Kris Freeman Update: Breaking D-Ground in Olympic Endurance Sports

I’m back today for my second exclusive check-in with Kris Freeman, world-class cross-country skier competing in the Winter Olympics this week. He’s the only athlete there with diabetes. And on Saturday, it caught up with him. A blood sugar crash k…

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Flashback Friday: How to Start Jogging, in 3 Easy Steps Time-check: I can't believe it's mid (to late) February already! Where do the days go and weeks go? So, how many of you have left New Year's Resolutions in the dust yet? Yeah, life happens. For those of you whose Resolutions had something to do......
Testing Your Glucose Levels Using… Saliva? Last week, we heard about Google's attempt to measure glucose levels through contact lenses. Now imagine being able to check your glucose levels just by sticking a thermometer under your tongue for a few seconds.Believe it or not, there's a new co......
Tom Brobson and His Artificial Pancreas Roadshow Mr. Tom Brobson is the guy everyone wants to hear talk these days about diabetes technology.As the JDRF's national director of research investment opportunities, Tom's one of the most sought-after speakers at the moment because he's able to not on......
Impulsivity is risk factor for food addiction Have you ever said to yourself that you would only have a handful of potato chips from the bag then, minutes later, realized you ate the whole thing? A recent study shows that this type of impulsive behavior might not be easily controlled -- and could be a risk factor in the development of food addiction and eating disorders as a result of cellular activities in the part of the brain involved with reward....
The Innateness of Movement I've been spending a lot of time with kids and babies these days, and one thing I've noticed is that little people love to move. Babies and toddlers like to wiggle and jump. Grade-school kids love to tumble and climb. They dance and scoot and swim and ride bikes. Left unattended, kids will naturally choose movement over stagnation on many occasions throughout the day. In fact, they'll voluntarily run down the sidewalk if you let them. But most adults won't.Many adults don't like to move. We view exercise (even the word sounds challenging) as a chore. We set up contingencies...