The effect of 24 weeks of resistance training on lipid profile, HBA1c, and insulinresistance in middle-aged women with type 1 diabetes

Introduction: exercise training has been associated with healthoutcomes in diabetes, but the effect of long-term resistance trainingon hba1c is largely unknown. therefore, the present study wasconducted to determine the effects of resistance training on lipidprofile, hba1c, and insulin in women with type 1 diabetesmaterials and methods: in this semi-experimental study, 20 women(n =10, with an average age of 54.50 ± 8.16 years, a height of 158.16± 5.36 cm) were randomly assigned into two control andexperimental groups. a pre-test of the desired indicators (weight,height, waist circumference, hip circumference, fat percentage,fasting blood sugar, and glycosylated hemoglobin level) wasperformed for both groups. the experimental group performed acircuit resistance activity course (12 stations, 4 rounds, three days aweek for 24 weeks). at the end of this period, the desired indicatorswere evaluated again as a post-test. to interpret the data, analysis ofcovariance (ancoa) was used, considering the pre-test as acovariate.results: resistance training for 24 weeks reduced ldl level (p =0.001), tg (p = 0.001), bf (p = 0.002), whr (p = 0.033), fbs (p =0.001), hba1c (p = 0.001), insulin (p = 0.001), homa-ir (p =0.001), and increased vo2max (p = 0.001) and average hdl-c (p =0.001) in the experimental group compared to the control group.however, there was no significant difference in average bmi (p =0.129), tg (p = 0.073), and waist circumstance (p = 0.195) in thecontrol and experimental groups.conclusion: based on the results of the present study, long-termresistance training improves lipid profile, hba1c, and insulin levelsin middle-aged women with type 1 diabetes.