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Resistance and balance training improves muscle strength, mobility, gait speed, and balance in diabetic patients with mild neuropathy.
If you have mild nerve damage from diabetes, try balance and strength exercises. These can help you walk better, move faster, and stay steady. Talk to a physical therapist to find a safe program for your level of nerve damage.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
Allet et al. applied balance and strength training that resulted in improved muscle strength, mobility, gait speed, and balance.
Why this rating
Based on a single cited randomized controlled trial (Allet et al.) with limited long-term follow-up data.
Source
Motor dysfunction in diabetes
Henning Andersen · Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews · 2012
DOI 10.1002/dmrr.2257
narrative_reviewCited 183×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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