance exercise for 60 minutes on two days/week. Each exercise session consists of a combined exercise protocol of 30 minutes of resistance exercise (3 sets of 10 repetitions) followed by 20 minutes cycling. Th e primary outcome is to concentrate on metabolic results, such as improved HbA1c, blood pressure, heart rate, 1-repition max, lipid profi le (reduction in total cholesterol, low density lipoproteins, triglycerides or increase high density lipoproteins) and improvements in insulin sensitivity determined by responses to oral glucose tolerance tests on independent days. Result: Th ere were signifi cant reduction (p=0.00) on the HbA1c aft er applying of 6 weeks’ combination exercise intervention in both groups comparing to baseline. OGTT indicated signifi cant diff erences between pre-exercise and post 12th exercise session in both groups with p=0.01. BG concentrations.