Re: Diabetes & Excercising?On Mar 29, 5:53 pm, John Williamson <johnwilliam...@btinternet . com >
wrote:
> Kumar wrote:
> > Hello,
>
> > I am bit surprised on possibility of "downregulation of insulin's
> > receptors" might have some link with increased & continual insulin's
> > exposure to taget cells & insulin resistance as per my other topic.
>
> > It is considered that excercising muscles may need no or less insulin
> > for uptake of glucose. Diabetic type2 can get an initiation of
> > lazyness or opt sed. lifestyle--physical inactivity.
>
> > Can, basis of getting such initiation to opt physical inactivities, be
> > for a purpose of increasing insulin use and decreasing its quantity
> > enabling to avoid such down regulation and IR?
>
> Glucose dissolved in the bloodstream is used by the body in a number of
> ways. When used as an energy source by the muscles, no insulin is
> required to turn glucose into physical energy. The brain also uses
> glucose directly, using its own methods.
>
> When there is excess glucose in the bloodstream, it is turned into fat
> by the fat cells, & this is when the body needs insulin. In type 2
> diabetes, the fat cells are usually resistant to the effects of insulin,
> so do not convert glucose into fat as quickly as they should, which
> means more insulin is required than the pancreas can easily make. This
> resistance can be reduced by taking metformin as well as some other
> drugs & also by exercising.
Are you sure that muscle don't need insulin? Following link tell
otherwise:
"The actions of insulin on the global human metabolism level include:
Control of cellular intake of certain substances, most prominently
glucose in muscle and adipose tissue (about =A8=F8 of body cells).
* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin "
> If you eat less carbohydrates, there will be less glucose in the
> bloodstream. If you exercise more, there will be less glucose in the
> bloodstream for a period after the exercise, so regular exercise &
> eating fewer carbohydrates will reduce the amount of insulin needed by
> the body, with long term benefits for health & reduction in the
> progression of diabetes. You do still need *some* carbohydrates in your
> diet, though, or your body goes into a different, less efficient, mode
> for producing energy for current use, involving converting fat & protein
> (Either from diet or from the body's own stores) into glucose, & can
> cause long term health problems of its own.
>
> --
> Tciao for Now!
>
> John.
What about enhancing or taking more insulin by medication programme?