Volume 1 number 1 Summer 2003
Special issue for the abstracts of the 7th Pan Arab Conference on Diabetes
PACD7 , 25 – 28 March 2003 Cairo

Abstract Number : 65
Role of Exercises in Diabetic Patient

Mona Hamdi Afify - Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University, 
Egypt

The possible benefits of exercise for the patient with type 2 diabetes are substantial, and recent studies strengthen the importance of long-term exercise program for the treatment and prevention of this common metabolic abnormality and its complication.

Specific metabolic effects include glycemic control, prevention of cardio-vascular diseases, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, fibrinolysis, obesity and prevention of type 2 diabetes. 

Preparing the individual with diabetes for a safe and enjoyable exercise program is as important as exercise it self.

Before beginning an exercise program, the individual with diabetes mellitus should under go a detailed medical evaluation with appropriate diagnostic studies.

A careful medical history and physical examination should focus on the symptoms and signs of disease affecting the heart and blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nervous system. 

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