Hernández RJ, Arnold DY, Mendoza CJ

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: physical exercise in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus constitutes one of the pillars of their comprehensive treatment, and its beneficial effects in people with this disease are evident.
Objective: to describe the beneficial effects of physical exercise in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Methods: Google Scholar was used as a scientific information search engine. Review and research articles from different databases were evaluated, such as PubMed, LILACS, Cochrane and SciElo, and web pages in Spanish, Portuguese or English languages which generally had less than 10 years of being published. The exclusion criteria were articles with more than 10 years of publication, in a language different from those already mentioned, and that did not have the required quality according to the authors' criteria. This allowed the study of 134 articles, of which 83 were referenced.
Conclusions: physical exercise in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus contributes to decrease body weight, improves insulin sensitivity and metabolic control (glycemic and lipid), thus contributing to the reduction of cardiovascular risk. In addition, it is useful in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of some diseases of the elderly. It is also an appropriate strategy to prevent gestational diabetes and excessive weight gain during pregnancy, and it is able to reduce levels of long-term oxidative stress, as well as the incidence of some types of cancer, and to avoid associated psychological disorders.