Effect of Exercise on Patient with Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Study of a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes

Abstract

Abstract The prevalence of diabetes mellitus as one of metabolic diseases increased globally. Treatment for this disease requires continuing medical care and ongoing patient self-management education and support to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term complications (ADA, 2013). Exercise has been known to benefit patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Shen, et all., 2007). The purpose of this study was to figure out the effect of exercise on a patient with diabetes. Subject was a female, 58 years old, and has been diagnosed type 2 diabetes since 2002. Treatment was a serial exercise program which covers aerobic, strength, flexibility, and functional exercises. Pre-post program assessment was designed to cover all aspects of fitness measurement and address the exercise program goals. Based on comparison between pre and post program assessment results, subject showed improvement in her fitness level after 6 week exercise program. Her blood pressure and heart rate was lower in the post assessment; she had 3 kg reduction of her body weight which improved her BMI reading. Blood glucose level was also decrease from 14 mmol/L to 7 mmol/L. A short assessment before doing the program in each session should be taken into account so the exercise program can be modified according to subject’s recent condition