Diabetes is a major public health problem in the United States. This collection, Diabetes and Exercise, discusses the extent of the problem of diabetes and sedentary lifestyle and presents a compelling rationale for the importance of increased physical activity and exercise in persons with diabetes. The concept of exercise as medicine has a strong but underappreciated scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Diabetes and Exercise, compiled by a team of experts in the field, focuses on both the physiological and practical aspects of the beneficial effects of exercise. This thorough collaboration provides the why's and how's to implementing the physical activity and exercise changes so important in diabetes prevention and disease management.
Author(s): Kenneth Cusi (auth.), Aristidis Veves, Kerry J. Stewart, Jane E. B. Reusch, Judith G. Regensteinerr (eds.)
Series: Contemporary Diabetes
Edition: 1
Publisher: Humana Press
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 322
Tags: Diabetes; Endocrinology; Sports Medicine; Cardiology
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Its Links to Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Lipotoxicity....Pages 3-54
Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes....Pages 55-62
The Metabolic Syndrome....Pages 69-81
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Exercise Performance and Effects of Exercise Training in Diabetes....Pages 85-107
The Cardiovascular Consequences of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 109-130
Endothelial Dysfunction, Inflammation, and Exercise....Pages 131-147
Exercise, Adiposity, and Regional Fat Distribution....Pages 149-161
Diabetes Mellitus and Exercise Physiology in the Presence of Diabetic Comorbidities....Pages 163-183
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Prescribing Exercise for Patients with Diabetes....Pages 187-202
Behavior Change Strategies for Increasing Exercise in Diabetes....Pages 209-229
Nutritional Management of Diabetes....Pages 231-261
Guidelines for Exercise Testing in Diabetics Starting an Exercise Program....Pages 263-277
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Conditions That May Interfere with Exercise....Pages 281-290
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Exercise....Pages 291-299
Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes in Youth....Pages 301-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-317
