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Research question
Does resistance training improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes?
Short answer
The returned literature should be reviewed for HbA1c, fasting glucose, intervention duration, and whether resistance training was tested alone or alongside aerobic exercise.
Search conditions and results
- Claim searched: Resistance training improves glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
- Search intent: Find source-linked biomedical papers about resistance training and glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
- Result set: Top source-linked biomedical papers returned by LitSource for this claim.
- Last refreshed: 2026-05-04
Top papers found
| Paper | Year | Journal | Source | Evidence snippet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moving beyond cardio: the value of resistance training, balance training, and other forms of exercise in the management of diabetes. | 2015 | Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association | PMID 25717274 | A systematic review of RCTs concluded that resistance training improves glycemic control (as reflected by reduced A1C), decreases insulin resistance, and increases muscular strength in adults with type 2 diabetes. |
| Comprehensive assessment of the effects of concurrent strength and endurance training on lipid profile, glycemic control, and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis. | 2024 | Medicine | PMID 38517995 | One study showed that both aerobic and resistance training improved glycemic control in type 2 diabetes, but aerobic combined with resistance training showed the greatest improvement. |
| Muscle strength is a marker of insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes: a pilot study. | 2007 | Endocrine journal | PMID 17895577 | Our data suggest that lower-extremity muscle strength is independently associated with insulin resistance, which seems to be consistent with previous reports that resistance training improves glycemic control in type 2… |
| Correlations of non-exercise activity thermogenesis to metabolic parameters in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. | 2013 | Diabetology & metabolic syndrome | PMID 23711224 | Systematic reviews suggest that aerobic exercise and resistance training improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. |
| Improved Aerobic Capacity and Adipokine Profile Together with Weight Loss Improve Glycemic Control without Changes in Skeletal Muscle GLUT-4 Gene Expression in Middle-Aged Subjects with Impaired Glucose Tolerance. | 2022 | International journal of environmental research and public health | PMID 35886175 | Church et al. revealed that, in patients with type 2 diabetes, the combination of aerobic and resistance training improved glycemic control and maximum oxygen consumption when compared to the control group. |
| Appropriate physical activity and dietary intake achieve optimal metabolic control in older type 2 diabetes patients. | 2014 | Journal of diabetes investigation | PMID 25411601 | Aerobic exercise alone or combined with resistance training improves glycemic control, lowers blood pressure and blood lipids, and reduces waist circumference in type 2 diabetes patients11. |
| Physical activity, body composition and metabolic syndrome in young adults. | 2015 | PloS one | PMID 25992848 | In addition, regular aerobic exercise has been shown to increase maximal oxygen uptake while resistance training improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients. |
| High-intensity resistance training improves glycemic control in older patients with type 2 diabetes. | 2002 | Diabetes care | PMID 12351469 | High-intensity resistance training improves glycemic control in older patients with type 2 diabetes. |
What the evidence appears to support
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