Type 2 diabetes sits in a chair

The incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to skyrocket across the industrialized world leading to soaring medical costs, reduced quality of life and increased mortality rates. Therefore, a more firm understanding of the development of the disease and effective, low cost therapies for preventi...

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Published in:Diabetes, obesity & metabolism obesity & metabolism, 2013-11, Vol.15 (11), p.987-992
Main Authors: Solomon, T. P. J., Thyfault, J. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Disease Progression
Evidence-Based Medicine
Exercise
glucose metabolism
glycaemic control
Health Promotion
Humans
insulin resistance
Mortality
Motor Activity
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Quality of life
Risk
Sedentary Lifestyle
type 2 diabetes
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Summary:The incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to skyrocket across the industrialized world leading to soaring medical costs, reduced quality of life and increased mortality rates. Therefore, a more firm understanding of the development of the disease and effective, low cost therapies for prevention and treatment are desperately needed. Accumulating evidence suggests that increased sedentary time (i.e. ‘sitting time’) combined with reduced physical activity levels, plays both a major role in the development of T2D and may contribute to the worsening of the condition after diagnosis. In this review, we cover these topics and use current scientific evidence to support our belief that ‘type 2 diabetes sits in a chair’. We also discuss a relatively new question that has yet to be examined: Would reducing sitting time be an effective treatment for T2D?
ISSN:1462-8902
1463-1326
DOI:10.1111/dom.12105