The Claim
In individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), insulin resistance is associated with reduced glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) density in type I muscle fibers, which may impair glucose uptake and contribute to the selective atrophy of these oxidative fibers, thereby linking metabolic dysfunction directly to changes in muscle fiber composition.
What the research says
Roughly balanced
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In type 2 diabetes, muscles that are supposed to use sugar well might not work as well because they lose a key sugar-transporting protein, which could make those muscle fibers shrink over time.
See the scientific wording
Insulin resistance in T2DM is associated with reduced glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) density in type I muscle fibers, which may impair glucose uptake and contribute to the selective atrophy of these oxidative fibers, linking metabolic dysfunction directly to muscle fiber composition changes.
What the research says
1 studyThe study doesn’t look at the specific sugar transporters mentioned in the claim, but it does find that people with type 2 diabetes lose a certain type of muscle fiber that the claim talks about.
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