29/10/2020
Exercising with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) can be verrrrrry beneficial. First of all we’ll back it up to what T2D is:
T2D is a metabolic condition where the body becomes resistant to effectively using insulin and/or decreasing the ability to produce insulin. As the body becomes resistant to insulin, the pancreas starts to overproduce amounts of insulin to keep trying to regulate blood glucose. Overproduction may lead to inability of the insulin producing cells to actually produce insulin. Thus leading to a poor regulation to bring glucose into the cells resulting in high blood sugar.
What exercise does is help the body to effectively uptake glucose through insulin dependent and independent mechanisms during and even after exercise has ceased.
This means that your cells can use the glucose more effectively!!!🤯
⬇️ in blood glucose
Both resistance and aerobic training has proven to promote increase insulin sensitivity in the skeletal muscle, adipose tissue and liver.
⬇️ in blood glucose
🌟TAKEAWAYS🌟
- Exercise is Medicine
- Aerobic and Resistance training are both optimal for glycemic control and overall health outcomes 🏃♂️💪
- LETS GET ACTIVE!!!
Btw there are maaaaannnyyy more outcomes for exercise, this is just a lil snippet 💪💪
📚 Colberg, S., Sigal, R., Yardley, J., Riddell, M., Dunstan, D., & Dempsey, P. et al. (2016). Physical Activity/Exercise and Diabetes: A Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care, 39(11), 2065-2079. doi: 10.2337/dc16-1728