Physical Activity

If you are going to exercise, do it before the first meal of the day….

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…. 

Higher levels of leisure-time physical activity cut the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in people with type 2 diabetes….

  By Sheri Colberg, PhD    Any type of exercise training can make your insulin work better, regardless of what type of diabetes you have and whether you have to take insulin.

Dr. Blair says that physical activity most important “pill” you can take but unfortunately doesn’t come in a pill. The importance of physical activity cannot be underestimated and Dr. Blair points out that those who are obese and active with diabetes actually live longer than those who are normal weight and inactive with diabetes. …

Dr. Funnell reviews some of the strategies she uses in helping patients change: meeting the patient where they are; identifying what foods are important to them especially culturally; and identifying what changes might be easy. She also discusses how group meetings can be helpful as patients exchange ideas and support each …

    By Sheri Colberg, PhD   How much exercise are kids actually getting nowadays? Not nearly enough!  

Middle-age individuals who are physically active have lower levels of inflammatory markers sustained over time….

Dinesh Nagi       The prevalence of diabetes is rising rapidly worldwide, and certain developing nations are currently going through an upsurge of type 2 diabetes of epidemic proportions.1

Elaine Hibbert-Jones and Gill Regan         The following excerpt covers fluid replacement before, during and after energy expenditure while exercising.