THE COMPRISON OF EXERCISE AS A COPMPLEMENTARY THERAPY AND WALKING EXERCISE ON THE FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE OF PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

to prevent and control diabetes as a complex chronic disease, monitoring of blood glucose and professional nursing care are necessary. Due to side effects and heavy expense of chemical drugs, using of no pharmaceutical methods such as exercise, has become advocated. The aim of this study was to comparison the effect regular tai chi and walking exercise on fasting blood glucose levels in patients with type2diabetes.
It was a semi-experimental three group trial that was done in Tehran in1395, 100 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned into three groups (Taichi, walking, control). Taichi and Walking groups practiced for30minutes, 3days a week for8consecutive weeks.Fasting blood glucose was measured one day before and one day after the study.Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, paired T, ANOVA, Sheaffe and Chi-square tests using SPSS (v.16). Level of significance was considered as less than0.05.
according to paired t test,there was a significant difference between the mean of before and after fasting blood glucose of Tai chi exercise group and also walking exercise group(p According to the findings, 8weeks of exercise (taichi or walking) reduces fasting blood glucose levels; therefore, both of these exercises are recommended to patients with type2diabetes.However, walking exercise is more effective on the reduction of blood glucose.