People living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus are needed for a new research study being carried out by the University of Tasmania’s School of Health Sciences.
The study is looking at the benefits of exercise in managing blood glucose.
Physiotherapist and School of Health Sciences' PhD student Misha Ansari said the latest research showed that Type 2 Diabetes could be reversible up to a certain stage and exercise may play a key role in this.
Ms Ansari said while exercise was a powerful medicine that had a key role in managing and potentially reversing Type 2 Diabetes, the best type and amount of exercise was still unclear.
And many people didn’t meet recommended activity guidelines because exercise was often perceived as too hard.
“The study will particularly look at the role of downhill walking as it is less demanding on the body than many other types of exercise and may be more useful in managing blood glucose,” she said.
“Through my research I am aiming to explore the benefits of exercise in managing blood glucose and use the results to help in developing new guidelines for treating Diabetes Type 2 without medicines or insulin.”
“In the future this has the potential to decrease the cost of managing Type 2 Diabetes and help prevent the side effects that medication can bring.”
Participants will be required to walk on a treadmill, twice a week for 12 weeks, starting from five mins and progressing to 30 minutes by the end of 12 weeks training.
Exercise sessions will be conducted at the School of Health Sciences Exercise Clinic, University of Tasmania, Newnham Campus, Launceston.
For more information contact: 0434 862 521
