Abstract
Is it shown that the exercise at the intensity of 50% AT has the role by which the blood glucose at a short-term period is controlled for the patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) ? Fourteen NIDDM patients were divided into two groups according to their serum insulin level, high and low insulin groups. After the 30-min exercise of bicycle ergometer at 50% AT, their blood glucose and the density of the serum insulin were measured. The decrease in glucose level after the exercise of high insulin group was significantly greater, compared with low insulin group. This suggests that the effect of low intensity exercise on the blood glucose level may depend on the insulin level of each patient. Results obtained also suggest that the exercise at the intensity of 50% AT may have an effective role in controlling blood glucose at a short-term period of NIDDM patient at a high insulin level.
