Glucose Riot

Erin Phillips & Kelly Six
Glucose Riot

Glucose Riot features stories about people living joyful and peaceful lives with diabetes without restrictive eating. Hosted by two dietitians and diabetes educators, Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES and Kelly Six, MS, RDN, CDCES. Our philosophy is that there's no magical *One Right Way* to manage diabetes, and there are a lot of different experiences when it comes to living with diabetes (surprise! we are human and show up in lots of different ways!). We are not here to prescribe or push a particular strategy. We want to highlight how sooo many different strategies are valid and valuable and how absolutely beautiful that is. We value body autonomy. What you do with your body is entirely up to you. And thank goodness -- we couldn't live with that kind of responsibility if what you did was up to us! This means that If you decide to diet or pursue intentional weight loss, we're not mad at you and we never want to shame you for your own choices. Our aim is to show that there are many ways to approach diabetes that do not center weight loss that can support happy and healthy humans. That being said, there are already a lot of diet-y diabetes podcasts already -- if that is something you're looking for, we aren't your gals. Want to be on the pod? We are always looking for more people with diabetes to interview on the pod! If you're interested, apply here: https://forms.gle/WBrz7TNbYrVzNX5E9

Episodes

  1. AUG 27

    8. Jenn: Unlearning the "Shoulds" of a Diabetes Diagnosis

    Jenn joins us in this episode to talk about their diagnosis with type 2 diabetes. Jenn is a dietitian and future diabetes educator and explores the idea of learning about diabetes as a clinician vs learning to have diabetes as a human. This is the first of a two part series with Jenn. We focus in this episode on her personal experience. Join us next episode for part 2 were we talk more in depth about diabetes management and nutrition. Here we cover: How values, identities, and privileges play into experiences as a person with diabetesLearning and unlearning messages and shame about what diabetes "should" look like and what being a professional "should" look likeThe message of "I should know better" when it comes to getting diabetes as a health professionalHow a diabetes diagnosis can re-trigger old eating disorder behaviors and thoughtsHow anti-fatness can show up in diabetes care How and why food groups (especially carbs) have been vilified over time LINKS: Apply to be on the podcast! Find out more about Kelly here Find out more about Erin here DISCLAIMER: We are dietitians and diabetes educators but we are not YOUR dietitians and diabetes educators. The information provided in this podcast is not intended as individualized medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you have a medical concern, go to your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment.

    57 min
  2. AUG 6

    7. Amelia: Pregnancy With Type 2 Diabetes

    Amelia, mom of two toddlers, shares the reality, joys, and challenges of navigating pregnancy and motherhood as a person with diabetes. We talk about how shame, misinformation, and the fantasy of of an unmedicated pregnancy can contribute to being unprepared for the reality- and openly talking about it breaks down a lot of these barriers. Resources we mentioned or that are related to the topic of diabetes and pregnancy: Insulin needs during pregnancy - see Figure 1 (TW for weight stigmatizing language)Fat & Fertile by Nicola Salmon - a super comprehensive book on pregnancy for fat folksBig Fat Pregnancy - fat positive mentoring, birth and postpartum doula services Resources recommended byy Amelia! Dr. Ali Lewis - OBGYN Katie Rohs, doula Negin Ebrahimifard, dietitian specializing in diabetes and pregnancy ABOUT US: We are two dietitians who specialize in diabetes care and eating disorders: Kelly Six, MS, RD, CDCES, who really likes working in diabetes care because we get to have one foot in the nerdy side of diabetes and the other foot in the emotional side of living in the world with diabetes.Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES, who really agrees with Kelly and couldn't have said it better herself. We both love cats, snacks, and laughing too loud in Seattle coffee shops.Learn more about us and the podcast here! LINKS: Apply to be on the podcast! Find out more about Kelly here Find out more about Erin here DISCLAIMER: We are dietitians and diabetes educators but we are not YOUR dietitians and diabetes educators. The information provided in this podcast is not intended as individualized medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you have a medical concern, go to your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment.

    60 min
  3. JUL 9

    5. Diane: How Legos and Mobility Devices Help you Care for Your Diabetes

    On this episode, we sit with Diane who talks us through mobility devices, staying strong in the decision to only accept weight inclusive care, and how to build a self care plan that authentically works for your own personal needs. Some things we referenced in this episode: More info about the term "superfat" and other "fategories" Studies about epigenetics: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28273478/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24832930/ ABOUT US: We are two dietitians who specialize in diabetes care and eating disorders: Kelly Six, MS, RD, CDCES, who really likes working in diabetes care because we get to have one foot in the nerdy side of diabetes and the other foot in the emotional side of living in the world with diabetes.Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES, who really agrees with Kelly and couldn't have said it better herself. We both love cats, snacks, and laughing too loud in Seattle coffee shops.Learn more about us and the podcast here! LINKS: Apply to be on the podcast! Find out more about Kelly here Find out more about Erin here DISCLAIMER: We are dietitians and diabetes educators but we are not YOUR dietitians and diabetes educators. The information provided in this podcast is not intended as individualized medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you have a medical concern, go to your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment.

    45 min
  4. MAY 21

    Episode 1. Molly: Knowledge is Power for Type 2 Diabetes and Eating Disorder Recovery

    In this episode we talk to Molly who helps us break down some diabetes myths and science, and explains how anti-fat bias plays into how research is conducted and interpreted. We also talk though her own relationship with diabetes, how it played into the development of her ed, and how she has learned to thrive ("lol mostly!" -Molly) in recovery and life despite the diagnosis. ABOUT US: We are two dietitians who specialize in diabetes care and eating disorders: Kelly Six, MS, RD, CDCES, who really likes working in diabetes care because we get to have one foot in the nerdy side of diabetes and the other foot in the emotional side of living in the world with diabetes.Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES, who really agrees with Kelly and couldn't have said it better herself. We both love cats, snacks, and laughing too loud in Seattle coffee shops.Learn more about us and the podcast here! STUFF WE MENTIONED ON THE EPISODE: Find Molly on Instagram: @drmollyinprogress Dr. Gregory Dodell, a size-inclusive endocrinologist in NYC: https://www.centralparkendocrinology.com/ (and on IG @everything_endocrine) Articles about the "social contagion of o**sity" (HUUUGE content warnings for weight stigmatizing language). https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmsa066082#article_letters https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/07/obesity-is-contagious/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/health/25cnd-fat.html LINKS: Apply to be on the podcast! Find out more about Kelly here Find out more about Erin here DISCLAIMER: We are dietitians and diabetes educators but we are not YOUR dietitians and diabetes educators. The information provided in this podcast is not intended as individualized medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you have a medical concern, go to your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment.

    51 min
  5. MAY 10

    Welcome to Glucose Riot! (Trailer)

    Hosted by dietitians and diabetes experts Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES and Kelly Six, MS, RD, CDCES Glucose Riot features stories of ordinary humans living joyful and peaceful lives with diabetes without restrictive eating, dieting or intentional weight loss. If you've been feeling alone living with diabetes, we hope these interviews bring you that feeling of "I'm not alone after all." In this trailer, you get to meet us, hear more about our values and our why, and laugh along a little if you want. ABOUT US: We are two dietitians who specialize in diabetes care and eating disorders: Kelly Six, MS, RD, CDCES, who really likes working in diabetes care because we get to have one foot in the nerdy side of diabetes and the other foot in the emotional side of living in the world with diabetes.Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES, who really agrees with Kelly and couldn't have said it better herself. We both love cats, snacks, and laughing too loud in Seattle coffee shops.Learn more about us and the podcast here! LINKS: Apply to be on the podcast! Find out more about Kelly here Find out more about Erin here DISCLAIMER: We are dietitians and diabetes educators but we are not YOUR dietitians and diabetes educators. The information provided in this podcast is not intended as individualized medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you have a medical concern, go to your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment.

    13 min

Trailer

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About

Glucose Riot features stories about people living joyful and peaceful lives with diabetes without restrictive eating. Hosted by two dietitians and diabetes educators, Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES and Kelly Six, MS, RDN, CDCES. Our philosophy is that there's no magical *One Right Way* to manage diabetes, and there are a lot of different experiences when it comes to living with diabetes (surprise! we are human and show up in lots of different ways!). We are not here to prescribe or push a particular strategy. We want to highlight how sooo many different strategies are valid and valuable and how absolutely beautiful that is. We value body autonomy. What you do with your body is entirely up to you. And thank goodness -- we couldn't live with that kind of responsibility if what you did was up to us! This means that If you decide to diet or pursue intentional weight loss, we're not mad at you and we never want to shame you for your own choices. Our aim is to show that there are many ways to approach diabetes that do not center weight loss that can support happy and healthy humans. That being said, there are already a lot of diet-y diabetes podcasts already -- if that is something you're looking for, we aren't your gals. Want to be on the pod? We are always looking for more people with diabetes to interview on the pod! If you're interested, apply here: https://forms.gle/WBrz7TNbYrVzNX5E9

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