ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:Reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT) is a genuinely time-efficient exercise intervention that improves aerobic capacity and blood pressure in men with type 2 diabetes. However, the acute effects of REHIT on 24-h glycaemia have not been examined. METHODS:11 men with type 2 diabetes (mean?±?SD: age, 52?±?6 years; BMI, 29.7?±?3.1 kg/m2; HbA1c, 7.0?±?0.8%) participated in a randomised, four-trial crossover study, with continual interstitial glucose measurements captured during a 24-h dietary-standardised period following either (1) no exercise (CON); (2) 30 min of continuous exercise (MICT); (3) 10?×?1 min at ~?90 HRmax (HIIT; time commitment, ~?25 min); and (4) 2?×?20 s 'all-out' sprints (REHIT; time commitment, 10 min). RESULTS:Compared to CON, mean 24-h glucose was lower following REHIT (mean?±?95%CI: -?0.58?±?0.41 mmol/L, p?=?0.008, d?=?0.55) and tended to be lower with MICT (-?0.37?±?0.41 mmol/L, p?=?0.08, d?=?0.35), but was not significantly altered following HIIT (-?0.37?±?0.59 mmol/L, p?=?0.31, d?=?0.35). This seemed to be largely driven by a lower glycaemic response (area under the curve) to dinner following both REHIT and MICT (-?11%, p??0.9 for both) but not HIIT (-?4%, p?=?0.22, d?=?0.38). Time in hyperglycaemia appeared to be reduced with all three exercise conditions compared with CON (REHIT: -?112?±?63 min, p?=?0.002, d?=?0.50; MICT: -115?±?127 min, p?=?0.08, d?=?0.50; HIIT -?125?±?122 min, p?=?0.04, d?=?0.54), whilst indices of glycaemic variability were not significantly altered. CONCLUSION:REHIT may offer a genuinely time-efficient exercise option for improving 24-h glycaemia in men with type 2 diabetes and warrants further study.