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The Talking Apron: Your Kitchen Companion for Diabetes-Friendly Living

The Talking Apron: Your Kitchen Companion for Diabetes-Friendly Living

Written by: Anne Bernardin
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 A podcast that helps women turn everyday cooking into a tool for blood sugar balance. Each week you'll find practical nutrition tips, simple meal ideas, and real-life strategies for living well with pre diabetes or diabetes.2025 Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • #133 Hydration After 60: How Water Supports Blood Sugar, Energy and Healthy Aging

    #133 Hydration After 60: How Water Supports Blood Sugar, Energy and Healthy Aging
    Jan 22 2026
    Howdy Folks, Hydration isn't just about drinking more water, especially after 60. In this episode of the Diabetes Prevention and Nutrition Podcast, Anne Bernardin explains why hydration becomes more important as we age, how water supports cellular health, and the often overlooked connection between dehydration and higher blood sugar. You'll learn: Why thirst singnals weaken after 60 How hydration affects blood sugar, digestion and energy Why hydrating foods matter as much as beverages Simple, realistic habits to support hydration without overwhelm If you're navigating prediabetes, rising A1c numbers, or want to ae with confidence and clarity, this episode will help you understand why water matters more now, and how to make hydration a natural part of you day. Join the FREE Facebook group: Women 60+ Diabetes Prevention & Nutrition Education for support, education, and community. Best, Anne
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    8 mins
  • #132 You Don't Need a New Diet, You Need Fiber First!

    #132 You Don't Need a New Diet, You Need Fiber First!
    Jan 8 2026
    Hello and Welcome! You Don't Need a New Diet, You Need Fiber First! If you've been told your blood sugar is "borderline", your A1c is creaping up or you're simply trying to prevent diabetes as you age, this episode is for you. In this conversation, Anne Bernardin Diabetes Prevention Coach and Nutrition Educator introduces, the importance of eating fiber first, one of the simplest and most effective changes women over 60 can make to support steady blood sugar. You'll learn why when you eat fiber matters just as much as how much, how starting meals with vegetables can calm glucose spikes, and how this small shift can reduce cravings, improve digestion, and bring confidence back to everyday neals without dieting, or giving up foods that you love. This episode is practical, encouraging, and designed for real life. No food rules. No perfection. Just a calm doable strategy your can try at your very next meal Listen in and discover how one gentle change can make eating feel easier again. Best, Anne JOIN the free Facebook Group Women 60+ Diabetes Prevention and Nutrition Education
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    15 mins
  • #131 The Gift of Self-Care for Women 60+: Self-Care and Eating Well to Prevent Diabetes

    #131 The Gift of Self-Care for Women 60+: Self-Care and Eating Well to Prevent Diabetes
    Dec 25 2025
    Hello Folks, The holiday's or specifically, since it is Christmas Day when this podcast goes live, often comes after weeks, sometimes decades of giving to everyone else. In this short special holiday episode of Women 60+ Diabetes Prevention & Nutrition Podcast, Anne invites you to pause and receive a different kind of gift: self-care that protects our health future. If you're a woman over 60 concerned about rising A1c levels, prediabetes, or a family history of type 2 diabetes, this episode offers reassurance, clarity, and a gentle path forward, without dieting or restriction. In this episode, you'll learn: What selfcare really looks like for women 60+ (and why it matters for blood sugar) How stress, skipped meals, and guilt quietly raise glucose levels A calm doable way of healthier eating that supports diabetes prevention This Christmas Day episode is about kindness, consistency, and choosing progress over perfection, one meal, one habit, one steady step at a time. Join us to keep up the progress in the Free Facebook Group Women 60+ Diabetes Prevention and Nutrition Education
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    7 mins
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