University of Otago researcher Dr Andrew Reynolds takes a walk on campus. New University of Otago research highlights the value of walking after meals as an ''important tool'' in managing type 2 diabetes. Post-meal blood sugar levels throughout the day dropped an average of 12% when the participants walked for 10 minutes after meals instead of walking at any time. Corresponding author Prof Jim Mann said post-meal glucose was regarded as an important target in managing type 2 diabetes, given its independent contribution to overall blood sugar control and cardiovascular risk. Prof Mann, and colleagues Dr Reynolds, Dr Bernard Venn and Associate Prof Sheila Williams, wrote that post-meal physical activity ''may avoid the need for an increased total insulin dose or additional mealtime insulin injections that might otherwise have been prescribed to lower glucose levels after eating''.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 19, 2016 17:15 UTC