A Comparative Study to find the Effectiveness of Single Bout vs Recurrent Bout of Walking in reducing the Blood Glucose Level on Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Abstract

Purpose: Diabetes is the most common metabolic lifestyle disease that occurs when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Exercises are of immense use to the people with Diabetes Mellitus this is a wellknown fact. The Purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of exercising with single bout and recurrent bout of walking in reducing the blood glucose level.   Methods: Thirty-four participants with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus were recruited in this experimental study by simple random sampling. A field researcher was assigned to conduct the pre and posttest evaluation, assessments and interaction with the participants including the explanation on the training involved in this study. Results: The statistical analysis are made within the groups of pre and post test values which shows there is a significant difference within the group and also between the group of post test Fasting blood glucose values of Group A and Group B using paired T – test shows that there is a significant difference between the two values (p = 0.0011) and also analyzed between post test of Post - Prandial blood glucose values of Group A and Group B using paired T – test shows that there is a significant difference between the two values (p = 0.0011). Summary: The study conclude that both single bout walkers as well as recurrent bout walkers had beneficial in reducing their blood glucose level but on comparing between these two group it is concluded that Group A (Single bout walkers) had more effective in reducing their blood glucose level in Group B (Recurrent bout Walkers) of type 2 diabetes mellitus.