By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM     Feet and Ankles Because of the amount of stress placed on your feet and ankles, they are also a common site of overuse injuries, including plantar fasciitis, chronic sprains, Achilles tendon problems, blisters, calluses, and ulcers. For people with diabetes, particularly if they …

by Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM   Knees and Shins Knees are a critical joint for movement. They are made up of a conglomeration of tendons, ligaments, meniscal padding (cartilage), a joint capsule, a sliding kneecap (patella), synovial fluid, and more. Your athletic knees can get all sorts of aches and …

  By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM     Arm and Shoulder Injuries The most common problems affecting the arms and shoulders are carpal tunnel syndrome (wrist), tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), rotator cuff tendinitis in the shoulder, and frozen shoulder (i.e., adhesive capsulitis). Most, but not all, involve tendinitis, which occurs …

By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM     Prevention of Overuse Injuries If your nagging aches and pains are only minor, simply cutting back on how hard, how often, and how long you do the activities that irritate your joints may bring relief from your symptoms. In other words, give your …

By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM   Overuse Injuries: Which Are Most Common and Who Gets Them? By definition, an overuse injury is caused by excessive use of a particular joint. Overuse injuries are more common in people with diabetes because of structural changes in their joints caused by long-term elevation …

  Effective Dietary Practices of Active People with Diabetes: Part 4 (Importance of Protein and Fat)   By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM   Fat: Used Some But Not as Much as Carbohydrate   Both the fat stored in your muscles (i.e., intramuscular triglycerides) and circulating around in your blood (free …

Lead investigator Sheri R. Colberg, found that 1 hour of aerobic exercise has a minimal impact on plasma glucose level when performed in fasted moderately hyperglycemic Type 2 diabetic men, but induces an important decrease in plasma glucose level when performed 2 hours after the meal.

Effective Dietary Practices of Active People with Diabetes: Part 2 (Supplementing with Carbohydrates) By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Supplementing with Carbohydrate Before, During, and After Exercise Carbohydrate supplementation is an effective performance enhancer whether or not you have diabetes. In general, taking in extra carbohydrate is not usually necessary for …

By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D.,FACSM As a physically active person, you arelikely to be bombarded with claims about the superiority ofparticular diets and guarantees that specific nutritional supplementswill enhance your athletic performance. With the fierce competitionthat exists in sports nowadays, athletes look for any edge to improvetheir athletic ability. They will …

Over the past few weeks, Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, has focused on insulin and oral medications and their relationship to exercise and many of you asked about Byetta and Symlin. This week she covers them in Diabetic Medications and Exercise, Part 2: Use of Byetta and Symlin.