Vascular improvements in individuals with type 2 diabetes following a 1  year randomised controlled exercise intervention, irrespective of changes in cardiorespiratory fitness

Conclusions/interpretationRegardless of improvements in CRF, individuals with type 2 diabetes had significant improvements in carotid IMT and lower-limb arterial stiffness following a 1  year exercise intervention. Thus, a lack of improvement in CRF following exercise in people with type 2 diabetes does not necessarily entail a lack of improvement in vascular health.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03144505FundingThis work was supported by fellowships from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. This work is also financed by a national grant through the Funda ção para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), within the unit I&D 472.
Source: Diabetologia - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research