Double Diabetes
You are either Type 1 Diabetic or Type 2 right?
Once you know whether you are Type 1 (needs insulin injections) or Type 2 (and you might be able to control it by diet and exercise) you can get the condition under control.
Simple ? Not any more.
Now we have Type 3 Diabetes which is the double wammy of Type 1 and Type 2 at the same time. The whole thing is so new that there is no agreement on naming. Some call it Type 3, others Type 1.5 and some just say Double Diabetes.
Then there is MODY (Maturity on-set Diabetes of the Young) and it turns out there are at least 7 variants of MODY. Look at this article:
Last week Diabets UK sent out a warning about the increase in Double Diabetes:
Of course it is possible to cause great annoyance even if one has best of intentions. The Diabetes charity Diabetes UK published an article in their magazine that Double Diabetes is at least in part due to children and teenagers being over-weight. Parents in droves wrote in to complain that their children were afflicted by Double Diabetes but were not over-weight. However nowadays our view on correct weight is many pounds heavier than what would have been normal weight 20 years ago.
The online magazine
Balance might be of relevance if you are struggling to find a lifestyle which copes with Diabetes in its multiple forms.
Balance might be of relevance if you are struggling to find a lifestyle which copes with Diabetes in its multiple forms.
On October 8th I posted Physical Activity and Type 2 Diabetes.
Vigorous exercise seems to give some protection to Type 2 Diabetics for 16 to 72 hours. Children and Teenagers who might be getting Type 3 also need to really step up the exercise to control any weight impact on Type 3. Even if a teenager looks OK weight-wise getting the exercise frequency and intensity increased is no bad thing.
posted by GarethPhillips at
8:59 AM
2 Comments:
Gareth - Thanks for commenting. Where I was really heading with the upper/lower abs issue was that, at times folks can place too much emphasis on working "the lower abs." This, due to weak abs to begin with can lead to back problems, considering that many "lower abs" exercises (Roman high chair, leg lifts etc.) really hyper extend lumbar spine if done incorrectly. I think most of the time people are just trying to quash a pouch or beer belly anyway. Myth.......
My goal was to express the importance of functional core training and hitting the entire RA in a full torso flexion or rotation movement, rather than isolating lower abs.
I'd agree fully that for most people working all the core muscles in an integrated a way as possible is the way to go. From my observation of watching people try to isolate muscle (Rectus, obliques or whatever) the results are inferior to multi-muscle, multi-planar exercise.
The only reservation I have about full flexion is with someone with a lower lumbar issue. Herniated disks - full flexion probably not a good idea.
By chance I posted on my blog, Oct 26, thoughts about "toughening up" the Plank and then a few days later blogg'd with a few photos of Plank exercise.
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