This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing! When it comes to blood sugar management for those who have Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), medical weight stigma often puts fat* people at a serious disadvantage. Whereas treatment for thin people focuses on blood sugar management, often for fat patients the focus of their healthcare providers (HCPs) is their weight/weight loss. I hear from so many fat people who have been diagnosed with T2D who have been misinformed that the only options for managing their blood sugar are weight loss and extreme carb restriction (which can harm people of all sizes, especially those dealing with disordered eating/eating disorders.) This is absolutely not true.
I've been struggling with Type 2 diabetes for years. Every doctor I've been to has told me to lose weight! Next time I see my endo, I will bring this article along with me.
Thank you for your contributions to this world. I'm a Nurse Practitioner in Endo and work with clients with Diabetes Mellitus daily. I love your work and use it to supplement the conversations I have with clients frequently. You are a gift.
For some reason, I can eat potatoes till the cows come home and they don't have any serious impact on my blood sugar. Bread isn't that bad either. I measure out insulin corresponding to the amount of carbs in potatoes, pasta, or bread and all is fine and dandy. Rice, on the other hand, spikes my blood sugar. I have to use twice as much insulin than would seem necessary for the amount of carbs.
Thank you for this, Ragen!
I've been struggling with Type 2 diabetes for years. Every doctor I've been to has told me to lose weight! Next time I see my endo, I will bring this article along with me.
Ragen,
Thank you for your contributions to this world. I'm a Nurse Practitioner in Endo and work with clients with Diabetes Mellitus daily. I love your work and use it to supplement the conversations I have with clients frequently. You are a gift.
Theresa
For some reason, I can eat potatoes till the cows come home and they don't have any serious impact on my blood sugar. Bread isn't that bad either. I measure out insulin corresponding to the amount of carbs in potatoes, pasta, or bread and all is fine and dandy. Rice, on the other hand, spikes my blood sugar. I have to use twice as much insulin than would seem necessary for the amount of carbs.