Ask the Expert: Meaningful Movement: Exercise for Diabetes Prevention and Healthy Aging

DiabeteSisters is excited to offer a new Ask the Expert series focused on lifestyle support and diabetes prevention. Join us for the next session featuring Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, a Professor Emerita of Exercise Science from Old Dominion University and a global expert on diabetes and exercise. 

In this session, you will:

• Understand how movement and exercise can help prevent diabetes and support healthy aging.
• Discover simple ways to build strength, balance, and physical activity into everyday life.
• Learn how to set realistic, sustainable exercise goals and overcome barriers to staying active.

Whether you’re looking to prevent type 2 diabetes or support your overall health, this session will empower you to take meaningful action, one small step at a time.

Small changes. Lasting impact. Start small. Start strong.

Meet Dr. Colberg live ahead of the event on our DiabetesSisters Facebook on Monday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Meet the Speaker

Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Exercise Science from Old Dominion University and a global expert on diabetes and exercise. She is the author of 13 books, 40 book chapters, and over 450 articles, including many position and consensus statements. Her latest two books are The Athlete’s Guide to Diabetes and Aging Well with Diabetes: A 10-Point Action Plan for Older Adults. In 2016, she was honored with the Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award from the American Diabetes Association.