Effect of eight weeks resistance training and ginger supplementation on glycosylated hemoglobin index in type 2 diabetes patients

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of eight weeks resistance training and ginger consumption on Glycosylated hemoglobin index in type 2 diabetic.
For this purpose in a semi-experimental design with double-blind, 44 type 2 diabetic patients (Fasting glucose ≥126mg.dl 40-60) (with average height 169.92±7.20 cm, weight 82.41±6.34 Kg, age 53.49±7.01 years and BMI 28.57±2.07 m2), randomly divided into four groups: ginger rhizome, resistance training plus placebo consumption, resistance training plus ginger rhizome and placebo. The subjects in Group GI and GI received 1 gram of ginger capsule a day (zintoma) for eight weeks. Subjects of resistance training groups also carried out a progressive resistance protocol with 65 to 80 percent of 1RM for 8 weeks (Three times a week). Before and 48 hours after eight weeks of training, assessment of height, weight, body fat and BMI were taken. Glycosylated hemoglobin (Hba1c) Biosystems using ion-exchange chromatography using Dss Ingland was measured.
Glycosylated hemoglobin index and body fat after eight weeks of resistance training and Ginger supplementation in training groups had a significant difference, but the change was not observed in groups of ginger and placebo (p≥0.05).
Finally on the basis of obtained results, the long-term consumption of ginger and resistance training can be an effective factor for favorable changes Glucose index type II diabetic patients in a long-term process.