The Effect of Combined Training (Resistance-Aerobic) on glycosylated Haemoglobin, cholesterol, triglyceride, Insulin Resistance in Postmenopausal Women with Diabetic-Peripheral-Neuropathy

The most common cause of polyneuropathy is diabetes. Very few studies have investigated the effects of combined training on diabetes and diabetic-peripheral neuropathy complications. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of four months aerobicresistance training on glycosylated haemoglobin, total cholesterol, triglyceride and insulin resistance in postmenopausal women with diabetic-peripheral neuropathy .

For this purpose, 21 patients with diabetic neuropathy, were divided into two groups of control (n =10) and experimental (n =11). The experimental group performed resistance - aerobic training three sessions per week for four months. Subjects’ fasting serum samples were obtained before the start of the study and after the first, second, third and fourth months of training. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and repeated measures ANOVA .

Total cholesterol, triglyceride, insulin resistance and glycosylated hemoglobin levels, as well as weight and fat percentage in the experimental group did not change significantly (P> 0.05) .

Stabilized glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin in diabetic-neuropathy patients and no increase in total cholesterol, insulin resistance and triglyceride levels within four months is clinically important and indicate that regular resistance - aerobic training can delay progression and complications of the disease.