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Know Which Way You’re Going

Exercising with diabetes is complicated and although it's generally a good thing, it can make diabetes management more difficult (Catherine Price attests to this). ASweetLife's resident marathoner, Michael Aviad, found a great tip on Hypoactive.org that can help prevent exercise-related diabetes problems: test twice.

Doing It All With Type 1 Diabetes: An Interview With Jay Hewitt

I have raced Ironman Triathlons both on injections and different pumps. The last 5 or 6 have been on the Omnipod pump with no tube...

Climbing With Diabetes: An Interview with Living Vertical’s Steve Richert

Climbing and diabetes require balance, strength, and attention to detail. The consequences of sloppiness in either are harsh...

Think of Yourself as an Athelete: Talking to Team WILD’s Mari Ruddy

Thinking of oneself first as an athlete, and then as a person with diabetes changes the motivation for taking care of oneself...

Team Type 1 Launches First Clinical Study in Athletes with Type 1 Diabetes

Global sports organization Team Type 1, the official parent company of the Team Type 1- sanofi aventis professional men’s cycling team, announced the launch a clinical study at the Amgen Tour of California. The pioneering study conducted by the Team Type 1 Diabetes Sports Research Institute, will assess blood glucose levels of elite cyclists...

Persistence and Power: An Interview with Diabetic Powerlifter Ginger Vieira

Trying to balance my blood sugar on a competition day is the hardest part...

Piloxing, Weighted Vests, Fitbit and Other 2011 Fitness Trends

Wearing weighted vests turns a simple walk into a strength training workout...

A Powerlifter’s Mind in a Type 1 Body

I no longer view counting carbohydrates as a diabetic obligation, but instead a responsibility I take on to ensure I’m fueled for my powerlifting training...

Consider Adding Some Weight

While many of us already engage in aerobic exercise to help control our blood sugar levels, a new study has shown that for type 2 diabetics, this type of exercise might not be enough. The study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association examined the benefits of aerobic trainingalone, resistance training alone, and a combination of bothon hemoglobin A1cin individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Training Smarter, Not Harder: An Interview With Melissa-Marie Kauffman

One of the things I love best about The Barton Center is that it stresses the importance of kids with diabetes maintaining an active lifestyle...

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