Overview
Background
Dr Callum Baker is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) and an Associate Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland. His research program focuses on diabetes-related foot disease, cardiometabolic health, and exercise therapy, with a particular interest in how physical activity influences metabolic outcomes, wound healing, and patient-centred care for people living with diabetes and chronic wounds.
Dr Baker holds qualifications in clinical exercise physiology (BManExSc; MClinExPhys) and a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Sydney, and has over a decade of experience delivering, evaluating, and translating exercise interventions for individuals with diabetes, obesity, and chronic cardiometabolic conditions. His work aims to close critical evidence gaps, strengthen clinical pathways, and improve the health and quality of life of people with diabetes-related complications.
Availability
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Works
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2025
Journal Article
Effect of a low-volume exercise intervention on the plasma lipidome in people with normal glucose, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial
Marian, Oana C., Min, Danqing, Baker, Callum J., Hodgkins, Christopher J., Gerofi, James, Wang, Xiaoyu, Johnson, Nathan A., Don, Anthony S. and Twigg, Stephen M. (2025). Effect of a low-volume exercise intervention on the plasma lipidome in people with normal glucose, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 329 (5), E679-E691. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00171.2025
2025
Journal Article
Exercise Training for People With Diabetes-related Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review of Glycemia, Fitness, and Wound-healing Outcomes
Baker, Callum J., Chuter, Vivienne, Brousseau-Foley, Magali, Min, Danqing, Searle, Angela, Twigg, Stephen M. and Johnson, Nathan A. (2025). Exercise Training for People With Diabetes-related Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review of Glycemia, Fitness, and Wound-healing Outcomes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 49 (3), 164-173.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.02.002
2025
Journal Article
Uncovering Sex-Related Differences in Skin Macrophage Polarization During Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice
Huang, Coco X., Siwan, Elisha, Baker, Callum J., Wei, Zhuoran, Shinko, Diana, McGuire, Helen M., Twigg, Stephen M. and Min, Danqing (2025). Uncovering Sex-Related Differences in Skin Macrophage Polarization During Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 30 (2) 27113. doi: 10.31083/fbl27113
2024
Journal Article
Effect of low-volume exercise on hepatic steatosis in adults with obesity plus normal glucose, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial
Baker, Callum, Hocking, Samantha L, Wang, Xiaoyu, Gerofi, James, Colagiuri, Stephen, Sabag, Angelo, Molyneaux, Lynda, Xu, Yu, Li, Mian, Bi, Yufang, Min, Danqing, Johnson, Nathan A and Twigg, Stephen M (2024). Effect of low-volume exercise on hepatic steatosis in adults with obesity plus normal glucose, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10 (4) e001878, e001878-4. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001878
2024
Journal Article
Deep Immune and RNA Profiling Revealed Distinct Circulating CD163+ Monocytes in Diabetes-Related Complications
Siwan, Elisha, Wong, Jencia, Brooks, Belinda A., Shinko, Diana, Baker, Callum J., Deshpande, Nandan, McLennan, Susan V., Twigg, Stephen M. and Min, Danqing (2024). Deep Immune and RNA Profiling Revealed Distinct Circulating CD163+ Monocytes in Diabetes-Related Complications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (18) 10094, 10094-18. doi: 10.3390/ijms251810094
2024
Journal Article
Effect of 5:2 Regimens: Energy-Restricted Diet or Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Training Combined With Resistance Exercise on Glycemic Control and Cardiometabolic Health in Adults With Overweight/Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
Li, Mian, Li, Jie, Xu, Yu, Gao, Jinli, Cao, Qiuyu, Ding, Yi, Xin, Zhuojun, Lu, Ming, Li, Xiaoting, Song, Haihong, Shen, Jue, Hou, Tianzhichao, He, Ruixin, Li, Ling, Zhao, Zhiyun, Xu, Min, Lu, Jieli, Wang, Tiange, Wang, Shuangyuan, Lin, Hong, Zheng, Ruizhi, Zheng, Jie, Baker, Callum John, Lai, Shenghan, Johnson, Nathan Anthony, Ning, Guang, Twigg, Stephen Morris, Wang, Weiqing, Liu, Yan and Bi, Yufang (2024). Effect of 5:2 Regimens: Energy-Restricted Diet or Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Training Combined With Resistance Exercise on Glycemic Control and Cardiometabolic Health in Adults With Overweight/Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial. Diabetes Care, 47 (6), 1074-1083. doi: 10.2337/dc24-0241
2021
Journal Article
The effect of high-intensity interval training vs moderate-intensity continuous training on liver fat: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sabag, Angelo, Barr, Loren, Armour, Mike, Armstrong, Alex, Baker, Callum J., Twigg, Stephen M., Chang, Dennis, Hackett, Daniel A., Keating, Shelley E., George, Jacob and Johnson, Nathan A. (2021). The effect of high-intensity interval training vs moderate-intensity continuous training on liver fat: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 107 (3), 862-881. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab795
2021
Journal Article
Effect of exercise on hepatic steatosis: Are benefits seen without dietary intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis 运动对肝脏脂肪变性的影响:在没有饮食干预的情况下能看到益处吗?一项系统性回顾与meta分析
Baker, Callum John, Martinez-Huenchullan, Sergio Francisco, D'Souza, Mario, Xu, Yu, Li, Mian, Bi, Yufang, Johnson, Nathan Anthony and Twigg, Stephen Morris (2021). Effect of exercise on hepatic steatosis: Are benefits seen without dietary intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis 运动对肝脏脂肪变性的影响:在没有饮食干预的情况下能看到益处吗?一项系统性回顾与meta分析. Journal of Diabetes, 13 (1), 63-77. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.13086
2020
Journal Article
Effect of high-intensity interval training on glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes and overweight or obesity: a randomized controlled trial with partial crossover
Lee, Angela S., Johnson, Nathan A., McGill, Margaret J., Overland, Jane, Luo, Connie, Baker, Callum J., Martinez-Huenchullan, Sergio, Wong, Jencia, Flack, Jeffrey R. and Twigg, Stephen M. (2020). Effect of high-intensity interval training on glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes and overweight or obesity: a randomized controlled trial with partial crossover. Diabetes Care, 43 (9), 2281-2288. doi: 10.2337/dc20-0342
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