The effect of aerobic exercise and melatonin on glycemic indices of women with type 2 diabetes
Subject Areas : New studies in exercise metabolism and physical activityzohreh amiri 1 , sareh hasani 2 , bahram abedi 3 , mojtaba khansooz 4
1 - Master's degree, Department of Physical Education, Tolo Mehr Institute, Non-Profit University, Qom, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Tolo Mehr Institute, Non-Profit University, Qom, Iran
3 - Professor, Department of Physical Education, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Ph.D, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran
Keywords: Aerobic exercise, Type 2 diabetes, Glycemic indices, Melatonin,
Abstract :
Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effect of eight weeks of aerobic exercise and melatonin on the glycemic indices of women with diabetes Materials and Methods: In this semi-experimental research, which was conducted with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group, 40 female patients with type 2 diabetes were selected as available and according to the conditions of entry into the study, and randomly divided into 4 groups of 10 aerobic exercises. Melatonin intake, aerobic exercise along with melatonin intake and control were included. Glucose and insulin levels were measured using special kits after 12 hours of fasting. Then, in the exercise groups, aerobic exercise was performed for 8 weeks and 3 sessions every week. In the melatonin groups, the subjects took 6 mg of melatonin daily for eight weeks and one hour before sleep. 48 hours after the completion of the training period and supplementation, blood sampling was done in the post-test phase. The obtained data were analyzed using dependent t-test and covariance test with Benferroni's post hoc test in spss software. Findings: The results of the present study showed that aerobic exercise, melatonin and aerobic exercise-melatonin have a significant effect on glucose, insulin and insulin resistance indices in women with type 2 diabetes. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that aerobic exercise along with melatonin supplementation can be effective in improving the glycemic indices of women with type 2 diabetes.
