@5Dess

PhD in Exercise Physiology & Type 1 Diabetes • CDCES • Assistant Professor • Fighter with Big Dreams 🇧🇬👊🏼🇨🇦 • Stanford📍Views are my own

 Stanford, CA
Joined November 2012
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We’re thrilled to finally share the #AID and #exercise for #T1D joint position statement with the 🌎!! On behalf of myself and all of the incredible co-authors, we hope you find it helpful! 🎉 ⁦@othmar_moser⁩ ⁦@MCRiddell1⁩ link.springer.com/article/10…

The use of automated insulin delivery around physical activity and exercise in type 1 diabetes: a...

Diabetologia - Regular physical activity and exercise (PA) are cornerstones of diabetes care for individuals with type 1 diabetes. In recent years, the availability of automated insulin delivery...

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Michael Riddell, PhD@MCRiddell1Jun 12
Temporary target use with Automated Insulin Delivery #AID is associated with longer and #safer #exercise in #T1D @5Dess rocks!- goo.gl/scholar/ZZKxa4 #ScholarAlerts
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Presenter Profile: Optimizing Your AID during Exercise - ADA Meeting News See you all in Nola this week!! #ADAScientificSessions adameetingnews.org/presenter…

Presenter Profile: Optimizing Your AID during Exercise - ADA Meeting News

Dessi Zaharieva, PhD, CEP, CDCES, previews a presentation at the 2026 Scientific Sessions. Attendees in New Orleans can watch the session in-person Sunday, June 7, at 4:30 p.m. CT.

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Swimming With the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System by @5Dess and Stanford team- goo.gl/scholar/n6kzbz #ScholarAlerts
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DiabetesWise@DiabetesWiseFeb 12
Join us on February 26th at 3PM PT/6PM ET on Zoom. Register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/reg… If you can't make it live, post your questions below or on DiabetesWISER! #diabetes #diabetescare #T1D

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: DiabetesWISER Ask the Expert with Dr. Korey Hood, PhD...

Dr. Hood and Dr. Zaharieva will be sharing the latest updates on DiabetesWise and our exercise resource. They’ll also be discussing some exciting topics around exercise that will be highlighted at...

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DiabetesWise@DiabetesWiseFeb 12
We are restarting our Ask the Expert sessions! Join our free webinar, where we'll explore features on DiabetesWise, including our exercise section, and hear from Korey Hood, PhD & Dessi P. Zaharieva, PhD, about the topics they are excited to learn more about in ATTD next month!
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Can we speak some truth to the struggle!? Formatting manuscripts according to specific journal requirements takes ages. Only to get rejected less than 24 hours later with an automated reply - “thanks, but no thanks” 🤣 #tired
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DiabetesWise@DiabetesWise17 Nov 2025
Tomorrow, join the conversation on DiabetesWISER with expert Dessi Zaharieva, PhD! She will be answering your questions on the AID position statement and exercise! Post your comments down below or on DiabetesWISER. This is occurring over our forum; no video or audio required!
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DiabetesWise@DiabetesWise6 Nov 2025
Join @5Dess to answer all your questions regarding the latest AID position statement for exercising with #T1D on DiabetesWISER! Post your questions here or on our discussion at community.diabeteswise.org/t… She will be answering questions on 11/18 at 9AM PST.
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👀 The October 2025 issue of Diabetes Care is here, with the latest research on #diabetes management & care. 🔗diabetesjournals.org/care/is… Featuring: ✨ GLP1 vs. SGLT2 w/ amputations ✨ The 4T Exercise Program ✨ & more! @ADA_Pubs @AmDiabetesAssn @ADA_DiabetesPro
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2025 Women in Medicine (WIM): Dessi Zaharieva | Department of Pediatrics | Stanford Medicine ⁦@StanfordPedEndo⁩ ⁦@StanfordMed⁩ med.stanford.edu/pediatrics/…

2025 WIM Dessi Zaharieva

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A lovely editorial in response to our recently published 4T Exercise paper! 😊🏃🏻‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️🏂🏋️‍♀️ ⁦@StanfordPedEndo⁩ ⁦@DiabetesCareADA⁩ ⁦@ADA_DiabetesPro⁩ • Physical Activity Support Can Improve Outcomes in Youth With T1D diabetesjournals.org/care/ar…

Physical Activity Support Can Improve Outcomes in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

Physical activity guidelines recommend children and adolescents get ≥60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day (1,2). Approximately o

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#EASD2025 Activity to lower hyperglycaemia #20x2 or #20by40 The message is simple: 20 minutes of physical activity can lower glucose by around 2 mmol/L (≈40 mg/dL) when starting above 10 mmol/L. Resources theglucoseneverlies.com/20-b… @MCRiddell1 @5Dess @DrRobAndrews @exerciseT1D @parthaskar @drpratikc @WilmotEmma @kamleshkhunti @DSN_Amanda @sotonDSN @amybromilow @Moodwife @FatCatAnna @geraldinegallen @escott_ie @loopingntheloup
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Preliminary research suggests whey protein, 30 minutes before moderate exercise can be useful in T1D exercise. Call out to @5Dess who was involved in most of the studies presented on stage #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice
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Another great ⁦@BreakthroughT1D⁩ Walk&Talk event in China Basin Park! Come join us as we chat about #exercise and #T1D at our monthly walk events around the Bay Area!!
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Just published [Diactive-1 cohort]🔥 ⏱️24-hour composition analysis in youth with type 1 diabetes: Less daily sedentary time, while optimizing sleep and MVPA patterns, is associated with metabolic stability 💤🏃‍♂️ 📜Award-winning study at SEEP2025 Congress👇 doi.org/10.1007/s00125-025-0…
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A little guide on managing alcohol with #T1D Share with those who like a tipple @parthaskar @drpratikc @sotonDSN @chrisbrighty1 @5Dess @mikeriddell @MCRiddell1 theglucoseneverlies.com/alco…
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Excited to share our new paper! Thanks to ⁦@HelmsleyTrust⁩ for the support. Happy 🇨🇦 Day friends! • Physical Activity Is Associated With Improved Glycemic Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Youth With Type 1 Diabetes:4T Exercise Program diabetesjournals.org/care/ar…

Physical Activity Is Associated With Improved Glycemic Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Youth With Type...

OBJECTIVE. The Teamwork, Targets, Technology, and Tight Range (4T) Exercise Program evaluated physical activity patterns across the first year of type 1 di

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From atypical diabetes to culturally tailored tech: this #ADASciSessions panel delivered! 💡 Dr. Tosur: Consider atypical forms 💪 Dr. Zaharieva: Support physical activity 🤝 Dr. Wong: Shared med appts boost tech use in youth w/ T1DM @ADA_DiabetesPro #PedsDiabetes
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EASD/ISPAD have also put out a consensus paper on using AID during exercise with these informative wheels for different types of exercise across different pumps. You can find the paper here pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article… #ATTD2025 #dedoc
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Mikey!!!! Making Canada proud 🇨🇦
Ezee@EzeemmaCraic11 May 2025
MIKE MALLOT KOs RADTKE!!! Montreal Canada rose up!!🇨🇦🍁#UFC315
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