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Despite recommendations that we engage in resistance training, few of those of us  with type 2 diabetes do so. In a sample of 1,193 people, only 12 percent did weight training or performed activities that would increase muscular strength.

When I first thought about adding resistance training to the hours I spend almost every day in aerobic exercise by walking or hiking or using the treadmill, it did seem daunting. The good news, of course, is that it helps us to control our diabetes. Perhaps less obvious good news is that it doesn't really take that much time.

The American College of Sports Medicine, for example, recommends resistance training two or more days a week. They suggest that we do about eight to 10 exercises of our major muscle groups for around 10 to 15 repetitions. that we

If we start slow, we can easily build up to that level in practically no time.