TY - JOUR T1 - Aerobic plus resistance training was more effective than either alone in type 2 diabetes JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 40 LP - 40 DO - 10.1136/ebm.13.2.40 VL - 13 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 2008/04/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/13/2/40.abstract N2 - R J SigalDr R J Sigal, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; rsigal@ucalgary.caDesign:randomised controlled trial (Diabetes Aerobic and Resistance Exercise [DARE] trial].Allocation:concealed.*Blinding:blinded ({data collectors}† and outcome assessors).*Setting:8 community-based exercise facilities in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, Canada.Participants:251 participants 39–70 years of age (mean age 54 y, 64% men) who had type 2 diabetes for >6 months, had baseline HbA1c levels of 6.6–9.9%, were previously inactive, and attended 10–12 exercise sessions in a 4-week run-in phase. Exclusion criteria included insulin therapy; ⩾20 min/session of exercise ⩾2 times/week or resistance training in the past 6 months; changes in antihypertensive, lipid-lowering, or oral hypoglycaemic medication; ⩾5% change in body weight in the past 2 months; proteinuria >1 g/day; serum … ER -