Effects of eight weeks of endurance training on platelet indices in femalestype II diabetic patients

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks endurance training on platelet indices in women with type (II) diabetes.
Atotal of, 20 women with type 2 diabetes voluntarily participated in this study and divided into training (N=10) and control (N=10) groups. Subjects were invited to the laboratory after an overnight fasting and blood samples were taken from antecubital (brachial) vein (5 mL), Pre and post training period. Thereafter, anthropometric characteristics and peak oxygen consumption were measured in the separate sessions. Endurance training protocol consisted of running on treadmill for 8 weeks (intensity: 60-75% peak of oxygen consumption, exercise duration: 35-50 min per day). Platelet indices, serum glucose and glycated hemoglobin, were measured by using cell counter system, enzymatic colorimetric and column chromatography methods, respectively. In order to analyze the within and between groups changes dependent and independent t-test were used, respectively.
Results showed that glucose and HbA1c levels were significantly decreased in training group (P0.05); but MPV and PDW significantly reduced in the training group and increased in control group, respectively (PBased on these findings it could be concluded that endurance training through glycemic control and improvement of platelet morphology can prevent the occurrence of thrombotic events in diabetic women.