Exercise for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Abstract

Exercise activity is a significant strategy that should be applied by health care providers for prevention and control of type 2 diabetes. This article aims to provide a guide of exercise activity recommended for type 2 diabetes patients, including diagnosis, classification, etiology and treatment of type 2 diabetes. It include a recommendation that patients with type 2 diabetes should practice the moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise at least 150 minutes per week and two or three times of resistance training per week. Benefits of exercise, cautions in  exercise, and application of exercise activity based on self- management for type 2 diabetes are also included.