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Diane Fennell

Exercise Wards Off Dangerous Form of Fat

As little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance exercise can prevent the regain of dangerous visceral fat, a type of fat that is stored around vital organs, according to a study recently published in the journal Obesity. Increased visceral fat is known to raise the risk of various diabetes-related conditions, including heart disease and heart attack

Mark Marino

Diabetes Drugs: Exercise

Thus far, this series has been focused on pharmacological methods for treating diabetes. Today, we turn to exercise, which research has shown to be very effective for both preventing and treating this condition…

Eric Lagergren

Maybe It’s (Diabetic) Complacency

I know it’s just me. I know I’m the only person in the world who has Type 1 diabetes who doesn’t get right on it when it comes to breaking bad habits. I rationalize. I retreat. I avoid. And I slip mildly into… dip my foot into — up only to my shin or maybe to my knee — those two sins of sloth and gluttony that provide the immediate comfort of putting off today…

David Spero

Are We an Epidemic?

Medical and public health experts are starting to call diabetes an “epidemic.” They are saying the same thing about “obesity” and calling for national action. But what is causing these “epidemics?” Is some germ infecting us? What is this germ, and how can we stop it…

David Spero

Is Weight Good for You?

For those interested in weight issues, new Canadian research shows, again, that being “overweight” — having a body mass index (BMI) of 25–29.9 — is associated with a longer lifespan than that of “normal” weight people (BMI 18.5–24.9). According to the study, people who are mildly “obese,” (obesity class I, BMI 30–34.9) have the same risk of death as normal weight people. Not until weight reaches obesity class II (BMI 35–39.9) does heaviness seem to increase mortality…

Eric Lagergren

Running Scared: A Legitimate Concern or Just an Excuse

In college I ran cross-country and track. In my mid- to late twenties I ran because I enjoyed it. In my thirties I haven’t really done much running. Oh, I’ve done and will probably again do the gym thing, spinning classes, all of that, but lately — and in no small part because of lovely weather and a beautiful hilly, forested cemetery two blocks from our house that has beautiful trails on which we take our dog on long walks — I’ve had the urge to start running…

Eric Lagergren

My Routine, My Blood Glucose

David Spero

Qi Gong, Diabetes, and Me

Tara Dairman

Diabetes Alert Day Brings Free Tools and Tips

David Spero

Fitness in Ten Minutes a Day

David Spero

Is Weight Worth Another Book?

Ingrid Strauch

No Energy for Exercise?

Tara Dairman

Diabetes, Exercise, Outlook, and Your Brain

David Spero

Diets Don’t Work?

Amy Campbell

Healthy Holidays To All

Amy Campbell

Get Moving! New Physical Activity Guidelines! (Part 4)

Amy Campbell

Get Moving! New Physical Activity Guidelines! (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

Get Moving! New Physical Activity Guidelines! (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Get Moving! New Physical Activity Guidelines! (Part 1)

David Spero

New Answers on Exercise

Eric Lagergren

The Positive Can Be Negative

Web Team

High Rates of Arthritis Found in People with Diabetes

David Spero

The New York Times Discovers Exercise

Tara Dairman

Two Diabetes Contests Encourage Creativity

Tara Dairman

Can Exercise Fight the Aging Process?

David Spero

Out of Shape in Two Months

Eric Lagergren

Forbidden Fruit

Eric Lagergren

What Causes Stress and Relieves It at the Same Time?

David Spero

Self-Managing Depression

Amy Campbell

Take a Hike!

Eric Lagergren

Back in the Saddle

Tara Dairman

More Good News About Exercise

David Spero

Let’s Get Moving

Andy Stuckey

Sweating and Diabetes: The Tale of My Fake Snakeskin Pants

Andy Stuckey

Diabetes in the Altitude

Tara Dairman

Article of the Week: Exercising With an Insulin Pump

Tara Dairman

Diet vs. Exercise for Weight Loss

Tara Dairman

Article of the Week: Burning Fat Through Exercise

Tara Dairman

Exercise Helps Diabetes Control, Wards off Colds

Andy Stuckey

Exercise Remedy

Andy Stuckey

A Day at the Races

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