04/11/2025
Consistency Matters for T2DM 🩺
🏋️♀️ 🏊When you move your muscles, they pull glucose from your bloodstream to use for energy. This happens because exercise activates GLUT4 transporters. These are special “gateways” that help move glucose into your muscle cells.
⏳The catch? These GLUT4 transporters are only switched on for a limited time after exercise. So if you’re active just once a week, your muscles aren’t getting regular chances to clear glucose effectively.
🗓️But with consistent exercise (most days of the week), your body stays more insulin-sensitive, blood glucose levels stay more stable, and your muscles keep acting like a natural glucose sponge.
✔️ Exercise also helps in reducing risk factors of T2DM. It helps reduce fat mass, lowers inflammation, improves lipid profiles, blood pressure, and cardiovascular health. Exercise helps protect you from the extra risks that come with diabetes.
🔑 In short: It’s not about smashing one big session, it’s about moving often. Even 30 minutes of walking, resistance training, or cycling done regularly can make a real impact.
Keep those GLUT4 gates open. Keep moving. 🚶♀️🏋️♂️✨
