31 Exercise and type 2 diabetes It is generally accepted that regular exercise provides health benefits to indi viduals with type 2 diabetes although the exact exercise regimen aerobic vs resistance vs both is unclear The subjects in this study were sedentary 30 to 75 year old adults with type 2 diabetes and elevated hemoglobin Alc levels above 6 5 The level of hemoglobin Alc correlates very well with a person s recent overall blood sugar levels If the blood sugars have generally been run ning high during the previous few months the level of hemoglobin Alc will be high In a randomized con trolled study 41 subjects were assigned to a nonexer cise control group 73 to resistance training only 72 to aerobic exercise only and 76 to combined aerobic and resistance training The weekly duration of exercise was similar for all three exercise groups and subjects remained on the exercise regimens for nine months At the end of nine months the hemoglobin A1c levels of