Regular exercise can often improve diabetes symptoms and even improve the insulin sensitivity in a diabetic. In many studies, it has been shown to decrease the risk for diabetes type 2 and may even help someone decrease the medication use for this disease. This is accomplished through multiple mechanisms, but the best understood includes proliferation of glucose transport molecules that move to the cell membrane and bring glucose into the cells.
In a recent study, it was found that daily vitamin supplementation with vitamin C or vitamin E failed to improve insulin sensitivity when combined with exercise. It was therefore concluded that these antioxidants reduces the beneficial effects of exercise to health. Therefore, as opposed to vitamin supplementation with exercise, the natural vitamins from a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is a better combination with exercise to continue to have the health benefits of exercise.
For more information: Ristow M et al. Antioxidants prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise in humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 May 26; 106:8665. [Free full-text online] [Medline® Abstract]
Dr Brandt R Gibson
Mountain West Foot & Ankle Institute
36 North 1100 East, Suite B
American Fork, UT 84003
801-756-0765
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