Personalizing the Treatment for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Personalized medicine
is something that's being talked about a lot today.
In personalized medicine, a provider customizes a
patient's treatment, based on a specific set of
characteristics associated with the patient.
Customization can be used when it comes to type 2
diabetes. To customize the treatment, the provider
should have knowledge of different type 2 diabetes
treatment options. For example, for some
individuals, focusing on excess body weight may be
the best approach in the diabetes treatment. And for
others, high intensity interval training (HIIT), as
a key tool in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, may
make the most sense.
A study done in Japan indicated that when men or women gain weight, there is an increase in type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. And when there is a decrease in weight, there is an associated decrease in type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. The investigators therefore concluded that “the BMI level was likely to contribute to trends in the prevalence of T2DM, and thus the management of obesity may be important to reduce the prevalence of T2DM.”
HIIT “is a training technique in which you give all-out, one hundred percent effort through quick, intense bursts of exercise, followed by short, sometimes active, recovery periods. This type of training gets and keeps your heart rate up and burns more fat in less time.”
And according to one study, for obese persons, HIIT can increase hormones, like ghrelin, that lead to weight gain, and HIIT can decrease hormones, such as GLP-1(Glucagon-like peptide-1), that lead to weight loss .
The investigators concluded that “appetite hormones differ between lean and obesity participants. The finding also suggested HIIT is more likely to elicit appetite hormones responses in obesity than in lean individuals with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, with caution, it is recommended that the high intensity interval training can be beneficial for these patients.”
Therefore, viewing the patient as an individual is worth the effort. If the patient with type 2 diabetes is obese, treat the obesity as well as the diabetes. And consider HIIT for those obese patients with type 2 diabetes who might benefit from the more intense physical activity.
A study done in Japan indicated that when men or women gain weight, there is an increase in type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. And when there is a decrease in weight, there is an associated decrease in type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. The investigators therefore concluded that “the BMI level was likely to contribute to trends in the prevalence of T2DM, and thus the management of obesity may be important to reduce the prevalence of T2DM.”
HIIT “is a training technique in which you give all-out, one hundred percent effort through quick, intense bursts of exercise, followed by short, sometimes active, recovery periods. This type of training gets and keeps your heart rate up and burns more fat in less time.”
And according to one study, for obese persons, HIIT can increase hormones, like ghrelin, that lead to weight gain, and HIIT can decrease hormones, such as GLP-1(Glucagon-like peptide-1), that lead to weight loss .
The investigators concluded that “appetite hormones differ between lean and obesity participants. The finding also suggested HIIT is more likely to elicit appetite hormones responses in obesity than in lean individuals with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, with caution, it is recommended that the high intensity interval training can be beneficial for these patients.”
Therefore, viewing the patient as an individual is worth the effort. If the patient with type 2 diabetes is obese, treat the obesity as well as the diabetes. And consider HIIT for those obese patients with type 2 diabetes who might benefit from the more intense physical activity.
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