Managing Blood Sugar + Gestational Diabetes with Casey Seiden, RDN, CDCES

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Do you remember that gross sugary drink you had to swallow when you were pregnant to screen for gestational diabetes? My guest is Casey Seiden, a dietitian and diabetes educator who works with women who have and previously had gestational diabetes. She is going to be teaching about how to manage blood sugar levels, choose carbohydrate foods and how to space those carbohydrates throughout the day for optimal glycemic control.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode we’re talking about:

• What gestational diabetes is and what the risk factors for it are

• How to plan your carbohydrates and space them if you have gestational diabetes

• Why morning carbohydrates tend to spike blood sugars more than other times of the day

ABOUT THE GUEST

• Casey Seiden is a dietitian, certified diabetes educator and mom of 2

• She works with women who have gestational diabetes helping them plan meals

• Casey did baby-led weaning with her 2 babies and she helps moms build blood-sugar friendly pregnancy plates

LINKS FROM EPISODE

• Check out Casey’s website https://www.caseyseidennutrition.com/ 

• Follow Casey on Instagram @eat.well.together 

• Casey’s Eat Well Together Diabetes Resource: https://www.caseyseidennutrition.com/resources 

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TRANSCRIPT OF EPISODE

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