Weights for diabetes
“Squats and deadlifts are two of the most effective and quickest ways of building muscle mass,” says Frank. “Since your body stores about 80 per cent of your glucose (glycogen) in your muscles, it’s logical to increase your storage area so you have less drastic changes in glucose levels.” Frank demonstrates how the exercises can be done at home with two chairs, two mop buckets and bottles of water (that stand in for weights) on his website building muscles to help. com. The videos are aimed to help people with diabetes manage their BGLs but can be used by anyone to build muscle mass.