Key result
Aquatic cycling cuts blood glucose ~37% in diabetic women but yields lower overall responses versus land cycling.
Why the study?
The metabolic benefits of acute exercise sessions in aquatic versus land environments among active diabetic patients required investigation.
Does an aquatic exercise session improve metabolic responses (glucose, FFA, insulin, ANP, epinephrine) compared to land exercise in trained postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes?
RCT (n=12)
Randomized crossover
No
Does an aquatic exercise session improve metabolic responses (glucose, FFA, insulin, ANP, epinephrine) compared to land exercise in trained postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes?
Aquatic cycling provides more beneficial acute metabolic effects, including lower glucose and insulin levels and higher ANP, compared to land cycling in trained postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes.
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Supports preferring aquatic over land cycling for acute glucose control in trained diabetic postmenopausal women; extends modality-specific metabolic response data.
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Nasiri et al. (2022) conducted an RCT in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (n=12). Aquatic cycling vs. Land cycling was evaluated on Blood glucose reduction (p=<0.05). Aquatic cycling in trained diabetic postmenopausal women decreased blood glucose by 37% and increased serum ANP by 169%, with overall measured variable levels being lower compared to land cycling.
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