1 of 33

Slide Notes

Prescribing exercise
Presented by Dr Sheila Cook, Director of Diabetes, Endrocronologist, Toowoomba Hospital.

Aims of presentation
To assist resident medical officers in providing health and fitness advice for their patients.

Understanding the benefits of physical exercise in combating chronic - heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancers
DownloadGo Live

Prescribing exercise

Published on Jun 27, 2017

Prescribing physical exercise for your patients

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Let's get physical

Prescribing exercise for our patients
Prescribing exercise
Presented by Dr Sheila Cook, Director of Diabetes, Endrocronologist, Toowoomba Hospital.

Aims of presentation
To assist resident medical officers in providing health and fitness advice for their patients.

Understanding the benefits of physical exercise in combating chronic - heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancers

Sitting is killing you

The truth about sitting down
Physical inactivity is bad for you

4th leading cause of death due to chronic disease worldwide: heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancers
>3 million preventable deaths annually (6% of deaths globally)

Main cause for:
21–25% of breast and colon cancers
27% of diabetes
30% of ischaemic heart disease burden

2nd greatest contributor to the cancer burden in Australia (after smoking)


Source: Global Health Risks: mortality ad burden of disease attributable to selected major risks. World Health Organization, 2009
Photo by monkeyc.net

Sedentary adults

70% of Australian adults have low levels of physical activty
70% of Australian adults have low levels of physical activity = 12 million adults

Prolonged sitting is an independent risk factor for:
- Type 2 DM
- Obesity
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancer – breast, bowel, endometrial, ovarian
Mortality

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2013 - Australian Health Survey: Physical Activity, 2011-12.
Biswas A et al Sedentary Time and Its Association with Risk for Disease Incidence, Mortality & Hospitalization in Adults, Ann Intern Med 2015: 162:123-32
Photo by RubyGoes

Sedentary adults

are in your clinic
Social disadvantage
Poor health status on self reports
Obese
Smokers
Sitting jobs - clerical or administrative work spent average 22 hours a week sitting
Watching TV (particularly in older groups)
Computer use

Source Australian Bureau of Statistice (ABS) 2013 Australian Health Survey Physical Activity, 2011-2012

ADA guidelines for physical activity

Difficult for patients to achieve
Guidelines:
150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week
- at 3 days per week

In Australia:

60% adults fail to achieve this
1 in 3 children exercise 60 minutes a day
1 in 10 adolescents exercise 60 minutes a day
Photo by Jem Sternhall

Revised ADA guidelines

November 2016
All adults, particularly those with type 2 diabetes, should decrease the amount of time spent in daily sendentary behaviour

Prolong sitting should be interrupted with bouts of light activity every 30 minutes (eg 3 minutes of walking, leg extensions or overhead arm stretches)

Both aerobic and resistance exercise training
are recommended for glycaemic and health outcomes



Source: Colberg Sr Sigal Rj, Yardly JE et al, Physical/exercise and diabetes - A Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association.
Diabetes Care 2016 Nov; 39(11): 2065-2079. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc16-1728
Photo by tanakawho

Exercise: light intensity (3METs)

  • Sleeping: 0.9
  • Watching tv: 1.0
  • Computer/desk work: 1.5
  • Walking the dog 2.3 - 2.9

Exercise: moderate intensity (3-6METs)

  • Exercise bike: 3.0-6.0
  • Brisk walking 4-5kms: 3.3
  • Aerobics (light/mod): 3.5
  • Rec cycling 4.0 - 5.5
  • Sex: 4 - 5.8

Exercise: vigorous intensity (3-6METs)

  • Running up stairs: 6.5- 7.5
  • Jogging 7.0
  • Push ups burpees: 8.5
  • Running 8.0
  • Jumping rope: 10.0

Resistance vs aerobic

Aerobic exercise doesn't improve efficiency of muscles

Resistance training builds up strength more effectively

Muscles develop strength rapidly, even if only a few times a day

Metabolic benefits take
Type 2 Diabetes is characterized by:
Accelerated loss of skeletal muscle
Reduced strength
Reduced numbers and function of mitochondria.

Resistance training is better matched to T2DM than endurance training


Photo by gruntzooki

Exercise

Improves mitochondrial function
Mitochondria - the cell's power house
Photo by Gregory Han

c

Mitochondria - the cell's power house

Exercise improves lipid profile,

Improves insulin senstivity| reduces glucose & HbA1c
Mitochondria - the cell's power house

Activate mitochondria

Muscle strength |Energy generation
↑Muscle strength & function
↑Cardiovascular fitness
↓Visceral adipose & inflammation
Improved hepatic function
Improved lipid profile
↓insulin resistance
↑Basal metabolic rate

Exercise

Improves endothelial function
Improved systemic perfusion
↑ cardiovascular fitness
↑ cerebral circulation
↑ renal perfusion
↑Peripheral vascular networks
↑capillary density (muscle, skin)

n

Improved systemic perfusion
↑ cardiovascular fitness
↑ cerebral circulation
↑ renal perfusion
↑Peripheral vascular networks
↑capillary density (muscle, skin)

How do muscles work

Photo by El Bingle

Untitled Slide

Back to your waiting room

Social disadvantage
Poor health status on self reports
Obese
Smokers
Sitting jobs - clerical or administrative work spent average 22 hours a week sitting
Watching TV (particularly in older groups)
Computer use

Source Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2013 Australian Health Survey Physical Activity, 2011-2012

who has never done exercise

How to approach the patient
New diagnosis T2DM
HbA1c 8.2%

Has never done exercise and unlikely to start.

How do you motivate him?
What is the minimum prescription that will confer benefit?

Interrupt prolonged sitting - standing is better than sitting

Resistance training is better than light intensity exercise

Appeal to his youth - played sport?
Photo by Tobyotter

Breaking prolonged sitting with 5 mins standing or low intensity walking reduces post-prandial glucose, insulin and lipids in pre-diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes. Improved glucose levels persist in the next day

New diagnosis T2DM
HbA1c 8.2%

Has never done exercise and unlikely to start.

How do you motivate him?
What is the minimum prescription that will confer benefit?

Interrupt prolonged sitting
Resistance training is better than light intensity exercise

Source:
Henson J et al. Breaking up Prolonged Sitting with Standing or Walking attenuates the postprandial metabolic response in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Acute Study. Diabetes Care 2016; 39: 130-138
Photo by Tobyotter

A standing desk improves glucose levels by 43% compared with seated computer desk

Source:

Buckley JP et al. Standing-based office work shows encouraging signs of attenuating postprandial glycaemic excursion. Occup Environ Med 2014; 71: 2053 - 61



who is walking 30 mins every day

How to approach the patient
T2DM for 6 years
HbA1c 8.1%

Your patient is going for 30 minute walks every day, but is frustrated:
She is following the exercise recommendations
Walking her dog 30 minutes every day
No weight loss
HbA1c is rising 8.1%

Recommendation:
Resistence training
Before breakfast or after meals
High intensity interval training

Improve post-meal BGLs
Photo by Bev Goodwin

Untitled Slide

Photo by slgckgc

Untitled Slide

Photo by jonclegg

Untitled Slide

Untitled Slide

Photo by licornenoir

Interval training

Bursts of moderate-high intensity exercise interspersed with short periods of rest
20 seconds on & 10 seconds off
60 seconds on & 60 seconds off

Cardiovascular fitness & metabolic benefits are achieved in 90% less time than aerobic exercise

Activity period
Mitochondria are activated
Moderate >> light exercise

Relaxation period = mRNA transcription
Increased muscle efficiency
Improved insulin sensitivity
Lack of fatigue  better adherence
Photo by crmgucd

Untitled Slide

Photo by HckySo

can't do exercise

How to approach the patient who
T2DM with PVD & CCF
HbA1c 8.3%

Can't do exercise
Peripheral vascular disease & CCF
Scared to exercise

Recommend resistance training

-> Muscle strengthening
Prescribe 3 sets of 6 contractions (>50% of maximum), three times / week
Maximum strength achieved in 6-8 weeks

Improved endothelial function
Improve “inactive” skeletal muscle circulation
Upper limb exercise  lower limb benefits
Photo by tomhe

frightened of hypo's

How to approach the patient who is
Patient with Type 1 Diabetes HbA1c 8.0%

Too frightened of hypo's so avoids exercise

60% of people with Type 1 Diabetes don’t exercise

We should encourage exercise…
60% are overweight or obese
40% are hypertensive
60% dyslipidaemic
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death (2-3 fold higher than T2DM)

Source: Bohn et al 2015 Diabetes Care; 38:1536-43
McCarthy et al 2016 Prev Med; 91: 138-43
Photo by TheChanel

Kylie wants to bike ride

Aerobic exercise:
↑glucose uptake in muscles independent of insulin (50x)
↑glucagon & ↓insulin to drive hepatic glucose production
Carbohydrate is the preferred energy source

Hypoglycaemia develops within 45 minutes of starting exercise
More likely if exercise in afternoon
More likely if exercise within 2-3 hours of bolus insulin
Post-exercise hypoglycaemia
More likely if afternoon exercise
↑risk persists for 24 hours
Photo by mzec