Tag Archives: Glucose

Interval Training (HIIT) Quickly Increases Glucose Metabolism

Research has shown that HIIT increases insulin sensitivity and also glucose metabolism in muscles in type 2 diabetes individuals. Glucose uptake had returned to a normal level in the thigh muscles after just 2 weeks of training. This was discovered in a research project which examined how high-intensity interval training impacted the health of diabetic… Read More »

Horizon BCBSNJ members can use mobile glucose monitors to manage diabetes

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey will give members more tools to monitor diabetes with cell phones, under an agreement with Livongo, provider of a chronic condition management platform. The agreement, announced this past week, will make available Livongo’s diabetes solution for the nearly half a million New Jersey state and school employee… Read More »