2015; Kjobsted et al. 2016; Kruse et al. 2016), HbA1c and plasma glucose levels were significantly elevated in patients with T2D compared with weight‐matched controls, whereas no significant differences in body composition, VO2max or Wmax were observed. Insulin sensitivity measured as insulin‐stimulated GDR was reduced (~30%) in the diabetic group compared to the control group (Table 1) (Pedersen et al. 2015; Kjobsted et al. 2016; Kruse et al. 2016). The gene discussed is INS; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.