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The Case for Keto for Type 1 Diabetes with Andrew Koutnik, Ph.D.

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Andrew is a research scientist at Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, where he’s investigating metabolic therapies for health and disease. His mission is to optimize metabolic health and patient outcomes for people living with type 1 diabetes. Andrew is unique because he himself has type 1 diabetes.

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Disentangling the Metabolic Effects of the Ketogenic Diet and Ketone Supplements during Exercise

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More contentious is whether ketogenic diets have any utility for exercise performance, especially among high-level athletes. Ketogenic diets are characterized as being very low in carbohydrates (less than 50 grams per day), modest in protein, and high in fat (more than 80% of total energy intake). What are ketones?

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Physiology Friday #200: Higher Aerobic Fitness is Tied to Slower Biological Aging

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Finally, having dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of blood lipids) and diabetes were associated with a higher age acceleration. ” Details can be found at the end of the post! The early bird gets the worm.

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Physiology Friday #228: Identifying Sleep Patterns that Influence Chronic Disease Risk

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. We talk about the ketogenic diet as a metabolic therapy for type 1 diabetes. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. This irregular sleep pattern misaligns circadian rhythms and disrupts physiology. on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Blood glucose control Resistance exercise training can reduce fasting glucose by 2–5 mg/dL in adults with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes but doesn’t seem to reduce blood glucose in healthy adults (not surprising).

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Blood glucose control Resistance exercise training can reduce fasting glucose by 2–5 mg/dL in adults with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes but doesn’t seem to reduce blood glucose in healthy adults (not surprising).

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Physiologically Speaking Q&A #1: CGMs, Time-restricted Eating, Endurance Training Structure, and More!

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Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Tl;dr: Continuous glucose monitors can be extremely insightful to use for a month or two, but unless you have diabetes or are at a high risk of having diabetes, it’s probably not something you need to use all the time. Do you follow an 80-20 routine with a bike?