1-2 combination of cardio and strength training may work best to steady blood sugar

An estimated 20 million people suffer from diabetes, a disease that, at least to some degree, has a great deal to do with an excess amount of weight (this is mostly true of type-2 diabetes. Type-1, by contrast, is not caused by anything related to weight). For years, doctors have recommended that their diabetic patients perform a cardio workout to help them lose weight and regulate their blood sugar levels. However, new research, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, revealed that adding strength training to the mix lead to even greater results.

Type-2 test volunteers were put into one of three groups: 1) Cardio workout only, 2) Resistance training only, 3) Combination of cardio and resistance training.

After five months, the researchers found that the group that performed the cardio/weight training combo routine had lowered their glucose levels by nearly twice as much as the other two groups.