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    By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Diabetes-related damage to the central nervous system (autonomic neuropathy) can result in silent ischemia, hyperthermia, or lightheadedness with standing and during exercise.

    By Sheri Colberg, PhD Iatrogenic hypoglycemia (i.e., blood glucose levels of

 By Sheri Colberg, PhD A safe and effective exercise program for people with diabetes minimizes the acute risks and long-term complications associated with physical activity while maximizing the benefits. As the benefits frequently outweigh the risks, regular participation in a variety of physical activities should be recommended and encouraged for …

An abundance of excitement has surrounded the FDA approval of the sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2 –I), Invokana. So why did we need to introduce a 14th class of medication for treating diabetes? That answer was simple for Richard Aguilar, MD, Medical Director, Diabetes Nation, and Diabetes Care Foundation, …

      By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Individuals with all types of diabetes frequently are deconditioned and live a sedentary lifestyle.

 Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is maternal hyperglycemia that arises primarily during the third trimester of pregnancy, is usually diagnosed at 24 to 28 weeks of gestation with an oral glucose challenge. Women who have risk factors for gestational diabetes, however, may have this test earlier in the pregnancy. Using …

  by Sheri Colberg, PhD      This time of year always brings the desire to lose a few pounds (or more) to the forefront of people’s minds. But how do you know how to go about doing it?

    By Sheri Colberg, PhD     Based on past research, the top reasons why people drop out of exercise programs are the following (in no particular order): 1) lack of time, 2) exercise intensity too high, 3) orthopedic injury, and 4) lack of enjoyment. I will address each …

    By Sheri Colberg, PhD   It’s not enough to lose weight for diabetes management and prevention and better health — you really need to know how to keep it off after you lose it.

A recent study published online in October 2012 in the British Journal of Nutrition (and reported on in Diabetes In Control) attempted to address the issue of how timing of exercise relative to meal ingestion influences substrate balance and metabolic responses1. In that study, ten sedentary, overweight men with a …