Kolka CM
Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, THAL E104, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Tanzania
Review Article
Treating Diabetes with Exercise – Focus on the Microvasculature
Author(s): Kolka CMKolka CM
The rising incidence of diabetes and the associated metabolic diseases including obesity, cardiovascular disease and hypertension have led to investigation of a number of drugs to treat these diseases. However, lifestyle interventions including diet and exercise remain the first line of defense. The benefits of exercise are typically presented in terms of weight loss, improved body composition and reduced fat mass, but exercise can have many other beneficial effects. Acute effects of exercise include major changes in blood flow through active muscle, an active hyperemia that increases the delivery of oxygen to the working muscle fibers. Longer term exercise training can affect the vasculature, improving endothelial health and possibly basal metabolic rates. Further, insulin sensitivity is improved both acutely after a single bout of exercise and shows chronic effects .. View More»
