Exercise strategy could boost walking metric in patients with Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease
A wearable-enhanced physiotherapy approach could improve stamina in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
In a study published in Diabetology International, researchers assigned 58 outpatients with Type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease to follow the study intervention — which involved the use of a wrist-based wearable device and monthly guidance from physiotherapists — or standard care. They measured the participants’ six-minute walk distance at baseline and after a period of six months.
The researchers found that the participants in the intervention group achieved greater increases in their six-minute walk distance compared with those in the standard care group. Further, those who followed the intervention experienced greater improvements in their HbA1c levels, weight-bearing index and phase angles.
The positive results of the study highlighted the potential benefit of the physiotherapist-guided wrist-based wearable intervention in patients with Type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease.
Read more: Diabetology International
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