Hormonal and hemoral indices responses after aerobic water training in postmenopausal women with type II diabetes

Introduction and Diabetes is one of the most common endocrine disease that is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia and disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism. The purpose of this study was the evaluation of HbA1C, RBP4, insulin, lipids profile and glucose amounts after 12 weeks aerobic water training in women with type 2diabetes. twenty postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes with age range 50-60 years and randomly divided into experimental (n=10) and control groups (n=10). Theexperimental group performed water training program for 3 month (3 sessions per week) at 60-75% of MHR. Control group did not participate in any exercise program during study period.Blood samples were collected for assay of research variables before and after exercise regimen. Plasma HbA1C, RBP4 and insulin were analyzed by commercially available ELISA kits andFBS, lipids profile measured with enzymatic calorimetric method. For calculation of Insulinresistance index HOMA-IRmethod was used. Data analysis was conducted by SPSS software. The results of this study showed that after 12 weeks of training, glucose, lipids profile, RBP4 and HbA1C levels decreased significantly in training group. Insulinresistance indexchanges wasalsosignificant (P<0.05). Serum insulin levels also increased however this increase was not statistically significant (P>0.05).Discussion and based on study results it seems that water training program due to involvement in hormonal and humeral indices changes has insulin-like effects in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes.