poor muscle health may be a complication of type 1 diabetes, even in young people who get plenty of exercise.

reports that research suggests “poor muscle health may be a complication of type 1 diabetes, even in young people who get plenty of exercise.” Investigators looked at muscle samples taken from young adult patients, some of whom had type 1 diabetes and some who did not. All participants exercised more than is recommended by Diabetes Canada per week. The researchers found that “in the young adults with diabetes, the muscle biopsies revealed structural and functional changes in the ‘power plants’ (mitochondria) of cells.” The investigators found that “the mitochondria produced lower-than-normal amounts of energy and released high amounts of toxins that cause cell damage.” The findings were published in Diabetologia. https://consumer.healthday.com/diabetes-information-10/type-i-diabetes-news-182/add-muscle-weakness-as-another-cost-of-type-1-diabetes-732939.html