Diabetes and Intuitive Eating with Lydia Leighton

16 September 2024

I’ve been joined by another fab guest on the Intuitive Eating and Body Positivity Podcast!

We’re diving into a topic that many of you have requested: Intuitive Eating and Diabetes. I get asked all the time about how people can be intuitive eaters and not eat restrictively when they have diabetes, and so I have brought in an expert to explain everything to you.

Lydia Leighton is a registered dietitian with extensive experience in diabetes care. She emphasises the importance of sustainable and safe dietary practices that prioritise overall health rather than focusing solely on weight loss.

Together, we explore how to maintain a healthy relationship with food while managing diabetes, without succumbing to the pressures of diet culture and food rules.

Lydia and I deep dive into diabetes through an intuitive eating and anti-diet lens, including:

⭐ Understanding what diabetes is, and the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes

⭐ The multifactorial nature of diabetes, and how it’s not just governed by food

⭐ Tests used to diagnose diabetes, and what those numbers and letters the doctor keeps talking about really mean

⭐ How can we approach food and diet with diabetes in a way that aligns with intuitive eating principles

⭐ Is there a “diabetic diet”?

⭐ Investigate your eating patterns and how they make you feel

⭐ Sugar – is it the devil?

⭐ How to control blood sugar spikes

⭐ Understanding carbohydrates

⭐ How to listen to your body

⭐ And we are debunking some popular myths around diabetes

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Please follow Lydia and get in touch if you would like more support around your diabetes management.

Find her website at lydialeighton.com

And you can also find her on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Please note, this post is intended to be general information only. Every care has been taken to ensure that facts and figures are correct at the time of posting. As always, please seek the support of a registered professional before making changes to your diet or lifestyle⁠, or if you feel that you are affected by any of the topics discussed.

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