Get off the couch, teens: Exercise could help reduce diabetes risk

IALA: Exercising can help reduce the risk of diabetes for Teenagers. 

Did you know that carrying out exercise can help reduce the risk of diabetes developing for children later in their lives. A study led by the University of Exeter found that physical activity provides the greatest benefits to fighting adolescent insulin resistance, a condition which leads to high blood sugar and is a precursor to type 2 diabetes. But researchers found while exercise made a difference at the age of 13, it made no impact on insulin resistance at the age of 16, which is something that blew their minds away. They published their findings in the journal Diabetologia, suggested that early teens should be targeted for reducing diabetic levels. 

Researchers also measured insulin resistance in the same 300 children every year from the age of nine through to 16 using electronic motion sensors worn by the child. The results showed that the condition was 17 per cent lower in the more active adolescents at the age of 13, meaning those who don't exercise regularly and aren't fit have a more chance of getting diabetes.  But those who are active daily, have a 17% chance less. But the difference diminished quickly over the years and had disappeared by the age of 16 . 

WOW! This article is like something that is fake, and not true. Luckily for me I am a fit and active kid and therefore don't want to receive diabetes later in my life. My brothers aren't so active so I will teach them to be active and always be on the looking out for their blood sugar levels. We should care for our body and therefore it is a sacred creation.

"Insulin resistance rises dramatically from age nine to 13 years, then falls to the same extent until age 16," he said.

"Our study found that physical activity reduced this early-teenage peak in insulin resistance, but had no impact at age 16."

A reduction in this peak could lessen the demand on the cells that produce insulin during this critical period, which may preserve them for longer in later life, Dr Metcalf said.

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