Still the most commonly drug prescribed for people with diabetes (and the third most commonly prescribed drug in the US!) but what is it and what is it doing? Kelly and Erin talk through the very beginning of it's story to where we are now and everything in between.

References:

1. LaMoia TE, Shulman GI. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Metformin Action. Endocr Rev. 2021;42(1):77-96. doi:10.1210/endrev/bnaa023
2. American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes. 9. Pharmacologic Approaches to Glycemic Treatment: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2026. Diabetes Care. 2026;49(Suppl 1):S183-S215. doi:10.2337/dc26-S009
3. Pavlo Petakh, Kamyshna I, Kamyshnyi A. Effects of metformin on the gut microbiota: A systematic review. Mol Metab. 2023 Nov;77:101805. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101805. Epub 2023 Sep 9. PMID: 37696355; PMCID: PMC10518565.
4. Bu Y, Peng M, Tang X, et al. Protective effects of metformin in various cardiovascular diseases: Clinical evidence and AMPK-dependent mechanisms. J Cell Mol Med. 2022;26(19):4886-4903. doi:10.1111/jcmm.17519

LINKS:

Email us your questions here: glucoseriotpod@gmail.com

Find out more about Kelly at www.sixnutritionanddiabetes.com

Find out more about Erin at www.erinphillipsnutrition.com

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.

Insulin resistance is one of the most widely used but misunderstood terms in diabetes care, and getting it wrong can send you straight into more restriction, more stress, and worse blood sugar swings. Erin Phillips and Kelly Six break down what it actually is, how to think about it without the usual fear-based nonsense, and what might actually help your body.

LINKS:

Email us your questions here: glucoseriotpod@gmail.com

Find out more about Kelly at www.sixnutritionanddiabetes.com

Find out more about Erin at www.erinphillipsnutrition.com

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.

Want to see a dietitian to get more individual support on these topics? Kelly is currently accepting new clients and now takes insurance!

Listen to dietitians Kelly and Erin talk about PROTEIN. We're seeing protein discussed like it's the answer to all your problems. But what's just marketing hype and what does nutrition science tell us about what we actually need and what it's actually doing for you (and your diabetes management, of course)?

LINKS:

Email us your questions here: glucoseriotpod@gmail.com

Find out more about Kelly at www.sixnutritionanddiabetes.com

Find out more about Erin at www.erinphillipsnutrition@gmail.com

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.

Want to see a dietitian to get more individual support on these topics? Kelly is currently accepting new clients and now takes insurance!

In this episode, Kelly and Erin break down GLP-1 medications. They explain what GLP-1s are, how they work in the body, and what it means for people with diabetes now that they’ve become such a hot topic in diabetes care and weight-loss culture.

LINKS:

Email us your questions here: glucoseriotpod@gmail.com

Find out more about Kelly at www.sixnutritionanddiabetes.com

Find out more about Erin at www.erinphillipsnutrition@gmail.com

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.

Rachel, a fellow diabetes educator and diabetic, spends some time with us to share her take on the diabetes management world. We talk about real-life diabetes management, how ableism shows up in standardized recommendations, and diabetes tech!

Resources mentioned:

"How to Keep House While Drowning" by KC Davis. KC also has amazing resources on her website: https://www.strugglecare.com/

"How to Be Sick" by Toni Bernhard

ABOUT US: We are two dietitians who specialize in diabetes care and eating disorders:

• Kelly Six, MS, RD, CDCES, who really likes working in diabetes care because we get to have one foot in the nerdy side of diabetes and the other foot in the emotional side of living in the world with diabetes.
• Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES, who really agrees with Kelly and couldn't have said it better herself.
• We both love cats, snacks, and laughing too loud in Seattle coffee shops.
• Learn more about us and the podcast here!

LINKS:

Apply to be on the podcast!

Find out more about Kelly here

Find out more about Erin here

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.

In this episode we talk with Chelsea Levy about:

• Experiencing the world as a straight sized person and a person in a larger body
• Going against the grain of the weight centric health model- as a human and as a dietitian
• Chelsea's experience with diabetes and prediabetes both personally and professionally
• How the intuitive eating and HAES spaces talk about (pre)diabetes and food choices and how you can explore self care in a way that doesn't trigger disordered eating
• Is "prediabetes" a thing we should be thinking about? What's the deal with the controversy around this?
• Talking about diabetes as a "theoretical" concept vs "individual" lived experience and how do you make choices that align with your own values.
• How to consider your health risks without spiraling into perfectionism and urgency
• Building in safe touch points into your care team and community

Resources

• Follow Chelsea on Instagram: IG: @Chelsealevynutrition,
• Find Chelsea on Facebook: facebook.com/Chelsealevynutrition
• Visit Chelsea's website: www.chelsealevynutrition.com
• Erin's blog on Prediabetes: https://www.erinphillipsnutrition.com/post/prediabetes-overview

LINKS:

email us here with any questions or comments: glucoseriotpod@gmail.com

Find out more about Kelly here

Find out more about Erin here

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.

Hosted by dietitians and diabetes experts Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES and Kelly Six, MS, RD, CDCES Glucose Riot features stories of ordinary humans living joyful and peaceful lives with diabetes without restrictive eating, dieting or intentional weight loss.

If you've been feeling alone living with diabetes, we hope these interviews bring you that feeling of "I'm not alone after all."

In this trailer, you get to meet us, hear more about our values and our why, and laugh along a little if you want.

ABOUT US: We are two dietitians who specialize in diabetes care and eating disorders:

• Kelly Six, MS, RD, CDCES, who really likes working in diabetes care because we get to have one foot in the nerdy side of diabetes and the other foot in the emotional side of living in the world with diabetes.
• Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES, who really agrees with Kelly and couldn't have said it better herself.
• We both love cats, snacks, and laughing too loud in Seattle coffee shops.
• Learn more about us and the podcast here!

LINKS:

Apply to be on the podcast!

Find out more about Kelly here

Find out more about Erin here

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.

Today's episode is an interview of our very own podcast co-host, Kelly Six. We talk about using personal values to guide the balancing act of managing diabetes and food, how diabetes and your relationship to food can get easily entangled, and what makes a space safe when it comes to diabetes (and what makes it less helpful).

ABOUT US: We are two dietitians who specialize in diabetes care and eating disorders:

• Kelly Six, MS, RD, CDCES, who really likes working in diabetes care because we get to have one foot in the nerdy side of diabetes and the other foot in the emotional side of living in the world with diabetes.
• Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES, who really agrees with Kelly and couldn't have said it better herself.
• We both love cats, snacks, and laughing too loud in Seattle coffee shops.
• Learn more about us and the podcast here!

LINKS:

Apply to be on the podcast!

Find out more about Kelly here

Find out more about Erin here

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.