Thread by @hyderabaddoctor

Resistance training may be superior to walking alone in managing HbA1C levels in patients with #diabetes

1. #exercise is important in diabetic control and leads to lower HbA1C (glycated hemoglobin) levels.
A recent study compared the effects of #walking & resistance training.

2. If walking exercise was performed for >150 min a week (or >5 days a week for 30 min at a time), based on the global guidelines, without resistance exercise, no significant effect on HbA1C levels was observed.

3. On the other hand, if males performed only resistance exercise for ≥5 days a week, it was effective in managing their HbA1c levels, without walking exercise. Therefore, performing resistance exercise is important & beneficial for improving condition of patients with diabetes.

4. Conclusion:
Practicing resistance exercise may contribute more to the management of HbA1c levels of diabetics than walking exercise.
Limitations:
*An observational study, which proves association and not causality.
*It was done in Korea, so findings can not be generalized.

5. Resistance exercises included in this study were push-ups, sit-ups, dumbbells, barbells, and iron bars for >2 days in the last week.
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Reference:
doi.org/10.3390%2Fijer…