INS and type 2 diabetes mellitus: More recently, resistance training (RT) has been included in guidelines for T2DM based on evidence established over the last decade, which demonstrates benefits from RT including improved fasting plasma glucose (FPG) [6-11], glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1C) [8-16], insulin sensitivity [8,14] and the maintenance of fat free mass during energy restriction for weight loss [17,18].