Abstract des Autors

Thirty-three obese patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus were subjected to a conditioning program. Before and after the program laboratory tests, medical check-up and bicycle ergometry with ECG recording were performed. In the conditioning program low caloric, low cholesterol and low carbohydrate diet and an individual exercise program were used. The average duration of the treatment was 22 days. We established the decrease of the body weight, the body mass index, the body fat. The fasting serum glucose level decreased and a remarkable decrease of oral antidiabetics could be arranged. Moreover some patients needed no medication as a consequence of the treatment. The level of total cholesterol and total triglycerides values decreased. The patients showed an improved physical performance and favourable circulatory response to the exercise test after conditioning program. Summarizing it can be stated that regular physical activity together with a diet program favourably influenced clinical picture of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus on obese patients. Verf.-Referat