Career Pivots and Reducing Your Risk of Diabetes with Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Digital Co-founder, Wendy Lopez
In this episode, I sit down with Wendy Lopez, Registered Dietician / Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator, to discuss all things blood glucose health and diabetes.
In this episode, I sit down with Wendy Lopez, Registered Dietician / Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator, to discuss all things blood glucose health and diabetes. She talks about starting Food Heaven, an inclusive nutrition platform, with her best friend and fellow R.D. Jess and why they decided to pivot once it started to feel like too much. Wendy also explains why diabetes is so prevalent in black and brown communities, why she founded their nutrition tech platform, Diabetes Digital, and how you can positively impact your health using lifestyle and nutrition choices. Finally, Wendy answers listener questions on reducing your diabetes risk, managing gestational diabetes, what LADA (diabetes 1.5) is, and more.
Key Takeaway / Points:
On starting Food Heaven with her best friend and fellow RD, Jess
Being transparent about burnout and pivoting from Food Heaven
How and why Wendy and Jess founded Diabetes Digital
Why diabetes is so prevalent in black and brown communities
The differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
On lifestyle factors that influence blood sugar and insulinĀ
On meal balancing with fat, carbs, and protein to curb a blood sugar spike
The mechanisms behind Ozempic and how it influences diabetes
Listener questions on:
Prediabetes and lifestyle factors that can lower blood sugar
Reducing your risk of diabetes if you have a family history
Gestational diabetes and how to manage it while pregnant
On LADA (Diabetes 1.5)
How CGMs (blood glucose monitors) work
How Diabetes Digital works to help patients manage their diabetes