27: MNT for Diabetes with Holly McDonald

02/11/2022 52 min
27: MNT for Diabetes with Holly McDonald

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of the RD Exam Made Easy Podcast, you'll learn about diabetes with a fabulous RD who has specialized in diabetes for the majority of her career. And she's amazing at it.  This is what you'll learn in this episode:  The pros and cons of insulin pumps A breakdown of diabetes and the MNT to help keep blood sugar under control Risk factors for developing gestational diabetes An overview of dawn phenomenon Stories to tie everything together Here's a glance at this episode: [08:00] A case study explaining how little kids can learn how to carbohydrate count [12:35] A common regimen of carbohydrates to insulin for children with diabetes and why this is so important [14:05] Why correctional insulin is important for people with diabetes who are dependent on insulin [17:50] A review of how insulin pumps work [24:00] The role of the RD as part of the interdisciplinary team for diabetes management [27:15] An overview of gestational diabetes [37:50] A simple explanation of diabetes using the lock and key analogy