By moving a very small soleus muscle while sitting ,blood sugar decreases,says article published in iScience.

[DRH-sangli]

University of Houston Texas paper published at the end of 2022 is sparking a wave of interest   Reducing the level of sugar and insulin in the blood for diabetics after eating by 52% (better than many diabetes medications) with a very simple movement and you do not need to make an effort or take any medications.   Only by moving a very small muscle located in the calf muscle behind the leg, called the soleus muscle.   By moving this muscle while you are sitting in your chair and watching TV, the blood sugar level decreases by a large percentage (by half), and this muscle does not suffer any fatigue, even if you continue to move it for long hours.   One of the advantages of this muscle is that it consumes the glucose present in the blood after eating for energy (Glucose) and not the glycogen stored in the muscles like the rest of the body's muscles.   Interesting research, and it could be an effective solution for diabetes without the need for drugs, strenuous exercise, and exhausting diets.

See the links..

stories.uh.edu/2022-soleus-...

youtu.be/yaK6TThRMdE(Not working as expected?)

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[sandybrown]

Thank you for this post.

[DRH-sangli Star]

It is claimed that , Targeting a small oxidative muscle mass (∼1% body mass) with local contractile activity is a potent method for improving systemic metabolic regulation while prolonging the benefits of oxidative metabolism.I thinks, it may be first time, that such an effort has been tried. If by mere muscle contractions there is reduction in blood glucose and fats, it could be worth trying.

[surtal]

Dear Mr Sangli,

I would like to know how long this calves muscles exercise has to be done? Has anyone tried & got the results ?

[DRH-sangli Star]

one can aim to make a daily habit of making this exercise for 30 minutes in a day when ever you are comfortable and sitting in a chair doing some work..

See this link…

prideplus.com.au/are-calf-p...

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I was very excited to read and try this a few months ago when the news article came out. But I'm sorry to report I did NOT notice my blood glucose readings lowering after doing this exercise. And I wear a FreeStyle Libre CGM, so my glucose readings were consistent and frequent. This leads me to think there are other factors involved that the researchers did not consider or take into account, such as age, weight, current illnesses, etc.

If anyone else tries this and has good results I encourage you to post with your experience.