In this article from February 1, 2020, Dr. Martin Juneau of the Montreal Heart Institute looks at an important factor — gut microbiota — in the effectiveness of exercise to fight diabetes. OVERVIEW In overweight, prediabetic and sedentary men, exercise-induced changes in the gut microbiota are correlated with improvements in blood sugar control and insulin […]
Prediabetes – What is it and Who is at Risk?
Diabetes is one of the most significant chronic medical diseases that currently afflicts the population. Diabetes should not in fact be seen as a disease in itself but rather as a causation of several other debilitating diseases. Unlike, for example, chronic pulmonary disease which mainly effects one organ system (the lungs), diabetes causes coronary artery […]