Muscles impact your metabolic health and diabetes impacts your muscles

Because muscles need and burn a lot of fuel. They keep us physically moving. It should be no surprise that muscles contain a lot of insulin receptors to use that fuel. Because of this, muscles help maintain insulin sensitivity in the cells. When your muscle mass decreases, insulin sensitivity drops and you become more insulin resistant. Insulin resistance increases muscle breakdown and loss. This creates more fat accumulation, not only in your abdominal area but also in your muscles and within the fascia of the muscle which is like a skin that holds and supports the muscle. Think marbled meat you buy at the meat market.

As we get older, if we don’t keep using and challenging our muscles, we will lose muscle mass, become weak, have poor balance and stability. We will likely be unable to function very well in our daily lives the older we get: not having the strength to get up and down out of a chair, in and out of bed, on and off the toilet. Our ability to get groceries out of the car or clean the house will be limited and become more so. Being able to travel, to manage a heavy suitcase, pick up and/or play with grandkids, hike, golf, pickleball and much more is affected by the quality of your muscle strength.

Low muscle mass is associated with natural aging as well as metabolic disease and type 2 diabetes, cancer, dementia, autoimmune function and more. The ability to walk is associated with good muscle strength. This includes balance, power, stability and flexibility. These things can deteriorate quickly as we get older. And when I say older, I mean muscle decline starts in your 30’s and 40’s so don’t think you don’t have to worry about it until you are ‘older!’ Start NOW!

Dr Elaine

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This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the medical advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Please consult your healthcare provider for advice about a specific medical condition.

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