Physical Activity

Different types of exercise lower blood glucose in different ways…. 

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

Dr. Tamara Hannon talks about how she advises her patients and the parents of her patients on physical activity. She explains that the current standards are that children need at least 60 minutes of physical activity every single day but that this standard is being less and less met. She …

Among women who had gestational diabetes, those who upped their exercise by a little more than 20 minutes a day after giving birth had half the longer-term diabetes risk of women who didn’t change their activity levels….

Children’s behavior generally mimics their parents’. Are we now seeing more obese children because children are mimicking their parent’s sedentary lifestyles?…

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.

The TAO WellShell  A Device That Brings Exercising to Planes and Couches. Now your patients can exercise anywhere. One of the hardest parts about exercising is the "getting-up factor" — going to the gym, moving from the couch. But a tiny new gadget makes it possible to work out anywhere …

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 …