Effects of Lifestyle Education Program for Type 2 Patients in Clinics
Dietitians delivered structured, individual-based lifestyle education for glycemic control in a primary care setting which resulted in….
Hypoglycemia Treatment and Prevention Related to Physical Activity
By Sheri Colberg,...
Simvastatin Can Reduce the Benefits of Exercise in Active Adults
A study found that 40mg of simvastatin reduced the cardiorespiratory fitness of adults with metabolic syndrome....
Pre-Exercise Evaluation and Assessment
By Sheri Colberg,...
Doubling Up Is Key to Dieting
People who tackle diet and exercise at the same time do better at making healthy changes....
Walking Versus Running to Reduce Risk of Chronic Diseases
Which is better at lowering risk for high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes?...
Getting More Daily Lifestyle Activity
More Active Type 1 Diabetes Patients Use More Carbohydrates and Have Higher A1c Values
More active type 1 diabetes patients are at a greater risk for hypoglycemia and therefore may consume an increased amount of carbohydrates....
Comparing Calories to Miles Makes Impact
Choosing foods according to the distance needed to burn makes a difference....
Seniors Benefit from Exercise DVDs
Just 3 times a week home-based DVD exercise programs can be effective....
Small Lifestyle Changes Improve Outcomes for Diabetes Patients
Small changes have big impacts and knowledge is golden....
Exercise Benefits for Gestational Diabetes
By Sheri Colberg,...
Sitting Too Long Increases Risk of Diabetes and CVD
Increased sitting during the day increases risk for type 2 diabetes as well as other cardiovascular diseases….
Slow & Steady Exercise Regimen May Improve Insulin Sensitivity
Standing and walking for a longer period of time improves insulin sensitivity over short intense exercises….
Low Adherence to Diabetic Footwear Means Trouble
Patients wear custom made shoes less at home and on weekends….
Joslin's Diabetes Deskbook, Updated 2nd Ed., Excerpt #27: Physical Activity for Fitness, Part 4
Richard S. Beaser, MD,
Edward S. Horton, MD and
Catherine A. Mullooly, MS, RCEP,...
Use Sticky Ideas to Lose the Weight -- and Keep It Off This Time
by...
New England Journal Refutes Weight-Loss Beliefs in New Review
With data from the scientific literature, some of the most firmly held beliefs about weight loss are unproven or downright untrue....
Parents of Baby Boomers Healthier than Their Kids
Today's baby boomers do not fare very well compared with….
GLP-1 Agonists May Be Effective for Obese Adolescents
Preliminary evidence from a clinical trial suggests that treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with….
Office Wellness Programs Work
Sixty-two percent of workers believe workplace wellness programs are successful in improving health and reducing health risks....
New First-ever Guidelines for Type 2 Kids
Step One – Start on insulin, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics which has issued guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers aged 10 to 18....
Exercising on Empty Stomach Burns 20% More Fat
A new study has found that exercising on an empty stomach in the morning can….
Women Have to Do 20% More than Men
Women have to do about 20% more exercise to get the same benefits….
Meal Times Can Affect Weight Loss Success
Eating earlier rather than later can….
Metabolic Syndrome in 40's Linked to Exercise at Age 16
Television viewing habits and leisure-time physical activity at the age of 16 years independently predicts….
How to Avoid Becoming One of the Many Exercise Dropouts
Aerobic or Anarobic Exercise Best for Weight, Fat Loss?
Researchers compared aerobic exercise to resistance training....
Losing Weight Is the Easy Part: How to Keep It Off for Good
By Sheri Colberg,...
Why Exercise Timing Matters -- But Not for the Reason You Think
By Sheri Colberg, PhD
A...
Eleven, Yes Eleven Minutes a Day, Really
Middle-aged people who walk briskly for as little as 75 minutes per week may live 1.8 years longer, even if they are overweight....
Exercising before Breakfast Increases Fat Loss
If you are going to exercise, do it before the first meal of the day....
Controlling Inflammation with Easy Changes Is the Place to Start
By Sheri Colberg,...
One More Study: Increasing Physical Activity Slashes CV Events and Deaths for Type 2's
Higher levels of leisure-time physical activity cut the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in people with type 2 diabetes by two-thirds....
Sit and Stand Workstations Cut Health Risks of Sedentary Jobs
Desks that give workers the option of sitting or standing while performing their jobs may help cut health risks associated with sedentary occupations....
Sitting for Too Long Doubles Diabetes Risk
The more time people spend sitting, the greater their risk of diabetes, cardiovascular events, and death....
It's How You Walk That Benefits Type 2's
Interval-walking training improved glycemic control, weight loss, and insulin sensitivity, for individuals with type 2 compared with continuous walking with equivalent energy expenditure in a small randomized trial....
Exercise Can Coax the Liver to Produce HDL
With a little exercise and dieting, overweight people with type 2 diabetes can still train their fat cells to produce a hormone believed to spur HDL cholesterol production....
Importance of Physical Activity Studies (pdf)
Show your patients this short list of some of the studies demonstrating...
EASD: Increasing Physical Activity Slashes CV Events, Deaths by 66% for Type 2's
Higher levels of leisure-time physical activity cut the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in people with type 2 diabetes....
Get Motivated to Improve Your Insulin Action with Physical Activity
Twenty Minutes of Exercise Cuts Diabetes Risk
Just 20 minutes of exercise a day can protect kids from diabetes....
Walking after Eating Lowers Glucose in Healthy People and Diabetes Patients
Walking or other light exercise after meals may reduce glucose levels by more than half in both healthy people and type 1 diabetes patients....
Why the Physical Inactivity of Youth Is a Growing Problem
By Sheri Colberg,...
Why Heart Rate Variability Is Key to Longevity and Healthy Aging
Know Your Healthy Steps
Learn how to get your patients to increase their physical...
Taking More Breaks in Sedentary Time May Be the Place to Start
Practice Balance Exercises to Stay on Your Feet
Fall Much? You Need to Exercise More, Not Less, to Prevent Falls
Doing So Little Exercise Can Have Such a Big Effect
By Sheri R. Colberg, PhD
For those of us who are...
Is Engaging in Intense Exercise for Less Time the Answer?
By Sheri Colberg,...
How Old Are You Really?
By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Different tissues and organs change over time at varying rates,...
Top 10 Physical Activity Myths Demystified
By Sheri Colberg,...
Letter from the Editor #600: Top 10 Physical Activity Myths Demystified and Reversing Beta Cell Failure
According to Webster's, a "publisher is responsible for the selection, preparation, and distribution of information," and usually has no involvement in the actual development of content or material. However, when the publisher has over...
Team Type 1-SANOFI Running Team Begins 3,000 Mile Cross Country Run
Oceanside, CA – On Thursday, October 25, ten members of the Team Type 1-SANOFI running team embarked on the journey of a lifetime. The athletes, who all have Type 1 diabetes,...
A Culture of Obesity? Time to Walk the Walk
Being Female and Physically Active: Special Concerns for Women with Diabetes
By...
Why Magnesium May Enhance Your Workouts and Your Diabetes Care
By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Don't Let Your Scale Weight Get You Down
By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Most...
To Stretch or Not to Stretch with Diabetes?
By Sheri Colberg,...
Letter from the Editor: We Bring You the Best of the ADA
Steve and Andrew came home with tons of new information from the recent ADA 71st Scientific Sessions. We are going to be sharing the information with you for the next couple of weeks as we continue to review and evaluate the...
Diabetes Disaster Averted #38: Younger Athletes -- Keep it Cool!
I have an insulin pump patient 12 years of age who is a competitive soccer and baseball player. During practices and games, her sugars were trending high (375 plus) which many times took her out of her games....
Using Interval Training Effectively
By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D.,...
Letter from the Editor: Flash Diet Successes and Interval Training
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the "flash diet." This program requires the participant to take a picture of everything that they are about to eat, usually with their phone camera, with the idea that they might not eat...
How Much Physical Activity is Enough? Do We Really Know?
By Sheri...
Letter from the Editor: Diet by Photo and How Much Exercise Is Enough?
I was reading a book on weight loss and muscle gain, and how to maximize both for managing diabetes when I was presented with a study from the University of Wisconsin- Madison on the use of a cell phone camera to ...
How to Best Manage and Prevent Exercise Low Blood Sugars
By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Letter from the Editor: Pioglitazone or Diet and Exercise? Which do you recommend?
This week's lead article about the use of pioglitazone to prevent the onset of diabetes in high risk patients has lead researcher Ralph DeFronzo, MD, very excited and he even went on to say "It's a blockbuster...
Brain Hormones, Body Weight, and Physical Activity: Can Rewiring the Brain Lead to Lasting Weight Loss?
By
Why the Whole World Is Going to Develop Diabetes Sooner or Later
By
Are Exercise-Induced Low Blood Sugars Making You Fat?
Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes
The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association: joint position statement
This Week's New Product: The Stairs
This week's New Product: The Stairs
Maybe we should reintroduce our...
Diabetes Rising: What Can We Do to Stop It Before It's Too Late?
By Sheri Colberg,...
Letter from the Editor: Post-Election Changes, Two Sodas and Taking the Stairs
The elections are over and the voters have spoken ... or have they? I thought that most of the dissatisfaction with what has been happening the past three to four years has been about the economy. Isn’t that why we had a change in leadership...
Watch Out -- Prolonged Sitting May Be Deadly!
By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Motivational Tips to Keep Yourself Fit: Part 1
Motivational Tips to Keep Yourself Fit: Part 1
By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM
Intermittent High-Intensity Exercise: Higher Now, Lower Later?
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Letter from the Editor: Team DIC Hits the Road
This past week, Steve, Andrew and I met in Santa Monica, CA, for our quarterly meeting. Although our focus was on business, we spent a lot of time enjoying what must be the healthiest city in the US. We were lucky enough to be overlooking the...
To Increase Insulin Action Best, Do You Need Fewer Carbohydrates, Low-GI Ones, or More Exercise?
By Sheri Colberg,...
The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Physical Activity for Competitive Athletes and People with Diabetes Alike
By Sheri Colberg, PhD
52-Week Online Fitness/Lifestyle Program for Everyone
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Letter from the Editor: "Our bags are packed and we're ready to go"
Steve, Andrew and I are on our way to the 2010 AADE Annual Meeting & Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas. This should be a very interesting meeting because education is a major focus of the new national healthcare plan. The AADE has been at the...
Letter from the Editor: Tour de France
During the past week the Tour de France has been in full swing. As a budding cyclist I have been watching the race with interest as it has wound its way through over 2,276 miles of France.
Some of the rider strategies...
Muscle Cramps: Are They Preventable or Inevitable with Physical Activity?
By...
Letter from the Editor: Quinine, Avandia and a Prescription for Type 2 Diabetes: EXERCISE!
It is not often that I venture out of the diabetes arena. However, this week I wanted to start out by reminding you that the FDA is again issuing a strong warning not to prescribe quinine for your patients who complain of leg cramps. This...
Sarcopenic Obesity: Just One of the Many Potential Perils of Weight Loss without Exercise
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How to Prevent Dehydration in the Heat during Summertime Exercise
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A Little Nudge (to Exercise) Goes a Long Way
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Physical Activity Q & A with Dr. Sheri Colberg, Part 4
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Physical Activity Q&A with Dr. Sheri Colberg, Part 3
Q: Dr. Sheri, I am a 41-year-old...
Physical Activity Q&A with Dr. Sheri Colberg, Part 2
Physical Activity Q&A with Dr. Sheri Colberg
How to Easily Reap the Health Benefits of Physical Activity
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YOU: On A Diet, Revised Edition: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management
By Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz
Get Your Kids Moving, Too
The Serotonin Power Diet
by Judith Wurtman, PhD, and Nina Frusztajer, MD
America's Silent Killer: Oprah and Dr. Oz Want to Save Your Life
By...
Why We Need to Attack the Diabetes Problem with Lifestyle Changes -- and Why We Need to Do It Now
By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM
The Weight Loss Plan for Beating Diabetes
The 5-Step Program That Removes Metabolic Roadblocks, Sheds Pounds Safely, and Reverses Prediabetes and Diabetes
Get Involved with the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan in 2010
By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D.
How many of your...
Five Things Every Person with Diabetes Should Know About Exercise
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Effective Dietary Practices of Active People with Diabetes: Part 2 (Supplementing with Carbohydrates)
Effective Dietary Practices of Active People with Diabetes:
Part 2 (Supplementing with...
Effective Dietary Practices of Active People with Diabetes: Part 1 (Importance of Carbohydrates)
By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D.,FACSM
As a physically...
Diabetic Medications and Exercise, Part 1: Oral Medications
Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, has been helping patients with diabetes successfully increase physical activity for many years and has written numerous books that patients and clinicians use. Most of her work recently has been about insulin and...
Insulin Use and Exercise, Part 1: Faster and Intermediate-Acting Insulins
When you don’t have diabetes and you start any activity, your body increases the release of glucose-raising hormones to prevent falls in your blood glucose levels. At the same time, your pancreas releases less insulin during exercise. But...
Being Female and Athletic: Special Concerns for Diabetic Women Only
If your patients are female, past puberty, and still young enough to be menstruating, then you’ll want to read what Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, has to say in this week’s feature; Being Female and Athletic: Special Concerns for Diabetic...
Preventing Hypoglycemia During and After Exercise
Last time Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, gave us tips on how to deal with Exercise-Induced Hypoglycemia, this week she takes it a step further by teaching us how to Prevent Hypoglycemia During and After Exercise.
Dealing with Exercise-Induced Hypoglycemia
Too often our patients who are very active start to decrease their participation in sports and other physical endeavors. Frequently, this is because they are experiencing hypoglycemia and have no idea how to prevent this from happening. Sheri...
Exercise and Hypoglycemia: Their Effect on Hormonal Responses
Often our patients with diabetes have unexplained hypoglycemia and there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to why. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM has the latest research on what happens to cause this. Read Exercise and Hypoglycemia: Their Effect on...
How Training Affects the Fuels Your Body Uses and Insulin Action
Last week I was on the phone with Rick Philbin, from Animas. Rick is a type one patient who is also active in DESA. A few years ago we crowned Rick the world’s most fit diabetes sales rep. When you check out his insulin use it is almost...
Timing of Exercise and Your Insulin Levels
Timing of Exercise and Your Insulin Levels By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, is a must read for everyone. Not only does this feature apply to insulin dependent patients, but the information is for all patients whether they have diabetes or not.
Tai Chi for Diabetes
Dr. Paul Lam, is a practicing physician and Tai Chi master. He has written a new book “Tai Chi for Diabetes” and our current intern Irene Lelekis, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate University of Florida College of Pharmacy, has experienced...
Diabetic Athlete’s Handbook: Your guide to peak performance
Sheri Colberg Ph.D. has written a new book based on her experiences as an athlete and diabetes patient. The Diabetic...
Why How Much Insulin You Have “on Board” during Exercise Matters
More and more of our patients using insulin are exercising and participating in sports. They often lower their basal rates or decrease their mealtime dose to try and compensate. This can lead to hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia after exercising. Why...
HIV-infected patients are at an increased risk for developing Diabetes
More and more patients with HIV are controlling their disease well. When viral loads are under control, patients often are seen by clinicians for other problems. Diabetes seems to be one of those problems that get a lot of attention. My current...
Preteens, teens doubled use of diabetes drugs
A recent article in Pediatrics, discussed how preteens and teens have doubled use of diabetes drugs in the past 4 years and that the prevalence is dramatically higher among young girls vs. boys. Why is this occurring? Why is it higher in girls?...
Why Your Body Always Uses Carbohydrate during Exercise
We seem to spend so much time with our overweight Type 2 patients that we forget about the patients that seem to be doing everything right. They eat right, they exercise and they still have problems. Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM works with these...
Understanding Your Body‘s Energy Systems and How They Impact Your Exercise Blood Sugar Levels
We go to the gas pumps and fill up our car and then just press on the pedal and the car goes. But do you really know how that gas ends up moving your car? Did you know the same thing happens in your body Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, explains...
Testosterone and Diabetes, Part 2 of 3
In this week's Homerun Slides series put together for you by Sara Dempsey, Doctor of Pharmacy...
