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Diabetes Solution Richard K. Bernstein, MD, FACE, FACN, FACCWS Part 7 Chapter 22 Gastroparesis Exercises That Facilitate Stomach-Emptying The paretic stomach may be described as a flaccid bag, deprived of the rhythmic muscular squeezing present in a stomach that has a properly functioning vagus nerve. Any activity that rhythmically compresses …

Diabetes Solution Richard K. Bernstein, MD, FACE, FACN, FACCWS Part 8 Chapter 22 Gastroparesis Other tools in controlling Gastroparesis – Part 8 Semiliquid or Liquid Meals A last resort for gastroparesis is the use of semiliquid or liquid meals. I say “last resort”because such a restriction takes much of the …

Diabetes Solution Richard K. Bernstein, MD, FACE, FACN, FACCWS Part 10 Chapter 22 Gastroparesis Modifications of Preprandial or ISA Regimens to Accommodate Gastroparesis It takes a while for your physician to select and fine-tune a program to improve stomach-emptying. In the meantime, it’s possible to reduce the frequency and severity …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Skeletal muscle mass is likely the most important tissue in your body when it comes to managing insulin action and blood glucose levels. It is also one of the most important things to maintain in order to live well and independently as you age. …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Having ineffective insulin action, or an insulin resistant state, is associated with numerous health risks, such as hyperinsulinemia, or high levels of insulin in the blood, that may damage blood vessels and contribute to arterial plaque formation and heart disease. A decrease in your …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Prevention of falls is such an important topic that it’s worth revisiting once in a while. Just last week when I was traveling back from the American Diabetes Association meeting, an older woman near me in the airport tripped over a bag and fell …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Given that fear of hypoglycemia during exercise is a known barrier to exercise participation, particularly for insulin users with diabetes, it is worthwhile to discuss some novel approaches to using exercise itself to manage blood glucose levels during activities. Based on some newer research, …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM It may have been a while since you’ve given much thought to how the body fuels the activities that a person does. The way that muscles make and use energy, which is affected by how fast people move, how much force their muscles produce, …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM With all the exercise training fads out there, it can be hard to navigate the landscape with diabetes. I am frequently asked about the latest training techniques or gym trends, so I want to address a couple of those specifically (CrossFit training and insulin …

  Type 1 and type 2 diabetes (T1D and T2D) both present with hyperglycemia and have similar chronic complications.