I just happened to do some reading and listening recently on a topic in exercise science that may be helpful for diabetics.
Tl;Dr: The body has two basic metabolic systems, glucose oxidation and fat oxidation. Fat oxidation can be trained to be more powerful (as in wattage of output) through high volume, low intensity exercise. Clinicians have observed higher insulin sensitivity in patients who undergo this training, as their bodies simply use their blood glucose system less and thus use insulin less day to day.
And here’s a link to a (several hour) podcast between the author and a clinician talking about the results. It also has time stamps to sections about diabetics. https://peterattiamd.com/inigosanmillan/
I’m not affiliated with the paper, author, or podcast in any way. I just came across this research and my dad’s diabetic so I was motivated to learn more.
Tl;Dr: The body has two basic metabolic systems, glucose oxidation and fat oxidation. Fat oxidation can be trained to be more powerful (as in wattage of output) through high volume, low intensity exercise. Clinicians have observed higher insulin sensitivity in patients who undergo this training, as their bodies simply use their blood glucose system less and thus use insulin less day to day.
Here’s a link to the paper [pdf]: https://sci.bban.top/pdf/10.1007/s40279-017-0751-x.pdf
And here’s a link to a (several hour) podcast between the author and a clinician talking about the results. It also has time stamps to sections about diabetics. https://peterattiamd.com/inigosanmillan/
I’m not affiliated with the paper, author, or podcast in any way. I just came across this research and my dad’s diabetic so I was motivated to learn more.