Effect of different intensities of aerobic exercise on selected physiological variables among diabetic patients

The aim of this study is to find out the effect of different intensities of aerobic exercises on selected physiological variables among diabetic patients. Randomly selected 60 (N=60) diabetic patients whose blood glucose levels were more than 140 mmHg and who were undergoing treatment for diabetics in Government General Hospital, Nagercoil were treated as subjects for this study. They were randomly assigned into four groups consisting of 15 in each group. Group I was considered as low intensity aerobic exercises group (LIAE), group II was considered as medium intensity aerobic exercises group (MIAE), group III was considered as high intensity aerobic exercises group (HIAE) and the fourth group served as control group. Pre and post test scores on resting pulse rate and blood pressure were collected and statistically analyzed. The results of the study proved that medium intensity aerobic exercises is significantly better than control group in altering resting pulse rate. The differences due to low and high intensity aerobic exercises in altering resting pulse rate were not found to be significant. As for mean arterial blood pressure, medium and high intensity aerobic exercises significantly altered compared to control group. The effect of low intensity aerobic exercise was not significant. It was concluded that aerobic exercises of medium intensities may be recommended for diabetic patients in managing diabetics