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

Martín-San Agustín, Rodrigo; Laguna Sanz, Alejandro José; Bondia, Jorge; Roche, Enrique; Benítez Martínez, Josep C.; Ampudia-Blasco, F. Javier

Featured Application: Workout routines comprising high intensity interval training (with elastic bands) could be developed that ensure the glycemic safety of type 1 diabetic people while taking advantage of its inherent health benefits. 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.

INTERVAL training; TYPE 1 diabetes; GLYCEMIC control; HIGH-intensity interval training; ARTIFICIAL pancreases; GLYCEMIC index; BLOOD sugar; PILOT projects

Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 19, p6988

2076-3417

Academic Journal

10.3390/app10196988