Extra oxygen helps obese adults with type 2 diabetes produce muscle energy more quickly after exercise, as measured by oxidative phosphorylation rates.

Obese adults with type 2 diabetes have slower muscle energy production rates after exercise compared to those without diabetes, as measured by oxidative phosphorylation.

Giving extra oxygen to obese adults with type 2 diabetes helps their muscles recover energy faster after exercise, as measured by quicker ADP depletion.

For people with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes, sufficient oxygen in their muscles is linked to better energy recovery after exercise.

After doing supervised aerobic exercise like walking or cycling for 12 weeks, obese adults with type 2 diabetes get better at using oxygen to make energy in their muscles—especially through one key energy pathway—and might also improve a couple of other related energy systems.

People with type 2 diabetes who are sedentary and obese take longer to recover their muscle energy levels after exercise compared to obese people without diabetes, as measured by how quickly their muscles use up ADP.