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Podcast: Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Episode: Daytime Light Exposure Influences Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes
Description: Type 2 diabetes management is influenced not only by diet and medication but also by environmental factors, including the type and timing of light exposure during typical indoor workdays A Cell Metabolism study found that participants exposed to natural daylight spent more time within a healthy glucose range than those exposed to standard office lighting Daylight supports circadian alignment by strengthening communication between the brain's master clock and peripheral clocks in organs that control insulin sensitivity, glucose uptake, and energy metabolism Natural daylight also shifted how the body used energy and improved metabolic flexibility, which plays an important role in long-term...