Type 1 diabetes advanced dosing methods
Diabetes specialist, insulin dosing expert, and nutrition exercise evangelist; Cliff is the founder of Glucose Advisors and TriStarAthletes.com. Diagnosed at the age of nine, Cliff has been a type 1 diabetic researcher, consultant, and athlete for most of his adult life and frankly has trouble sitting still for any length of time before getting the itch to move!
Gary Scheiner is owner and Clinical Director of Integrated Diabetes Services. With Type-1 diabetes for more than 30+ years, Gary has written dozens of articles for diabetes trade publications and six books, including “Think Like A Pancreas – A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes With Insulin”. He lectures nationally and internationally for people with diabetes as well as professionals in the healthcare industry.
Dr. Corcoran is board-certified in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and is a certified diabetes educator, as well as an exercise specialist through the American College of Sports Medicine. Currently, he is serving as Medical Director with the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at Atlanticare in Egg Harbor Township, NJ.
Lauren is Glucose Advisors' resident technology guru. Lauren is currently working on her doctorate in Information Systems. She is a research Analyst at Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University. Also an endurance athlete, Lauren believes that technology can empower diabetics to live life to the fullest.
James Satriano, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience in public psychiatry. James spent much of his career with the New York State Office of Mental Health and as a research scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He retains his clinical faculty appointment in the department of Psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University.
In my personal experience and in working with many others, prior to activity there may be a mental gymnastics to determine the right amount of insulin and carbohydrate necessary to fuel the body but also prevent low or high blood sugars. The questions you need to ask yourself are: Where am I now? Where am I going?
I began working with Cliff Scherb in 2011 when I decided that I wanted to pursue the sport of triathlon. As a type one diabetic, my biggest concern was the diabetes management involved to allow me to train and race safely. Through Cliff’s guidance and mentoring, he was able to equip me with the necessary tools and knowledge to train day in and day out and make adjustments on the fly on the race course.
Having both worked in diabetes and had type-1 for over 15 years i’ve met many people struggling to find the answers to diabetes during exercise. I’m an athlete myself having played collegiate baseball, an Ironman, ran races and raced bikes, all while managing type-1 diabetes both with an insulin pump and without.
Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2000 at the age of 17 when he was a junior triathlete, Vinnie had the challenge of becoming the first professional triathlete with diabetes. While there were already information and inspiring stories of high performance athletes with T1D, very little were specific to Ironman triathlons, the world’s one day most grueling one day race in the distance of 2.4m swim/112mi bike/26.2mi run.