Dr. Michael C. Riddell

Biography

Dr. Riddell and his research teams have published more than 180 original research articles and scholarly reviews, 18 book chapters, and a globally referenced patient guidebook on the metabolic and hormonal responses to exercise and stress in health and diabetes. He currently holds research grants from various government agencies, foundations and industry partners totaling in excess of $3M. His research team uses a broad selection of innovative models and tools to discover how regular exercise, stress and diabetes influence metabolism and health. Riddell’s team of students and fellows are advancing new therapeutic approaches and technologies that will enable people living with diabetes to exhibit better metabolic control with fewer burdens. Presently, he is helping to develop an “exercise-smart” artificial pancreas for active people living with type 1 diabetes. He leads several studies on new strategies for improved blood sugar balance during exercise and sport (industry and foundation funds) and he is overseeing work on the impact of somatostatin receptor 2 blockade and glucagon response to hypoglycemia. Riddell is an author on several international guidelines on exercise and diabetes and he leads teams in establishing community-based sport programs that enhance the translation of research findings to families of children living with type 1 diabetes including the Dskate Hockey Program. He is considered the international authority on exercise and stress hormones and how they affect diabetes metabolism.

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