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The Endurance Exercise and Diabetes Myth

Myth: Endurance exercises may help treat type 2 diabetes.

Truth:

This is true.

Previous studies have found that lower levels of surfactant protein D (SP-D) have decreased type 2 diabetes and are positively associated with insulin sensitivity and negatively associated with obesity. However, the exact mechanisms of this possible association had been unclear.

SP-D is a lung-specific protein, and since previous studies have proposed that a decline in lung function may be a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, researchers sought to determine if decreasing SP-D levels would also lower obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance.

A study published in Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome in September 2017 found that endurance exercises, a common method of treating type 2 diabetes, did induce a significant reduction in levels of surfactant protein D (SP-D) in patients with type 2 diabetes. This was the first study to examine the relationship between SP-D levels, endurance exercise, and diabetes and the findings have important implications for diabetic research. 

Reference

  1. Rezaei S, Shamsi MM, Mahdavi M, et al. Endurance exercise training decreased serum levels of surfactant protein D and improved aerobic fitness of obese women with type-2 diabetes. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2017;9:74. Published 2017 Sep 25. doi:10.1186/s13098-017-0273-6
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