Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes: What's the difference?

Mary-Ellen Phipps talks to Shireen about her personal experience living with Type 1 Diabetes, the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes and The Easy Diabetes Cookbook. Mary-Ellen also explains how individuals with diabetes can utilize fat fiber and protein to balance their blood sugar.

Mary-Ellen is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who owns Milk & Honey Nutrition, a website and blog dedicated to diabetes education, recipes, general wellness and healthy eating. She received her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. 

"At the end of the day, we all have to treat the nutrition strategies to treat both types of diabetes to manage blood sugars are relatively similar."

In this episode, you will learn about: 

The difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

Why the Type 1 and Type 2 communities are divided

How individuals with diabetes can utilize fat fiber protein to balance blood sugar

Some simple nutrition tips we can use to achieve the concept 

Mary-Ellen explains how those who are strained for time can use her cookbook

Some simple and quick recipes for lunch and dinner

Keynotes:

[1:44] Mary-Ellen explains how she became a Registered Dietitian

[3:40] The difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes 

[4:51] How the two communities are divided

[6:39] Mary-Ellen explains the concept of utilizing fat fiber protein to balance blood sugar

[7:57] Simple nutrition tips listeners can use to achieve the concept

[9:54] Mary-Ellen explains how to use her cookbook

[11:44] Mary-Ellen gives us some simple recipes for lunch and dinner

[14:15] How to connect with Mary-Ellen

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