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- Relationship to Diabetes
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The red light can penetrate through the skin and positively impact the mitochondriaTrusted Source within the body’s cells, helping to create more energy and allowing the cells to function better and repair themselves.
Co-lead study author Dr. Michael Powner, senior lecturer in neurobiology in the School of Health & Psychological Sciences at City University London said they decided to look at red light therapy as a way to help control blood sugar levels after reading a study from 2019Trusted Source highlighting that sunlight exposure could correlate with improved glucose metabolism.
“We explored this in bumblebeesTrusted Source and found that red light reduced systemic glucose after feeding,” Dr. Powner told Medical News Today. “This latest study clearly shows a translation of this to humans.”
“Red light is absorbed by mitochondria and helps them produce more energy,” he explained.
“It lubricates the energy-making machine. But in producing more energy this way they need more raw material and this is largely glucose. They take this out of the blood.”
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Co-lead study author Dr. Michael Powner, senior lecturer in neurobiology in the School of Health & Psychological Sciences at City University London said they decided to look at red light therapy as a way to help control blood sugar levels after reading a study from 2019Trusted Source highlighting that sunlight exposure could correlate with improved glucose metabolism.
“We explored this in bumblebeesTrusted Source and found that red light reduced systemic glucose after feeding,” Dr. Powner told Medical News Today. “This latest study clearly shows a translation of this to humans.”
“Red light is absorbed by mitochondria and helps them produce more energy,” he explained.
“It lubricates the energy-making machine. But in producing more energy this way they need more raw material and this is largely glucose. They take this out of the blood.”
Type 2 diabetes: Red light therapy could help lower blood sugar levels
A new study has found red light therapy helps reduce blood sugar levels. Researchers say red light therapy could help people with type 2 diabetes manage their condition.
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