Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Published by meseista on April 11, 2023

Tags

World diabetes day, Healthcare and medical concept. Healthy food including fresh fruits, vegetables, weight scale, sports shoes, dumbells, measure tape and diabetic measurement set on black background.

Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects 1 in 10 adults (over 500 million, worldwide) with 90–95% affected by Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Frighteningly, one in two adults with diabetes is undiagnosed.

Our mission is to help people avoid developing T2DM or help them manage it. This is why we wanted to raise some awareness and help you get started with some simple tips and tricks.

T2DM is a chronic condition in which the body becomes resistant to the effects of the hormone insulin and over time loses the capacity to produce insulin in the pancreas. As a result, blood glucose levels become elevated which can have very serious adverse health effects. Although there are strong genetic and family-related, non-modifiable risk factors involved in its development, there are also a number of modifiable lifestyle risk factors that can be controlled by the choices we make.

Obesity and physical inactivity play critical roles in the development of T2DM. The current Australian guidelines recommend that people with Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes accumulate a minimum of 210 min per week of moderate-intensity exercise or 125 min of vigorous-intensity exercise consisting of aerobic and resistance exercise. Resistance exercises focusing on major muscle groups should be performed two to three times a week. Increased skeletal muscle glucose uptake and insulin sensitivity can be elevated up to 24 hours or longer following exercise. Make sure you consult with your doctor if you haven’t done exercise in a while and you are planning to embark on some more vigorous exercise.

How to get started?

You can simply get a start by walking for 30 minutes per day. That will add up to the 210 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic activity. As you get more confident you can increase the speed and intensity of the walk or maybe even add other aerobic exercises such as using steps or maybe even cardio machines if you have access to them.

Here at FitTech Studios we can help and get some effective training done using our EMS (Electro Muscular Stimulation) suits. We can get more work done in a short amount of time so you can spend more time on other activities that you like.

If you are interested in learning more about diabetes, how can you manage it and become more physically active in a safe and supportive environment, then you can contact us on the details below to speak to one of our Accredited Exercise Physiologists.

We wish you all the best on your journey to improving your health.