The Effectiveness of Resistance Exercise for Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

The Effectiveness of a Home-Based Resistance Exercise Training Program With Rubber Bands for Glycemic Control in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Resistance exercise is effective in improving glycemic control in diabetes patients. The effectiveness of a home-based resistance exercise program has not been establish.

Exercise play an important role in diabetes control. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) approved of resistive exercise as an effective method in controlling blood sugar of type 2 diabetes patients. Few community-based intervention has been establish. So the authors developed the low-cost community based resistance exercise program to promote exercise in of type 2 diabetes patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Type 2 diabetes was diagnosed by physician using fasting plasma glucose not less than 126 mg/dl and/or HbA1c not less than 7 %.
• Type 2 diabetes was diagnosed at least 6 months previously.
• The subject was ongoing treatment in primary care unit of prince of Songkla University.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Gestational diabetes and type 1 diabetes patients
• History of cardiovascular disease within the pass 6 months or any unstable chronic condition including dementia, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, retinal hemorrhage or detachment, dialysis and diabetic foot patients.