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sical activity of the elderly with a diabetic foot telesna (ne)aktivnost in njen pomen ... | physical (in)activity and its importance ...
Helena Olenik, Milica Puklavec, Armina Šahman, Andrej Starc
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000
Ljubljana
Introduction: Physical activity is an important factor for health itself and also for
elderly people. Healthy aging means maintaining the health at all levels. Diabe-
tes is a chronic, progressive deterioration of beta cells in the pancreas. There-
fore, the adaptation of the treatment is necessary, first with a healthy lifestyle.
Chronic elevated blood glucose levels can lead to the failure of organs or or-
gan systems over the years. One of the consequences may be the formation of
a diabetic foot.
Methods: In this paper a descriptive working method was used to review exist-
ing literature. We used descriptive method with literature review to make me-
ta-analysis. The review was restricted to studies published since 2007 to 2017
in database: CINAHL, Medline and COBIB.SI
Results: A diabetic foot is the result of chronic complications of diabetes. As
the feeling of pain, heat, cold and vibration are reduced or absent, the patient
does not pay attention to injuries or does not take appropriate action when in-
jured. The mechanics of walking also change because of the sensitivity impair-
ment.
Discussion and conclusions: The importance of physical activity is also becom-
ing aware amongst diebetics. Regular diet, regular therapy (antidiabetics, insu-
lin injections, and regular blood sugar monitoring) in additoon to regular phys-
ical activity can have diabetes well-controlled.
Keywords: diabetes 2, diabetic foot, physical activity of the elderly
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Helena Olenik, Milica Puklavec, Armina Šahman, Andrej Starc
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000
Ljubljana
Introduction: Physical activity is an important factor for health itself and also for
elderly people. Healthy aging means maintaining the health at all levels. Diabe-
tes is a chronic, progressive deterioration of beta cells in the pancreas. There-
fore, the adaptation of the treatment is necessary, first with a healthy lifestyle.
Chronic elevated blood glucose levels can lead to the failure of organs or or-
gan systems over the years. One of the consequences may be the formation of
a diabetic foot.
Methods: In this paper a descriptive working method was used to review exist-
ing literature. We used descriptive method with literature review to make me-
ta-analysis. The review was restricted to studies published since 2007 to 2017
in database: CINAHL, Medline and COBIB.SI
Results: A diabetic foot is the result of chronic complications of diabetes. As
the feeling of pain, heat, cold and vibration are reduced or absent, the patient
does not pay attention to injuries or does not take appropriate action when in-
jured. The mechanics of walking also change because of the sensitivity impair-
ment.
Discussion and conclusions: The importance of physical activity is also becom-
ing aware amongst diebetics. Regular diet, regular therapy (antidiabetics, insu-
lin injections, and regular blood sugar monitoring) in additoon to regular phys-
ical activity can have diabetes well-controlled.
Keywords: diabetes 2, diabetic foot, physical activity of the elderly
137
