INS and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Time spent in higher intensity PA, in many studies described as MVPA, has been repeatedly shown in the literature to be associated with lower T2DM risk.3 6 48 In this study replacing sitting/lying, standing and LPA with MVPA was associated with improvements in the measures of T2DM risk in men including a decrease in fasting glucose and 2-hour glucose and an increase in insulin sensitivity and beta cell function.