The Claim
In individuals with diabetes, insulin reduces skeletal muscle protein synthesis by 6.67 nmol (100 ml leg vol.)⁻¹ min⁻¹ when amino acid delivery is maintained, indicating a specific defect in insulin’s anabolic signaling in diabetic muscle.
What the research says
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In people with diabetes, insulin decreases the rate of muscle protein synthesis by 6.67 nmol per 100 ml of leg volume per minute, even when amino acids are supplied normally, showing that insulin’s ability to stimulate muscle growth is impaired in diabetic muscle.
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In individuals with diabetes, insulin reduces skeletal muscle protein synthesis by 6.67 nmol (100 ml leg vol.)⁻¹ min⁻¹ even when amino acid delivery is maintained, indicating a specific defect in insulin’s anabolic signaling in diabetic muscle.
In people with diabetes, insulin cannot properly signal muscle cells to build protein because the pathway that tells the cell to start making protein is broken. Even when amino acids are present, the signal from insulin gets blocked early, so the machinery that assembles proteins stays turned off.
What the research says
1 studyIn people with diabetes, insulin doesn't help build muscle like it should—even when they have enough amino acids—and may even make muscle building worse. This study proves that by measuring exactly how much muscle building drops in diabetics when insulin is given.
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