About Me
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I am a registered dietitian. I have Type-1 Diabetes. I understand. Together, we can help you achieve your diabetes and nutrition goals.
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- Have you ever felt like the medical professional sitting across from you didn’t understand you?
- Have you ever felt like you really didn’t need to be in the room, like you weren’t being heard, and your individualized needs weren’t being factored into the therapy?
- Have you ever felt like you were being told the same things over and over, regardless of whether they worked for you or not?
I have. To all of the above.
I am a former newspaper journalist turned registered dietitian. I am also a mom, an avid reader and movie watcher. I am a recreational long-distance runner, cyclist, and hiker. And, I have type-1 diabetes.
I was diagnosed with T1D in elementary school. I have experienced all levels of diabetes healthcare over the years.
I’ve experienced, first-hand, the gaps in the system:
- As a young adult transitioning from parental care to self care, I was put in a 2-hour lecture style class of which 90% of the participants were older adults with type-2 diabetes.
- In pregnancy, I was sent to a clinic that worked predominantly with gestational diabetes, and was educated on why my pancreas didn’t work even after telling the nurse I had the disease for 25 years.
- In sport, I was flat out told we can’t help you, we don’t have that knowledge.
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As a registered dietitian, with my unique background, I am helping to bridge those gaps.
I specialize in nutrition care for type-1 diabetes, including:
- sport with T1D
- transitioning from child to adult with T1D
- pregnancy with T1D
- child with T1D
- adult with T1D
- disordered eating and T1D
- health at every size and T1D.
My practice incorporates evidence-based knowledge, experiential knowledge, and your knowledge to create unique nutrition plans that work for you.