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.
Materials & Methods: 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.
Results: 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<0.05).However
there was not any significant difference between the mean of the after fasting blood glucose of Tai chi
and walking exercise groups(p=0.571), but the mean of after fasting blood glucose between walking and
control groups regard to tai chi and control groups was more.There was a significant difference between
the mean of after fasting blood glucose of Tai chi and control groups(p=0.001)also between walking
and control groups (p<0.001).
Conclusion: 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