Physical activity as a therapy for type 2 diabetes
Speaker: Damir Sekulić
Presentation prepared by: Barbara Gilić Škugor
Congress 2025 · 15:52 · Audio: Croatian
The lecture considers physical activity in the care of people with type 2 diabetes. It compares aerobic exercise, resistance training, their combination and interval training, and discusses intensity, gradual introduction of activity and practical barriers.
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The lecture addresses physical activity in the care of people with type 2 diabetes. The presentation was prepared by Barbara Gilić Škugor and is delivered in this recording by Damir Sekulić; the slides remain in English.
The central section compares aerobic exercise, resistance training, combinations of these approaches and interval training. It considers intensity, the gradual introduction of activity and the different outcomes examined in exercise research.
The final section focuses on practical barriers: motivation, time, physical difficulties and access to particular activities. The lecture connects an overview of research with the question of fitting a chosen activity into a person's life and maintaining it regularly.
References and additional reading
Effect of physical exercise on sensitivity and responsiveness to insulin in humans
Mikines KJ, Sonne B, Farrell PA, Tronier B, Galbo H · 1988 · DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1988.254.3.E248
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Source note: A study of the acute effect of exercise on insulin sensitivity, conducted in seven untrained men. It is not a trial of a complete diabetes treatment programme or evidence for every benefit listed on the slide.
Effects of aerobic and resistance training on hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial
Church TS i sur. · 2010 · DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1710
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Source note: A randomized comparison of aerobic training, resistance training and their combination in people with type 2 diabetes. This paper is not the meta-analysis of 915 participants also mentioned on the slide.
Low-volume high-intensity interval training reduces hyperglycemia and increases muscle mitochondrial capacity in patients with type 2 diabetes
Little JP i sur. · 2011 · DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00921.2011
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Source note: A small two-week study of cycling interval training in eight people with type 2 diabetes. It does not establish equivalence between HIIT and CrossFit or provide a universal exercise recommendation.
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