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Othmar Moser

Can exercise work like medicine?

In the Alumni Podcast, Othmar Moser discusses the therapeutic effects exercise can have on diabetes and other chronic conditions. The sports scientist and physiologist combines research with personal experience: Moser himself lives with type 1 diabetes and is therefore familiar with the challenges of the condition from his own everyday life.

How are modern insulin pumps and glucose sensors changing patients’ lives? How is it possible to compete in high-performance sports with type 1 diabetes? And what role can targeted exercise play in the treatment of chronic conditions? Moser provides insights into the latest developments in diabetes research and explains why he is advocating for exercise therapy to one day become a standard treatment prescribed by doctors in Austria.

A conversation about research, medicine, and the power of exercise – and about how science can make a tangible difference in people’s lives.

You can also find the interview on Spotify and wherever podcasts are available.

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Interview: Carmen Reif-Teubenbacher

More information about Othmar Moser

Education: Sports Science at the University of Graz, Interdisciplinary Doctorate in Physiology at the University of Graz and the Medical University of Graz
Career highlights: Among others, postdoctoral positions at the University of Potsdam and Swansea University; University Professor for Exercise Physiology and Metabolism at the University of Bayreuth
Professor for Exercise Physiology & Training Therapy at the University of Graz since October 2025
Current position: He serves as Head of the Exercise Physiology, Training and Training Therapy Research Group and leads the Training and Diagnostic Centre (TDZ) in the area of Exercise Physiology & Training Therapy. In addition, he is affiliated with the Medical University of Graz, where he works at the Outpatient Clinic for Diabetes, Lipid and Metabolic Diseases, specializing in diabetes, physical activity, and exercise.
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