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R. Keith Campbell, RPh, FAADE, FASHP, FAPhA, CDE, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Diabetes Care/Pharmacotherapy, Washington State University College of Pharmacy The health care crisis created by the explosion of diabetes worldwide is one of society’s greatest challenges. The IDF projects that the prevalence of diabetes by 2030 will be over 550 …

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

The cardiovascular morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes are well established, so much so that type 2 diabetes has been described as a cardiovascular disease presenting as a metabolic disorder. Patients with type 2 diabetes are particularly at risk for atherosclerosis; so medications with ancillary vascular benefits are particularly useful, …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Last month, I shared some strategies about managing body weight and diabetes that largely revolved around cutting back on medications that cause weight gain and trying others that help you lose weight. The problem is that there is more to managing diabetes and enjoying …

Under normal conditions, the liver plays a critical role in disposing of orally or enterally delivered carbohydrate and therefore in limiting postprandial hyperglycemia. We often think that this response involves only a decrease in hepatic glucose production however there are many studies showing that there is also a stimulation of …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Losing weight when you have diabetes can be a good news-bad news thing. The good news is that dropping even a few pounds can help reduce your need for diabetes medications.

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.

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 …