The disorder of glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) caused by the insulin resistance. Thecomplications may induced by the overweight and dyslipidemia in this kind of patients. Having an action on vascularfunction, insulin resistance could exert the vascular endothelium dysfunction. The glycemic control in such patientcould be accomplished by using drug, life style modifi cation and exercise.
The benefi cial effects of regular exercise in T2DM patients other than glycemic control are the weight controland the improvement in insulin action. Such effects could lead to the proper management for the disease-relatedcomplications.
In this review, the benefi ts of exercise are stated, along with the pre-exercise evaluation in glucose level andcomplications e.g. foot ulceration and proliferative retinopathy for patients to be safe from exercise intervention andcured with the recommended exercise prescription.