Physical Activity

Long-term lifestyle intervention helps women with impaired glucose tolerance live longer but the same cannot be said for men….

Patient Education and Monitoring Recommendations for the Use of GLP-1’s Unlike most diseases, diabetes requires extensive patient self-management….

by Jean-Jacques Grimm   2.5 Hyperglycemia Exercise can cause a rise in blood glucose in two situations when…

What doesn’t work if you want to lose weight….

by Jean-Jacques Grimm   2.3 Insulin Absorption   The importance of changing the injection site when doing sports or being physically active continues to be actively debated.

“Contrary to popular perception, a large proportion of obese Americans can and do lose weight.”….

People with diabetes don’t need to exercise every day to see an effect on their blood sugar levels…. 

Jean-Jacques Grimm   2.1 Introduction Regular exercise in people with diabetes does not necessarily lead to improved control. Indeed, the metabolic disturbances associated with sustained exercise may lead to worsening control unless great care is taken to adjust carbohydrate intake and the insulin dosage.

Active people saw their blood glucose rates jump after meals when they cut back on exercise for just three days….

Maintaining or improving current fitness levels, as well as not packing on the fat pounds, are both independently associated with a lower risk of developing hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and hypercholesterolemia in healthy adults.…