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Effects of Different Modes of Exercise Training on Glucose Control and Risk Factors for Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: a Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Stefano Balducci,
Elena Alessi,
Patrizia Cardelli,
Stefano Cavallo,
F. Fallucca,
Giuseppe Pugliese
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc06-2495
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , randomized controlled trial , aerobic exercise , resistance training , physical therapy , cardiology , endocrinology
We read with great interest the results of the meta-analysis by Snowling and Hopkins (1) on the effects of different modes of exercise training on glucose control and risk factors for complications in type 2 diabetic patients. This most recent meta-analysis of post-2000 randomized controlled trials is perhaps most important because of the size of the cohort (over 1,000 type 2 diabetic patients) and for the study of characteristics and magnitude of effects in more detail than in the previous Boule meta-analyses (2). Snowling and Hopkins determined that an A1C reduction of 0.8 ± 0.3% is “small” and affirmed in their conclusion that “there are sufficient studies to allow us to conclude that aerobic, resistance, and combined exercise have …

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