Pro Skier Kris Freeman Ready for His 4th Winter Olympics… with Diabetes

Fellow type 1 Kris Freeman has learned he’s heading to his 4th Olympic Winter Games.On Wednesday, the 33-year-old professional cross-country skier who’s been living with diabetes for almost 14 years got official word that he’s been named to the 20…

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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......
Growing Your Own ‘Decision Tree’ To what degree is the state of our health really in our own hands? According to author Thomas Goetz, it very largely is. In his new book The Decision Tree, published last week, Thomas argues that since we live in a world where data on anything......
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...