EP 23: An Empowered Approach to Type One Pregnancy with Piper Backholm, FTNP, DE, LCCE

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
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*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.