Effect of physical activity on blood glucose level and HbA1c in people with diabetes mellitus: a review

Haris, Fahni and Silvia, Finti and Irawati, Kellyana and Budi, Arif Wahyu Setyo and Rahman, Ferry Fadzlul and Abdul Wahab, Patimah and Lung, Chi-Wen (2026) Effect of physical activity on blood glucose level and HbA1c in people with diabetes mellitus: a review. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 22 (SUPP9). pp. 296-306. ISSN 1675-8544 E-ISSN 2636-9346

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Abstract

Among people with diabetes mellitus (DM), the two common strategies for evaluate DM management to reduce diabetic complication are to manage blood glucose and HbA1c level in the normal range. However, the reduction of this two element resulting from various forms and durations of exercise remains a subject of debate. Therefore, this study reviewed the blood glucose and HbA1c reduction based on various physical activity (PA) and its duration. The articles were sourced from three main scientific databases resulting 38 for full-text analysis. The endurance exercise is most widely used as part of PA with average duration range between 30-60 minutes. The most decrease in HbA1c levels is in the range of 0-0.9% whereas reduction in blood glucose levels was 72-126 mg/dl. The clinicians might recommend people with DM to cycling or walking as part of endurance exercise for their PA at least 30-60 minutes to minimize the DM complication.

Item Type:	Article (Review)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Diabetes mellitus, exercise, physical activity, blood glucose, HbA1c
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Medical Surgical Nursing
Depositing User:	Dr Patimah Abdul Wahab
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2026 09:59
Last Update:	04 Sep 2026 09:59
Queue Number:	2026-09-Q4988
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/131109
Indexed In:	SCOPUS, Google Scholar, MyCite

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