Diabetes mellitus (type II) is usually not a fate, but a question of lifestyle. In short, this results in a relative insulin deficiency or insulin resistance. Insulin is the anabolic (building) hormone in metabolism; it is produced in the pancreas and, among other things, ensures the influx of blood sugar into the cells. In diabetics (type II), the receptors on the cells, which are the points of contact for insulin, no longer react sufficiently to the hormone, which increases the blood sugar level. Diabetics usually have an increased body fat percentage and a reduced muscle percentage.
With the end of diabetes program you will gain strength and muscle mass. Through our strength training, the muscle cells react more strongly to insulin again. The increased muscle mass during training then leads to a better ability of the muscles to store blood sugar, which also reduces blood sugar levels. The muscles are also known as the most important metabolic organ because, especially after training, they produce myokines and release them into the blood, which act as messenger substances and have positive health effects on metabolism and internal organs. Strength training is complemented by endurance training, which you can easily integrate into your everyday life. By this we mean movements that are easy for everyone to do, such as going for a brisk walk or climbing stairs. A study at the Vienna University Hospital showed that intensive strength training is far superior to endurance training in improving laboratory values such as blood sugar and blood lipids (E. Cauza, et.al, 2005.: “Strength and endurance training lead to different post exercise glucose profiles in diabetic participants using a continuous subcutaneous glucose monitoring system”).
The goal of our diabetes end program will be “sweating instead of injecting”!