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By Sheri Colberg, PhD
I recently had a personal experience with slow weight gain that is worth mentioning. It was concerning to me not only because my clothes were fitting tighter than I like, but also because I have generally been weight stable throughout my adult life. While many people have gained weight during COVID, I am lucky to live somewhere with weather conducive to exercising outdoors all year long. And as you know, I am an exercise physiologist and happily practice what I preach about being active....

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
I recently co-chaired a new consensus statement from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) that is an update from the 2010 joint ACSM/American Diabetes Association position statement on physical activity/exercise for individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). A lot more research has been conducted in the ensuing decade since the joint position statement was published, and this new consensus statement summarizes the current evidence.

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
I recently was asked about the latest research on the reversal of type 2 diabetes—both bariatric and non-bariatric solutions—and it made me wonder about the mechanisms of this possibility and what role being active may play in it. Each new year always brings a whole host of resolutions that people make focused on losing weight, getting more fit, and becoming healthier. Especially with all the COVID-related pounds I have heard about people gaining, I expect these resolutions to be out in full force at the start of 2022. But how effective will they be long-term, and is the reversal of type 2 diabetes a realistic resolution to make?

Part 2 of this Q&A with our diabetes exercise expert covers pre-exercise glucose checks, exercise-induced hypoglycemia, and more.

I recently gave a webinar for the American College of Sports Medicine (and Technogym) that reached almost 1,200 participants in real time. You can watch the webinar, titled “The Role of Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes Management and Prevention,” posted on Youtube.

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
In the recent past, we discussed how to know if joint problems (e.g., overuse injuries) are due to being active, aging, or diabetes, but let's focus on aging by itself this time around. Of course, we'd all love to slow down normal aging or even reverse some aspects of it, but is that even possible?

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Glucagon is such an important hormone when it comes to blood glucose management in everyone—and it both impacts and is impacted by type 1 diabetes (T1D). A recent mini-review in Physiological Reports focused on altered glucagon responses brought up some interesting points that are worth discussing further.

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Who knew I'd be talking about carbohydrate intake and being active for the third time this year, but here we go again! Unfortunately, a lot of confusion still exists related to the practice known as "carb loading" as well.  Do you need to do it? Should you? How do you know?

By Sheri Colberg, PhD

The arrival of summer brings to mind visions of people having fun in the sun and recreating on the beach. Still, hotter weather also creates more significant risks related to dehydration and heat stress for people who are physically active outdoors. Aging by itself negatively affects the body's ability to dissipate heat in both dry and humid environments, but having diabetes further increases the risk of developing heat stress during outdoor activities, especially when hot and humid.

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
As the years have rolled by, nothing has become more apparent to me with each passing day than the fact that aging successfully requires a lot of work. When it comes to our bodies, nothing rings truer than "If you don't use it, you lose it." This is particularly true when it comes to preventing declines arising from disuse and when trying to slow down the normal impacts of aging.