The study found that this link was independent of other diabetes risk factors such as race, smoking and obesity. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - A study of 1,170 women between the ages of 45 and 69 has found that those with poor muscle strength had more than two times the risk of developing diabetes, compared with those with normal muscle strength.
Participants in the study were assessed on their upper body muscle strength by having their handgrip strength measured using a hand-held hydraulic dynamometer, a device that measures force. The study supports the growing recognition of the important role of muscle strength on diabetes, said Professor Yong Eu Leong, emeritus consultant at the NUH Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
“As a public health measure, women in Singapore should be encouraged to include resistance exercises in their daily regime to increase muscle strength,” added Prof Yong.Study participant Allimal Beevi, a 57-year-old part-time school bus attendant, noted her blood sugar levels went down after she started exercising more regularly.
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