Information and opinions on health from gbok at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/394706/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/394706/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/394706/index http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/394706/114686/plan-walking Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:57:33 -0400 gbok Yesterday, my brother, a lawyer who is the type of guy who tries anything at least once, sent me an e-mail about the new "desk treadmills". You know, those contraptions which let you walk on a treadmill while you are trying to wrok. Right. On top of trying to stay abreast of about 100 e-mails from coworkers and well-meaning and supposedly better-informed "managers", I am also now supposed to walk/run at a good clip, juggling a cup of latte,... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/394706/114686/plan-walking http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/394706/114684/start-walking Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:55:57 -0400 gbok Yesterday, my brother, a lawyer who is the type of guy who tries anything at least once, sent me an e-mail about the new "desk treadmills". You know, those contraptions which let you walk on a treadmill while you are trying to wrok. Right. On top of trying to stay abreast of about 100 e-mails from coworkers and well-meaning and supposedly better-informed "managers", I am also now supposed to walk/run at a good clip, juggling a cup of latte,... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/394706/114684/start-walking http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/394706/114683/health-benefits Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:54:25 -0400 gbok Yesterday, my brother, a lawyer who is the type of guy who tries anything at least once, sent me an e-mail about the new "desk treadmills". You know, those contraptions which let you walk on a treadmill while you are trying to wrok. Right. On top of trying top stay abreast of about 100 e-mails from coworkers and well-meaning and supposedly better-informed "managers", I am also now supposed to walk/run at a good clip, juggling a cup of latte,... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/394706/114683/health-benefits http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/394706/96676/staying-diabetes Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:14:13 -0500 gbok All of us know that we should stay active to help manage diabetes. Recently, I have found that I can add activity in my day more easily if I just keep track of it. I try to always put on my pedometer first thing in the morning, on route to my daily goal of walking 10,000 steps. That's the magic number that research has found helps to avoid the complications of diabetes.   There's just something about the 10,000 steps goal that works for... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/394706/96676/staying-diabetes