Physical Activity Can Increase Insulin Effectiveness In The Body, Suggests New Findings On Diabetes

Diabetes patients can benefit from physical activity as this helps the insulin to have more effectiveness and anyone with resistance to insulin can increase insulin effectiveness in the body. Whether diabetes has started or no, physical activity can do wonders in both conditions.

University of Copenhagen's Department of Nutrition recently sis a new research titled: "Exercise and Sports." The study revealed that the enzyme AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) plays a vital role in cumulating the ability of insulin to influence glucose acceptance in the muscles.  The new study will be a milestone for the health practitioners to find a pathway for improving the health conditions of those people who have limited physical activity.

AMPK is the key to the right absorption of insulin in the body. Muscles take the glucose instantly after a physical activity. Knowing the physical role of AMPK is a rewarding discovery which came after the efforts of several years says Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski, responsible for the research.

People with lesser insulin senility can benefit from the new research immensely.   AMPK can be activated medically as well which is good news for those who have limited movement option. Insulin's increased effectiveness can improve muscular performance of people, according to Science Daily.

Physical activity's role in decreasing diabetes in people had been an unanswerable question for the experts and to find the answer the researchers conducted several experiments on lab animals. The research discovered that AMPK has a significant role in the muscles of man. AMPK activated through medicine also increases insulin activity in muscles.  

According to Science News Line, the preferred way is physical activity because of its large and comprehensive "welfare" effects. But medicinal ways are invented for those who are limited in their physical activity.  These include handicapped, people forced to stay in bed for certain illness, and maybe those who do not find any interest in physical activity at all. The lead author of the study article Postdoc Rasmus Kjøbsted says that they are working of developing an "Exercise Pill."

Although the findings suggest that the physical activity is likely to help more ij increasing the insuloin sensitivity in the muscles. And more experiments are underway to clarify this point and more regarding AMPK.

He concludes: "Moreover, our findings suggest that some types of physical activity are likely more effective than others in increasing insulin sensitivity. But more experiments are required to further clarify this."