MNT for Diabetes with Holly McDonald

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.

As a dietitian, chances are you know someone with diabetes or you'll work with someone with diabetes. So it's a great idea to have at least a basic understanding of diabetes management.

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

Episode Transcript