Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, and Michael C. Riddell, PhD Regulation of Glucose Metabolism: Effect of Physical Activity on Metabolic Control Acute impact. Acutely, exercise can have wide-ranging effects on glycemia, likely because several variables influence glucose homeostasis during the activity. The intensity, duration, and timing of the activity as well as …

  Please share this resource with your patients….               By Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD, and Sheri R. Colberg, PhD  Who would ever have imagined that the often relentless progression of a chronic disease like type 2 diabetes can be stopped or reversed?

Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, and Michael C. Riddell, PhD Physical Activity: Regulation of Glucose Metabolism, Clinical Management Strategies, and Weight Control Introduction  Engaging in regular physical activity is an effective measure to protect against a number of health risks across all ages. Physical activity is known to reduce the risk …

 Learning to overcome barriers that interfere with a more physically active lifestyle is a critical part of effective diabetes self-management, especially when health complications like neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy make being active more challenging1.

  Hand out this easy two-page printout to all your patients and especially those who may need some guidance on improving their balance. Dr. Sheri Colberg’s Balance Exercises (pdf)

    By Sheri Colberg, PhD   For your patients who need to improve their balance: Test Your Balance: If you think you already have great balance, first test it out before you assume too much: stand on one leg and shut your eyes. (Don’t try doing this without holding …

Aging results in a slow decline in maximal heart rate, aerobic capacity, lung function, and nerve function (unrelated to diabetes), regardless of physical activity levels, and some of these processes can be accelerated by the presence of diabetes1,2. The usual declines in insulin action with aging, however, actually may be …

      By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Up to 40% of individuals with diabetes may experience peripheral neuropathy, and 60% of lower extremity amputations are related to suboptimal blood glucose control1,2.

      By Sheri Colberg, PhD     The goal of resistance training is increased muscular fitness, both muscular strength and endurance.

By Sheri Colberg, PhD Anyone with diabetes is more prone to developing overuse injuries with a slower onset that can limit movement around joints. Common injuries associated with a diabetic state are shoulder adhesive capsulitis (“frozen shoulder”), carpal tunnel syndrome (wrist pain), metatarsal fractures (foot bones), and neuropathy-related joint disorders …