Walking Program for Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Many lifestyle modification programs for patients with diabetes are too time intensive to be implemented in primary care settings. In this trial, U.K. investigators studied a simpler approach by randomizing 103 patients (mean age, 65; mostly white men) with impaired glucose tolerance but normal fasting blood sugar (FBS) levels to one of three groups. Two groups received structured 3-hour educational programs on the benefits of physical activity for people with impaired glucose tolerance; half did not receive pedometers (Group 1) and half did (Group 2). A control group (Group 3) received only informational booklets about impaired glucose tolerance. Group 1 and 2 subjects were instructed to increase their walking by 3000 steps daily above the…