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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Dec 11, 20165 min read
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, 20162 min read
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, 20163 min read
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, 20165 min read
(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, 20165 min read
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, 20164 min read
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, 20165 min read
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, 20163 min read
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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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Apr 3, 20164 min read
What You Don't Know about Statins Can Hurt You
I recently received an email from a person with type 1 diabetes living in Denmark (Guido) whose physician believes in prescribing many...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Mar 11, 20162 min read
Stay Motivated to Be Active
Ever go to a fitness facility in January and then back in April? The difference in the number of people working out is tremendously...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Jan 22, 20163 min read
Just Exercise Harder for Less Time?
Everyone is confused about what types and amounts of training people with diabetes should be doing for optimal blood glucose control and...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Dec 17, 20153 min read
Motivated to Track Your Health?
A new year is coming, so you’ll have a new set of New Year’s health resolutions to break by March! That’s a pessimistic viewpoint, you...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Nov 29, 20152 min read
To Fitbit or Not to Fitbit?
Having recently just tried a Fitbit physical activity tracking device (the Charge HR one) for the first time, I have noticed that in this...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Oct 26, 20152 min read
Take Back Your Steps!
It has long been known that regular physical activity is essential for good health. Even Well over 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates (460-370...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Sep 28, 20153 min read
Better Dehydrated than Overhydrated during Exercise
An updated position statement on the dangers of hyponatremia (also known as water intoxication) was just released (1). It once again...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Aug 29, 20154 min read
Muscle Primer: What It Is, Why It Matters
Muscle mass is likely the most important tissue in your body when it comes to managing insulin action and blood glucose levels. It is...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Jul 9, 20152 min read
What Affects How Your Insulin Works?
There's nothing worse than doing everything right (or so you think) and having your blood glucose levels running high inexplicably. The...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Jun 13, 20154 min read
Are You an Exercise Non-Responder?
When researchers have done studies on adults with type 2 diabetes, although the participants as a whole have a positive average response...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
May 21, 20154 min read
Losing Weight by Being Active Is Best
Did you know that your body stores fat from excess calories in places other than fat cells? Both your muscles and your liver store extra...
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Sheri Colberg, PhD
Apr 27, 20153 min read
Use Exercise to Prevent Activity-Induced Lows
You may potentially be able to prevent, treat, or reverse impending hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) during exercise by some novel means...
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