Beyond diet and drugs: New research suggests natural light could be a simple tool for blood sugar control A new study found that adults with Type 2 diabetes who worked near a window experienced more stable daily blood glucose levels, with fewer harmful peaks and valleys, compared to working under artificial office lights. Beyond glucose, exposure to daylight shifted participants’ metabolism to preferentially burn fat for energy, a sign of improved “metabolic flexibility” that is often impaired in diabetes. The research showed that natural daylight helped realign circadian clock genes in muscle cells. Proper synchronization of these cellular clocks is…

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