Energy balance
A 12-week combined endurance and resistance exercise training program increases mitochondrial content and intrinsic mitochondrial function in patients with type 2 diabetes to a similar extent as in healthy control individuals, paralleled by improved insulin sensitivity.
If you have type 2 diabetes, a 12-week program of combined cardio (cycling) and strength training can boost your muscle's energy-producing mitochondria just as much as it does for healthy people. You don't need to do more than a healthy person to get this benefit; your body is capable of the same adaptation. Stick to a consistent routine, and your insulin sensitivity will likely improve alongside your mitochondrial health.
Diabetic patients increased their mitochondrial content to the same extent as control individuals and had similar intrinsic mitochondrial function, which occurred parallel with improved insulin sensitivity.
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial design with matched controls, objective high-resolution respirometry, and hyperinsulinemic-euglycaemic clamps, though sample size is modest (n=29).
Source
Exercise training increases mitochondrial content and ex vivo mitochondrial function similarly in patients with type 2 diabetes and in control individuals
Esther Phielix et al. · Diabetologia · 2010
DOI 10.1007/s00125-010-1764-2
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