Type 1 Diabetes: Controlling Blood Sugar With Diet | Brian Carlsen, MD, and Lauren Plunkett, RDN
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Discover how a plant-based diet can benefit people with type 1 diabetes.
Dr. Brian Carlsen of the Mayo Clinic and dietitian Lauren Plunkett from Mastering Diabetes both have type 1 diabetes. They discuss how they've been able to reduce their insulin needs in half by changing their eating habits.
They join "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.
In This Episode
- Why a low-carb diet can be detrimental to T1D patients
- Protein needs for people with diabetes
- Eating fruit with diabetes
- Carbohydrate tolerance
- Exercise for regulating blood sugar
- The importance of consistency
- The difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Sugar cravings
- And more!
This episode was recorded at the Rochester Clinic’s Lotus Health Symposium in Rochester, Minn.