Impact of High Intensity Interval Training Using Elastic Bands on Glycemic Control in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study

High intensity interval training (HIIT) using elastic bands is easy to do, but no data on its impact on glycemic control in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are available. Six males with T1D performed three weekly sessions of HIIT using elastic bands for 12 weeks. Each session consisted of eight ex...

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Published inApplied sciences Vol. 10; no. 19; p. 6988
Main Authors Martín-San Agustín, Rodrigo, Laguna Sanz, Alejandro José, Bondia, Jorge, Roche, Enrique, Benítez Martínez, Josep C., Ampudia-Blasco, F. Javier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2020
Subjects
Blood sugar
capillary blood glucose
Care and treatment
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (insulin dependent)
elastic bands
Exercise
Glucose
Glucose monitoring
glycemic control
high intensity interval training
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Insulin
intermittent scanning continuous glucose monitoring
Interval training
Physical fitness
Physiological aspects
Statistical analysis
Type 1 diabetes
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United States > US
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Summary:High intensity interval training (HIIT) using elastic bands is easy to do, but no data on its impact on glycemic control in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are available. Six males with T1D performed three weekly sessions of HIIT using elastic bands for 12 weeks. Each session consisted of eight exercises. Glycemic control was evaluated by using intermittent scanning continuous glucose monitoring two weeks before study onset (baseline) and during the intervention period in the first two (first stage) and last two weeks (last stage). In the 24 h post-exercise, time-in-range (70–180 mg/dL) was reduced from baseline to the end of the study (67.2% to 63.0%), and time-above-range (>180 mg/dL) seemed to increase from baseline across the study (20.8% → 27.5% → 22.1%, from baseline → first → last stage), but did not show any statistical significance. Time in hypoglycemia (either < 70 mg/dL or <54 mg/dL) did not show statistically significant differences. This study shows that a HIIT program with elastic bands is safe and effective to perform in T1D patients, keeping blood glucose levels in a safe range.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app10196988