TIL Muscle directly affects metabolism, glucose uptake, and insulin-sensitivity
"As the principal tissue for insulin-stimulated glucose disposal, skeletal muscle is a primary driver of whole-body glycemic control. Skeletal muscle also uniquely responds to muscle contraction or exercise with increased sensitivity to subsequent insulin stimulation. Insulin’s dominating control of glucose metabolism is orchestrated by complex and highly regulated signaling cascades that elicit diverse and unique effects on skeletal muscle."
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Ah yes, I know some of these words.
Makes sense. We evolved with movement in mind.
Ugh, this means I gotta exercise, doesn't it.
Exercise is bad for you. It's all a lie. Don't believe big muscle.
It means that exercising a bit can reduce how much you have to exercise afterwards!
Does that mean weight training helps in diabetes management?
Absolutely, yes.
One of best and easiest interventions to lower your risk of diabetes is a 15 minutes walk after a meal.
So when I feel the laziest. Life is full of greatest challenges.
It sucks that we evolved in an environment where calories were hard to come by and our bodies are set up to keep us from starving tomorrow. And now we live in a world where food is ubiquitous and engineered to be hyper-palatable.