Episode 346: Allison Herschede

Low Carb MD Podcast

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Allison Herschede is a Registered Nurse, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, the author of a book about diabetes and pregnancy, and is the lead diabetes educator at diaVerge. She helps her clients consistently achieve normalized blood sugar levels, dramatically reducing their blood sugar averages and A1c.

In this episode, Dr. Brian, Dr. Tro, and Allison talk about…

• Allison’s Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis and how she learned to reverse it

• How to determine the ideal ratio of fat to protein in your diet as a person with Type 1

• How fasting and sleep quality factor into the life of a person with Type 1

• The Type 1 Grit online community and the important role it has played in Allison’s personal health journey

• Technologies that Type 1 diabetics may find useful

• How different forms of exercise effect the blood sugar levels of Type 1 diabetics

• Allison’s #1 recommendations for those struggling with Type 1

• The work of Dr. Richard K. Bernstein on Type 1 Diabetes

For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!

Links:

Allison Herschede:

• Grit Pregnancies (book): https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Pregnancies-Healthy-Pregnancy-Diabetes/dp/1737084309?&linkCode=sl1&tag=diaverge-20&linkId=ce496d7d76ef7ae96790602c61157a91&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

• diaVerge Website: https://www.diaverge.com

• Type 1 Grit Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Type1Grit/

• T1 Pal: https://t1pal.com

• Allison’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gritcde/?hl=en

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

• Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

• Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

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