by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Recently, I had to opportunity to view some of the ongoing trials of one of the many "artificial pancreas" (AP) systems in development, and it was an eye-opening and somewhat disappointing experience. As an exercise physiologist, avid recreational exerciser, and person living with type …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM The potential health benefits of other types of physical activities frequently are overlooked.

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Last month, I shared some strategies about managing body weight and diabetes that largely revolved around cutting back on medications that cause weight gain and trying others that help you lose weight. The problem is that there is more to managing diabetes and enjoying …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Losing weight when you have diabetes can be a good news-bad news thing. The good news is that dropping even a few pounds can help reduce your need for diabetes medications.

Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, and Michael C. Riddell, PhD Extreme Athletic Events Despite the challenges presented by participation in long-duration athletic events, many individuals with T1D are currently training for and participating in such events. Research in this area is lacking, but a handful of studies have attempted to investigate …

Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, and Michael C. Riddell, PhD EXERCISE WITH COMPLICATIONS OR OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS: Relative and Absolute Contraindications The ADA and others have stressed the importance of appropriate screening procedures to clear patients for participation in exercise.157–164 For patients with T1D, all of the diabetes-associated complications (microvascular and …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Most of the best physical activities don’t require a gym membership, and you certainly don’t have to be able to run a marathon to gain health benefits that will allow you to live a long and healthy life, with or without diabetes.

Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, and Michael C. Riddell, PhD Hypoglycemia Associated with Physical Activity Hypoglycemia risk. Hypoglycemia is the most common negative side effect of exercise, ranging from mild to life threatening in severity. The incidence of hypoglycemia during or after a single bout of moderate-intensity exercise in children and …

Dr. Colberg gives us some tips on how to validate whether patients are exercising and how much. She cautions against changes in body weight as evidence of exercise: muscle mass will actually weigh more. The “clothes test” is a better option as well as checking for other physical signs such …

Dr. Colberg talks about some of the smartphone apps she would recommend to patients to help them improve the fitness. Myfitnesspal allows patients to track diet and exercise and share their results with friends. But whether an app will work for an individual depends on each person. First, though, she …