Musings on Reaching 50 Years with Diabetes
In a break from my usual postings, this one is a stream of consciousness diatribe on my person experiences. Please indulge my musings...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Nov 27, 2017
- 3 min
Exercise to Lower Your Risk of Dying (Prematurely) with Type 1 Diabetes
Much of the research on length of life for individuals living with type 1 diabetes is pessimist, which makes a new study released...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Oct 20, 2017
- 5 min
Are My Joint Issues Due to Being Active, Normal Aging, or Diabetes?
Living with diabetes often leads me to wonder if what I’m experiencing—particularly when it’s an irritated joint or an overuse injury—is...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Sep 22, 2017
- 2 min
What Do We Really Know about Exercising with Complications?
As a clinical exercise researcher, I frequently have found it difficult to study exercise effects in people with health complications,...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Aug 25, 2017
- 4 min
Is Sitting the New Smoking?
Make no mistake: sitting less time overall is a good idea for myriad health reasons, but is sitting as bad for you as some would suggest?...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Jul 25, 2017
- 4 min
...And Stay Active: My Profile for Success
I would like to share some of my personal story about why physical activity matters to me and how I have lived successfully with type 1...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Jun 29, 2017
- 3 min
Exercise and Statins: Revisited
I chronicled someone with type 1 diabetes whose ability to exercise was compromised by his use of statins back in April 2016. Statins are...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- May 28, 2017
- 2 min
When Do You Need a Checkup First Before Starting to Exercise?
How do you know if you need to see you’re a healthcare provider for a checkup or medical clearance before you start any exercise...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Apr 28, 2017
- 3 min
Doing Resistance Training When You're Older or Have Limited Mobility
In addition to aerobic activities, you can greatly improve your blood glucose by doing some resistance, or weight, training. Like so many...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Mar 30, 2017
- 2 min
Finding Fitness Professionals Trained in Diabetes--It's Hard!
One in three Americans has diabetes or prediabetes. You would think that finding a fitness professional—a personal trainer, physical...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Feb 25, 2017
- 4 min
Staying Active with Aging Joints and Diabetes
Without properly functioning joints, our bodies would be unable to bend, flex, or even move. A joint is wherever two bones come together,...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Feb 1, 2017
- 2 min
Exercise Management in Type 1 Diabetes: A Consensus Statement
Above you see part of the first page of a new consensus statement that comes from many of the individuals involved with the creation and...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Dec 11, 2016
- 5 min
Losing Weight with Diabetes: What Prevents It and Causes Weight Gain
Last year I was included in a discussion on a Facebook group for athletes with diabetes about how hard it can be to lose weight through...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Nov 14, 2016
- 2 min
Physical Activity/Exercise and Diabetes (ADA Position Statement)
Today, on World Diabetes Day 2016, I would like to let everyone know about a new position statement that covers all types of diabetes...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Oct 23, 2016
- 3 min
How to Treat Lows--as Quickly as Possible
You have to love it when research studies come out and prove what you believed all along. I had this experience recently when a...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Sep 23, 2016
- 5 min
(Why I) Count Calories, Not Just Carbs
Whenever someone gets diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) nowadays, the first thing that an educator or dietitian tries to teach them is...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Aug 30, 2016
- 5 min
Head Scratching Days with Insulin Action Changes
The topic of insulin action (resistance and sensitivity) has come up multiple times over the years in my articles and posts, but it is...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Jul 23, 2016
- 4 min
How to Improve What Really Matters: Quality of Life, not Longevity
For many years, I have focused on aspects of lifestyle and health management that can enhance quality of life, especially when living...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- Jun 21, 2016
- 5 min
How to Be the Biggest Maintainer, Not Just the Biggest Loser
A recent study in Obesity in May 2016 (1) reported very discouraging findings for a group of participants who had lost weight on “The...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
- May 30, 2016
- 3 min
Being Active and Getting Injured: How to Prevent This Conundrum
You finally decide to get active to help manage your type 1 or type 2 diabetes better or to prevent type 2 altogether, and once you’ve...
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