Michel phillips, maril stark evon muno alise asked, what is the mechanism that lowers the blood sugar of type one diabetic when they exercise without taking exogenous insolent? So how does exercise ind blood sugar work? It's a very good question, very complicated physiology. The basic idea is that when you're exercising, you're using skeletal muscle. And so typically, forgetting, we can get really granular.
Diabetic diabetologist and wonderful person Dr. Mike Natter, MD is back to answer all of your questions about blood sugar, the cost of insulin, pancreas transplants, keto, glucagon, how exercise can save your life, his most meaningful interactions with patients, pudding theft, and the best place to cry at work. Also: why you should always keep frosting in your purse.
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