Dispelling Diet-Culture Myths About Blood Sugar and Diabetes with Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones

Apr 15, 2024

Registered dietitian Wendy Lopez and diabetes educator Jessica Jones discuss dispelling diet-culture myths about blood sugar and diabetes. They talk about why people with diabetes should not focus on weight loss, the harmful effects of diabetes 'remission' or 'reversal', the misuse of GLP-1 drugs as diet drugs, continuous-glucose-monitor trend among non-diabetics, and navigating prediabetes and other health conditions.

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

Transitioning to Inclusive Nutrition for Diabetes Care

03:11 • 10min

Challenging Blame and Shame Narratives in Diabetes Wellness Discourse

12:41 • 5min

Debunking the Sugar-Diabetes Myth

17:19 • 3min

Deconstructing Misconceptions on Diabetes Management

20:41 • 17min

Challenging Diet-Culture Expectations in Weight Loss and Diabetes Management

38:09 • 2min

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Registered dietitians and diabetes educators Jessica Jones and Wendy Lopez join us to discuss why people with diabetes don’t need to focus on weight loss, why the popular wellness-culture notion of diabetes “remission” or “reversal” can be harmful, how the popularity of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs as diet drugs is affecting people who use them for diabetes, the continuous-glucose-monitor trend among people without diabetes, Jess’s experience navigating prediabetes and other health conditions, and more.

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Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones are nationally recognized Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists. With over a decade of clinical experience, they have helped thousands of individuals improve their relationship with food and achieve better health outcomes. Wendy and Jessica are the co-founders of Diabetes Digital, an innovative telehealth platform designed to empower individuals to manage and prevent diabetes through 1:1 virtual nutrition counseling. Through their previous work with Food Heaven, Wendy and Jess have made a lasting impact on nutrition and wellness, promoting healthier relationships with food and inclusive health education. The Food Heaven Podcast, boasting 5 million downloads, explores evidence-based nutrition, mental health, HAES, intuitive eating, and body respect.

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