Ms Tarryn Clarke, a final year honours student in the School of Human Movement at the Charles Sturt University (CSU) Bathurst Campus is seeking participants around Bathurst to take part in research into Type 2 diabetes. “I am investigating the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, which is a leading cause of death and disability in Australia,” Ms Clarke said. “I want to find out whether there are benefits of combining resistance training – that is, using exercise weights – in combination with a dietary supplement to improve participant’s sensitivity to insulin, glucose control and oxidative stress. If this research is proven correct, we might be able to reduce the incidence of diabetes and limit the progression of the disease and complications arising from it.” To conduct the study Ms Clarke is looking for sixteen males with type 2 diabetes aged between 40 and 60 years who have not used weights in the past six months. “They must take the dietary supplement for three weeks then commit to an acute resistance exercise session for four weeks,” Ms Clarke said. The participants will be supervised by individuals who are trained in resistance exercise training. For further information and register interest, contact Ms Clarke on telephone (02) 6338 4422.