A completely revised, updated, and expanded version of The Diabetic Athlete has just been released as Diabetic Athlete's Handbook, available now!

Diabetic Athlete's Handbook contains entirely new athlete examples from over 350 diabetic exercisers, an additional 15 sports and activities (bringing the new total to over 100), examples from type 1, 1.5, and 2 diabetic athletes using the newest medications and regimens, brand new chapters on thinking like an athlete and sports injury treatment and prevention, 10 athlete profiles (including a pro surfer, a pro snowboarder, a dog musher, an ultra-distance runner, a soccer-playing kid, a 95-year old Senior Olympian, a mountaineer, an elite cyclist, and more), along with the latest research on diabetes and exercise, fitness, nutrition, and more. The foreword is by Matthew Corcoran, M.D., C.D.E., founder and director of Diabetes Training Camp.

You can read a recent review of the book and an excerpt from Chapter 4, "Diet and Supplements for Active People," posted online in Diabetes Health magazine.

About the Diabetic Athlete's Handbook: Have you ever had to sacrifice training or competing because of your diabetes? If you have, or if you just never want to be put in that situation, Diabetic Athlete's Handbook is just what you've been looking for. Inside this fully expanded and revised guide, you'll find detailed advice on blood sugar regulation, medications, nutrition and supplements, injury prevention and treatment, and and mental strategies for maximizing performance and optimizing health, along with detailed regimen advice for more than 100 sports and activities.

Written by Dr. Sheri Colberg, a diabetic athlete with a PhD in exercise physiology, this book draws on the experiences of hundreds of diabetic athletes to provide the best advice for exercisers with type 1 and type 2 diabetes (and even type 1.5). Specific insulin advice is included for pump users and anyone on a basal/bolus insulin regimen (including Lantus, Levemir, Humalog, NovoLog/NovoRapid, and Apidra). It also has examples from hundreds of athletes with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, along with 10 profiles of elite and amateur athletes, from professional surfers to Iditarod dog mushers.

• Diabetic Athlete's Handbook: Table of Contents
• Part I: The Diabetic Athlete's Toolbox
• Chapter 1: Training for Fitness and Sports
• Chapter 2: Balancing Exercise Blood Sugars
• Chapter 3: Ups and Downs of Insulin and Other Medications
• Chapter 4: Diet and Supplements for Active Individuals
• Chapter 5: Exercise and Blood Glucose Monitoring Guidelines
• Chapter 6: Thinking and Acting Like an Athlete
• Chapter 7: Preventing and Treating Athletic Injuries
• Part II: Guidelines for Specific Activities
• Chapter 8: Fitness Activities
• Chapter 9: Endurance Sports
• Chapter 10: Endurance-Power Sports Chapter 11: Power Sports
• Chapter 12: Outdoor Adventures
• Appendix A: Diabetes and Athletic Organizations
• Appendix B: Diabetes, Sport, and Nutrition Web Sites

Reviews of The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook:
"The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook illustrates in clear, straightforward terms just how to train for even the most strenuous sports: mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing, snowshoeing, and much more."

Nadia Al-Samarrie, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Diabetes Health magazine