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Exercise Prevents and Treats Diabetes

Posted April 24, 2008 at 04:00 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: In The News, His Fitness, Cardio Training, Strength Training, Injuries & Rehab, His Health, Physical Health

According to Dr. Mirkin, vigorous exercise can help to prevent and to treat diabetes. The vast majority is caused by an inability to respond to insulin, a hormone that breaks down sugar.  Because a diabetic’s body does not respond to insulin, blood sugar levels rise and damage their cells.  By studying blood flowing to and from the hind legs of obese rats, researchers are finding that acute muscle contractions markedly increase the passage of sugar into skeletal muscles, and markedly increase the flow of electrons in mitochondria. To read more about this, see our partner site, Her Active Life.

Dr. Mirkin is board certified in Sports Medicine and has practiced for over 40 years. He has completed more than 40 marathons and was a talk show host of a nationally-syndicated radio program for about 25 years. For more articles by Dr. Mirkin, click here.

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