9. Jenn Part 2: The Importance of Protein and Informed Consent

Glucose Riot

Part 2 of our interviews with Jenn Jackson! Feel free to listen to this episode as a stand alone, but if you're wanting to hear more from Jenn, go back to our previous episode to hear more.

In this episode we cover:

• Diabetes management philosophies and technology that can be the most disordered to the most flexible
• Why restriction is not a good idea with diabetes
• Protein! What it does and why it's helpful
• Living with a stigmatized condition as a health care provider
• Using nutrition along with meds to get the best support
• Being OK with not knowing the exact right answer (as a diabetes "expert" and as a person with diabetes)
• How a sense of urgency is normalized in diabetes care and diet culture, and how to slow down the instinct and get to authentic choice and care
• Using informed consent, self compassion, and professional support as part of your diabetes strategy.

We mention several resources including:

• https://self-compassion.org/
• Medical Students for Size Inclusivity document on Informed consent in diabetes care www.sizeinclusivemedicine.org

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DISCLAIMER: We are dietitians and diabetes educators but we are not YOUR dietitians and diabetes educators. The information provided in this podcast is not intended as individualized medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you have a medical concern, go to your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment.