American scientists have found that physical activity in the afternoon alleviates the symptoms of type 2 diabetes. The results of the work are published in the journal Diabetes Care.

The randomized controlled trial involved 2,400 people with diabetes or obesity. The authors analyzed the best time to exercise over a four-year period. During the observation, subjects wore a device to measure physical activity using an accelerometer.

Related materials:Nothing to breathe. How oxygen affects the aggressiveness of cancerous tumors

Data for the first year showed that those who engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity in the afternoon had the most effective reduction in blood glucose levels. The reduced level persisted into the fourth year of the study. In addition, the afternoon exercise group also had the highest chance of stopping their diabetes medication.

In May 2023, Canadian experts from the University of Montreal identified a new role for vitamin K against diabetes. It turned out that the enzymes involved in gamma-carboxylation and in the metabolic pathway of the vitamin are present in large quantities in pancreatic beta cells, which produce insulin, which is used to control blood sugar levels.