Richard Cotton, MA, ACSM-CEP

Richard Cotton, MA, ACSM-CEP, exercise physiologist and national director of certification, American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis.

Exercise If You Take Insulin? This Online Calculator Makes It Easy

Exercise If You Take Insulin? This Online Calculator Makes It Easy

Richard Cotton, MA, ACSM-CEP | January 15, 2018

If you have diabetes and take insulin, exercise can be tricky—and sometimes, dangerous. This online calculator helps make it easier to be safe.

Exercise Success Tips to Prevent—and Treat—Diabetes

Exercise Success Tips to Prevent—and Treat—Diabetes

Richard Cotton, MA, ACSM-CEP | May 15, 2017

Whether your goal is to prevent diabetes, to reverse prediabetes or simply to better manage your blood sugar if you…

Got Diabetes? Don’t Let Exercise Mess with Your Blood Sugar

Got Diabetes? Don’t Let Exercise Mess with Your Blood Sugar

Richard Cotton, MA, ACSM-CEP | May 15, 2017

If you’ve been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you know that exercise is key for long-term blood sugar control. But…