About this episode

This episode explores the relationship between exercise and blood sugar levels, explaining the science behind why glucose can drop or rise during physical activity.

A question that confuses a lot of people: Does exercise actually lower blood sugar? Because sometimes people go for a walk and see their glucose drop… and other times they exercise and their blood sugar actually rises. So what’s really going on? In this episode we’ll break down the science in a very simple way. We’ll look at what’s happening inside your muscles during exercise, why skeletal muscle plays such a central role in blood sugar control, and how different types of exercise affect you...

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