54 min
EP 23: An Empowered Approach to Type One Pregnancy with Piper Backholm, FTNP, DE, LCCE Keeping It 100 Radio: Uncensored Diabetes Conversations
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- Health & Fitness
Welcome back to Keeping it 100 Radio! Today we're talking all things type one pregnancy. There can be a lot of fear-based tactics to motivate type ones into better blood sugar control for pregnancy, but Piper believes in a different approach.
Inside today's episode, we learn from Piper Backholm all about why traditional approaches to lowering your A1C before pregnancy don't work, what to focus on when going on a TTC journey and all of the ins and outs of what to expect during the nine months of pregnancy.
SHOW NOTES
⏰ (1:03): This week’s guest
⏰ (4:26): What got you on to that approach of integrating more whole foods into your own lifestyle?
⏰ (6:48): Do you mind speaking more on your diagnosis and how it was to go from growing up with this; living with T1D for 20+ years, to now having your own child and going through that experience of having your health now impacting somebody else as well?
⏰ (10:12): Were these questions that you went to your doctors with?
⏰ (12:43): Were there other people that you brought into your journey at that point?
⏰ (14:40): How do regular health care providers, endocrinologists, and holistic doctors approach those appointments differently?
⏰ (18:42): The difference between living that standard American diet and focusing on micronutrients and the holistic perspective.
⏰ (23:22): Were there any fears going into pregnancy or misconceptions that you didn't know more about?
⏰ (28:35): What are the common roadblocks that make people scared of pregnancy or having a family?
⏰ (33:32): What would you tell someone who may be looking to get pregnant in the next 3-5 years?
⏰ (39:15): From preparation (lowering A1C, etc) to the hills and valleys of insulin resistance and insulin sensitivity during pregnancy.
⏰ (44:24): How somebody might prepare and look to maybe understand the trends that might be coming their way
⏰ (51:31): How can people find you?
Resources for this episode:
Find Piper on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piperbackholmwellness/
Register for Piper's Pregnancy Course: https://www.t1dpregnancy.com/courses/course?affcode=1138298_ym-dzfmi
Join us inside the Keeping it 100 Diabetes Coaching Experience: https://bit.ly/3E5TX5W
Grab the Keeping it 100 Diabetes Journal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BB5ZL6R8?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
Check out our blog: https://bit.ly/3AkABcm
Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3hMqhU9
Check out our free resource hub: https://bit.ly/3tF2tnC
Try Skin Grip and use the code "LISSIE" at skingrip.com
Check out our favorite products: https://www.amazon.com/shop/needlesandspoons_?ref=ac_inf_tb_vh
*Disclaimer: Nothing inside of Keeping it 100 Radio or our resources is intended as medical advice. Always consult a physician before making changes to your insulin doses, diet or general wellness.
Welcome back to Keeping it 100 Radio! Today we're talking all things type one pregnancy. There can be a lot of fear-based tactics to motivate type ones into better blood sugar control for pregnancy, but Piper believes in a different approach.
Inside today's episode, we learn from Piper Backholm all about why traditional approaches to lowering your A1C before pregnancy don't work, what to focus on when going on a TTC journey and all of the ins and outs of what to expect during the nine months of pregnancy.
SHOW NOTES
⏰ (1:03): This week’s guest
⏰ (4:26): What got you on to that approach of integrating more whole foods into your own lifestyle?
⏰ (6:48): Do you mind speaking more on your diagnosis and how it was to go from growing up with this; living with T1D for 20+ years, to now having your own child and going through that experience of having your health now impacting somebody else as well?
⏰ (10:12): Were these questions that you went to your doctors with?
⏰ (12:43): Were there other people that you brought into your journey at that point?
⏰ (14:40): How do regular health care providers, endocrinologists, and holistic doctors approach those appointments differently?
⏰ (18:42): The difference between living that standard American diet and focusing on micronutrients and the holistic perspective.
⏰ (23:22): Were there any fears going into pregnancy or misconceptions that you didn't know more about?
⏰ (28:35): What are the common roadblocks that make people scared of pregnancy or having a family?
⏰ (33:32): What would you tell someone who may be looking to get pregnant in the next 3-5 years?
⏰ (39:15): From preparation (lowering A1C, etc) to the hills and valleys of insulin resistance and insulin sensitivity during pregnancy.
⏰ (44:24): How somebody might prepare and look to maybe understand the trends that might be coming their way
⏰ (51:31): How can people find you?
Resources for this episode:
Find Piper on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piperbackholmwellness/
Register for Piper's Pregnancy Course: https://www.t1dpregnancy.com/courses/course?affcode=1138298_ym-dzfmi
Join us inside the Keeping it 100 Diabetes Coaching Experience: https://bit.ly/3E5TX5W
Grab the Keeping it 100 Diabetes Journal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BB5ZL6R8?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
Check out our blog: https://bit.ly/3AkABcm
Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3hMqhU9
Check out our free resource hub: https://bit.ly/3tF2tnC
Try Skin Grip and use the code "LISSIE" at skingrip.com
Check out our favorite products: https://www.amazon.com/shop/needlesandspoons_?ref=ac_inf_tb_vh
*Disclaimer: Nothing inside of Keeping it 100 Radio or our resources is intended as medical advice. Always consult a physician before making changes to your insulin doses, diet or general wellness.
54 min