Christel Oerum, Author at MedFitNetwork

3 Fitness & Diabetes Myths You Shouldn’t Believe

Christel Oerum/13 March 2017/ All MFN blog/

I want to talk to you about some of the biggest myths and misconceptions about diabetes. I am not talking about the misconceptions that non-diabetics often have about diabetes (even though those can be serious as well), but about the diabetes myths about food and fitness that newly diagnosed or even experienced diabetics that I meet believe.

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Diabetes and Exercise: Training Clients With Diabetes

Christel Oerum/16 December 2016/ All MFN blog/

It’s no secret that diabetes is a major health threat, not just in the US but globally. Over 30 million people in the US alone have diabetes (that’s about 10% of the population) and it affects more than 380 million people worldwide. The sheer numbers make the likelihood of you meeting, knowing, or maybe even having a client who’s diabetic pretty significant.