New blog: Treating Type 2 Diabetes – What Common Advice Misses
Is losing weight the only lifestyle approach we should be thinking about when it comes to managing type 2 diabetes?
People living with type 2 diabetes are commonly advised to lose weight. While this can be an effective approach, our latest blog explores why it may only be part of the picture.
Written by Dr Sean Wheatley, Science and Research Lead at X-PERT Health, Treating Type 2 Diabetes – What Common Advice Misses follows on from last month’s exploration of the tri-cycle hypothesis and what it can tell us about the development of type 2 diabetes.
This time, Sean turns his attention to treatment and considers three lifestyle-based approaches that can help address issues in the liver, pancreas and muscles:
- Reducing body fat
- Reducing carbohydrate intake
- Increasing muscle mass
While fat loss is already a common focus in type 2 diabetes management, the blog looks at why reducing carbohydrate intake may also be beneficial – and why the role of muscle deserves more attention.
Why does muscle matter?
Building and maintaining muscle isn’t always discussed as part of diabetes management, but having more muscle can increase the body’s capacity to store and use glucose.
And this doesn’t mean you need to become a bodybuilder. Muscle-strengthening activity can take many forms, from resistance and bodyweight exercises to everyday activities that make your muscles work harder.
The blog also explores practical approaches to improving diet quality, reducing carbohydrate intake and building muscle. Plus, why these different approaches don’t have to be used in isolation.
Read the full blog HERE
About the Author
Dr. Sean Wheatley, MSc, PhD, is our Science and Research Lead at X-PERT Health. He has expertise in cardiometabolic health and a background in sport and exercise science. Sean is passionate about translating complex research into practical education that helps change lives.
