Name: The Diabetic Athlete von Sheri R. Colberg
SKU: 9780736032711
Price: 5.39 EUR
Availability: InStock

The Diabetic Athlete Zusammenfassung

The Diabetic Athlete Sheri R. Colberg

The Diabetic Athlete is the only book on the market that gives athletes and dedicated fitness enthusiasts the practical tips to manage type 1 or type 2 diabetes better while training and competing for performance.

Written by a diabetic athlete with a PhD in exercise physiology and endorsed by Dr. Edward Horton, a recognized diabetes expert, The Diabetic Athlete draws from collected expertise of hundreds of diabetic athletes, sharing their experiences from sports and fitness training. Colberg analyses their experiences and provides practical advice on blood sugar balance, nutrition, and exercise to help you pursue a normal, vigorously active life.

The book presents real-life examples from diabetic athletes on the special modifications they make in their diet and medication for various sports and physical activities, including general recommendations for diet and insulin changes for each activity.

The Diabetic Athlete also covers the basics of exercise physiology, metabolism, nutrition, and supplements, including the following critical information:

- Blood sugar response to activity
- Insulin and oral medications
- Nutritional and ergogenic substances
- Insulin options for NPH and lente, ultralente, and pump users

No other book gives so many sport-specific recommendations to help you safely pursue the activities you enjoy. With Dr. Colberg's advice, you'll feel better than ever while training for fitness and sport performance.

The Diabetic Athlete Bewertungen

""""The Diabetic Athlete underscores the fact that exercise is critical to the person with diabetes. The book is designed for the active person with diabetes and the health care provider. The first part provides a basic understanding of the diabetic athlete's response to exercise and sports. The second part provides suggestions for and examples of how diabetic athletes prepare for and respond to exercise-induced changes in blood glucose."
Al Lewis, PhD
Board of directors chairman of the International Diabetic Athletes Association (IDAA)
"A practical and thoughtful book that will be helpful for individuals with diabetes who want to safely enjoy exercise. Dr. Sheri Colberg is an exercise scientist with special expertise in diabetes."
David E. Kelley, MD
Director of the University of Pittsburgh's Obesity and Nutrition Research Center
"

Über Sheri R. Colberg

Sheri R. Colberg is an assistant professor of exercise science in the department of exercise science, physical education and recreation at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She holds a PhD in exercise physiology from the University of California at Berkeley, where she specialized in the areas of glucose and exercise metabolism and diabetes. She continues to conduct extensive research in these areas thanks to funding from sources including the American Diabetes Association.

Dr. Colberg has 32 years of practical experience as a type 1 diabetic athlete. As a certified exercise test technologist with the American College of Sports Medicine, she worked as an exercise specialist for a diabetes treatment center in San Francisco. She is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, where she serves on the Professional Education and Ad Hoc Distance Learning Committees. She is also a professional member of the American Diabetes Association and former chair of the research section of the Virginia Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.

Dr. Colberg lives in Virginia Beach with her husband and their three boys. She enjoys swimming, biking, walking, weight training, and yardwork, as well as playing with her three sons.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 The diabetic athlete's toolbox: training for sports and fitness; balancing exercise blood sugars; the ups and downs of insulin; supplements and eating for exercise; guidelines for type I athletes; guidelines for type II athletes. Part 2 Sports and fitness activities: endurance sports; power sports; fitness activities; recreational sports; diabetic athletes and sports organisations; sports nutrition web sites of interest; diabetic athletes activity. Questionnaire.

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR003220523

ISBN 13

9780736032711

ISBN 10

0736032711

Titel

The Diabetic Athlete Sheri R. Colberg

Autor

Sheri R. Colberg

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Broschiert

Verlag

Human Kinetics Publishers

Datum

2000-08-01

Anzahl der Seiten

272

Preise

N/A

Begleitschreiben

Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.

Hinweis

Dies ist ein gebrauchtes Buch. Es wurde schon einmal gelesen und weist von der früheren Nutzung Gebrauchsspuren auf. Wir gehen davon aus, dass es im Großen und Ganzen in einem sehr guten Zustand ist. Sollten Sie jedoch nicht vollständig zufrieden sein, setzen Sie sich bitte mit uns in Verbindung.