Separate and Combined Effects of Resistance Training and Cucumber(Cucumis sativus) Juice Consumption on the Diabetic Indicators andLipid Profile inWomen with Type 2 Diabetes

Background: type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease with many consequences.objectives: this study aimed to evaluate the separate and combined effects of resistance training and cucumber (cucumis sativus)juice consumption on diabetic indicators and lipid profiles in women with type 2 diabetes.methods:womenwith type 2 diabetes (n = 40) were assessed in a randomized, double-blind study and categorized into four groups:(training + placebo), (training + supplement), supplement, and control. blood sampling was performed 48 hours before and afterthe protocol, and blood indicators were evaluated to compare their changes among groups. one-way anova statistical tests andtukey’s post hoc test were used to compare groups.results: the results indicated that separate resistance training significantly decreased fasting blood sugar (fbs), glycatedhemoglobin (hba1c), triglyceride (tg), total cholesterol (tc), and low-density lipoprotein (ldl), while high-density lipoprotein(hdl) significantly increased. cucumber juice consumption significantly reduced fbs, hba1c, tg, tc, and ldl, while hdlsignificantly increased (p < 0.05). combined resistance training and consuming cucumber juice caused a more significant decreasein (fbs, hba1c, tg, tc, and ldl), and hdl increased significantly (p < 0.05). intergroup changes in (fbs, tg, tc, ldl) was significant(p < 0.05). intergroup changes in (hba1c and hdl) were significant (p < 0.05). however, differences in (hba1c and hdl) betweentraining and supplement groups were not significant (p > 0.05).conclusions: separate and combined effects of resistance training and cucumber juice consumption improved diabetic indicatorsand lipid profile in women with type 2 diabetes.