The Claim

Eight weeks of combined aerobic endurance training and either hypertrophy or endurance resistance training significantly improves markers of glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes, including a 11% reduction in free fatty acids (p=0.011) and a 14% reduction in C-peptide (p=0.014), regardless of the type of resistance training performed.

Source: Comparable anti-glycaemic effects of hypertrophy versus endurance resistance training in type 2 diabetes mellitus

What the research says

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In plain English

Adults with type 2 diabetes who perform eight weeks of combined aerobic exercise and either muscle-building or endurance-focused resistance training show a measurable 11% decrease in free fatty acids and a 14% decrease in C-peptide, indicating improved glycemic control, regardless of whether the resistance training focuses on muscle growth or endurance.

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Combined aerobic endurance training and either hypertrophy or endurance resistance training for eight weeks significantly improves markers of glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes, including reductions in free fatty acids (11% decrease, p=0.011) and C-peptide (14% decrease, p=0.014), regardless of the type of resistance training performed.

Why this might work

When muscles are worked during aerobic and resistance training, they pull more sugar from the blood to use for energy. At the same time, fat tissue releases less fatty acid into the blood, which helps the body use sugar more efficiently instead of storing it. This lowers sugar levels and reduces signals that tell the pancreas to make more insulin.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Comparable anti-glycaemic effects of hypertrophy versus endurance resistance training in type 2 diabetes mellitus

    This study found that adults with type 2 diabetes who did eight weeks of cardio plus either heavy lifting or endurance-style weight training both saw better blood sugar control, no matter which kind of weight training they did. So yes, both styles work just as well.

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