Two-timing diabetes
Bob Wills sang, "Texas two-step ... Spin me around/You got to hold me up/When you dip me down." You could also say a "diabetes two-step" can spin you around and dip your risks down. That's the finding of two recent studies.
The first, presented at ENDO 2025, took a look at intermittent energy restriction (IER), time-restricted eating and continuous energy restriction and found that fasting twice a week (that's IER) could spin your Type 2 diabetes around so that your fasting blood glucose and triglycerides are dipping down.
The second, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that whether you exercise three times a week for 150 minutes or more, or if you're a weekend warrior who gets 150-plus minutes crammed into two days, you'll improve your longevity. Over two decades, regularly active folks reduced their risk for all-cause mortality by 21% and the weekenders reduced it by 17%; and they had 33% and 19% lower risk of death from cardiovascular causes, respectively.
Now you may not have Type 2 diabetes -- yet -- but if you're prediabetic, another new study might help. Pre-diabetics are often told to have 15-30 grams of carbohydrates as a nighttime snack to help regulate nighttime/morning glucose levels. But trading that for 2 ounces of pistachios nightly can alter your gut biome, so you reduce chronic inflammation. And that may slow or help halt the development of diabetes. Tasty and smart!
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Health pioneer Michael Roizen, M.D., is chief wellness officer emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic and author of four No. 1 New York Times bestsellers. Check out his latest, "The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow," and find out more at www.longevityplaybook.com. Email your health and wellness questions to Dr. Mike at questions@longevityplaybook.com.
(c)2023 Michael Roizen, M.D.
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