Oxygen Helps Diabetes Patients' Muscles Recover Faster
Supplemental Oxygen Improves In Vivo Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation Flux in Sedentary Obese Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
People with type 2 diabetes have slower muscle recovery after exercise because their muscles don't get enough oxygen. Giving them extra oxygen helps their muscles recover faster, showing that oxygen is key for muscle energy production.
Surprising Findings
Oxygen supplementation alone improved mitochondrial function in diabetics without changing diet, exercise, or meds.
Most people assume mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetes is irreversible or requires lifestyle changes. But here, just adding oxygen fixed it.
Practical Takeaways
Try breathing deeply or using supplemental oxygen during or after exercise if you have type 2 diabetes to improve muscle recovery.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
People with type 2 diabetes have slower muscle recovery after exercise because their muscles don't get enough oxygen. Giving them extra oxygen helps their muscles recover faster, showing that oxygen is key for muscle energy production.
Surprising Findings
Oxygen supplementation alone improved mitochondrial function in diabetics without changing diet, exercise, or meds.
Most people assume mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetes is irreversible or requires lifestyle changes. But here, just adding oxygen fixed it.
Practical Takeaways
Try breathing deeply or using supplemental oxygen during or after exercise if you have type 2 diabetes to improve muscle recovery.
Publication
Journal
Diabetes
Year
2018
Authors
M. Cree‐Green, R. Scalzo, Kylie Harrall, B. Newcomer, I. Schauer, A. Huebschmann, S. McMillin, Mark S. Brown, D. Orlicky, L. Knaub, K. Nadeau, P. M. McClatchey, T. Bauer, J. Regensteiner, Jane E. B. Reusch
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In a 12-month randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, tesamorelin improved mitochondrial oxidative capacity in obese adults with reduced growth hormone secretion, as measured by enhanced phosphocreatine recovery after exercise, with improvements strongly associated with increased IGF-I levels.
Extra oxygen helps obese adults with type 2 diabetes produce muscle energy more quickly after exercise, as measured by oxidative phosphorylation rates.
Higher blood sugar levels in obese adults with type 2 diabetes are linked to how well their muscles produce energy during exercise recovery.
For people with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes, sufficient oxygen in their muscles is linked to better energy recovery after exercise.
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.