INTRODUCTION: Type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous group of metabolic disease caused by a dysfunction in insulin secretion and/or its action. OBJECTIVES: To compare the effect of two types of training, combined (aerobic and resistance) and aerobic exercise training, on glycemic control of type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research is characterized by a quasi-experimental study. After approval of the research ethics commitee with record 09.071.4.08. III, it was started a program of combined and aerobic training. We selected 24 participants from both genders, sedentary, with a mean age of 60,41 ± 7,87. Participants were randomly divided into two groups: combined training (n = 12) and aerobic training (n = 12). They were both evaluated at baseline and study end. Serum glucose was determined by the Vitros and glycosylated hemoglobin was determined by High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Training was carried out three times a week, in a total of 20 weeks. Data are expressed as mean and standard deviation. We used the paired t test (p < 0.05) to compare the mean baseline and after 20 weeks of training. RESULTS: The mean fasting glucose in combined training significantly reduced, from 167.41 ± 38.13 to 119.83 ± 20.91, and the same occurred with aerobic training, from 189.83 ± 63.57 to 139.91 ± 34.04. The values of glycosylated hemoglobin in combined and aerobic training significantly reduced ,from 8.61 ± 1.17 to 7.25 ± 1.24 and from 9.52 ± 2.46 to 8.37 ± 1.50, respectively. CONCLUSION: The combined training was more effective for glycosylated hemoglobin and aerobic training, on plasma glucose.
Type 2 diabetes; Glycosylated hemoglobin; Blood glucose
