Fueling Your Body for Exercising with Diabetes

On today's episode, Registered Dietitian Taylor Barros speaks to the benefits of implementing exercise into your lifestyle for someone with diabetes, fueling your body the right way pre and post workout - even if you are short on time.

Taylor is the Director of Sports Nutrition at Georgetown University. She's currently pursuing her MBA while being the sports dietitian for all 29 teams at Georgetown. Barros has also previously worked with an array of elite athletes at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels at institutions such as IMG Academy and The University of Texas.

"Specifically for those with diabetes and other chronic illnesses, I think creating a healthy routine that includes an exercise regimen is huge, because we know that it helps lower blood pressure, it fights against heart disease, it improves blood lipid profiles... we see mood and sleep changes and improvements."

In this episode you will learn about:

The benefits of implementing exercise into your daily lifestyle

How individuals with diabetes can fuel their bodies before and after a workout

The importance of strong relationships between nutritionists and patients when reaching nutrition goals

Ways to prepare nutritious meals and snacks for workout fuel while on the go

Keynotes:

[1:20] Taylor discusses her path to becoming a registered dietician, specifically within sports nutrition.

[3:05] Explaining the benefits of including exercise in your lifestyle when treating diabetes or other chronic illnesses.

[8:00] Ways to properly fuel your body pre and post workout with consideration for your diabetes.

[13:30] Highlighting the importance of getting to know your patients as a nutritionist in order to help them achieve positive nutrition outcomes.

[16:00] Solutions for properly fueling your body for exercise while also balancing a busy schedule.

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Learn more about Sports Nutrition at Georgetown https://guhoyas.com/sports/2020/4/21/nutrition.aspx

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