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Balancing Motherhood with Diabetes


You juggle a million things as a mom or mom-to-be, and managing your own diabetes can feel overwhelming, exhausting, and lonely. But you're not alone! This is your space to find practical tips, simple recipe ideas, and real-life stories from a diabetes dietitian and fellow mom with diabetes who understands.

We'll help you navigate diabetes (or prediabetes!) with confidence, so you can keep thriving for yourself and your family!

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Are Built Bars Worth the Buzz? A Dietitian’s Comprehensive Built Bar Review

As someone who frequently relies on convenient, healthy, portable snacks, I’m always looking for the best protein bars.  In this blog post, I’m putting one of my long-time favorites to the test: Built Bars. Get ready for a detailed Built Bar review where I’ll break down their taste, texture, ingredients, and nutritional information to help

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Low Carb Chips: Top Picks From a Diabetes Dietitian

Who doesn’t love to indulge in a delicious bag of crunchy, salty chips occasionally? We all crave them, yet chips tend to be high in fat, salt, and carbohydrates, making them a food that many people with diabetes feel like they need to avoid as part of a “healthy” diet.  Luckily, there are several types

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Decoding the Cycle: Hormones and Blood Sugar Levels With Type 1 Diabetes

One day your blood sugars are smooth sailing, the next…it feels like a hurricane has hit. Sound familiar? If you are a woman with type 1 diabetes, you understand this unpredictable nature of blood sugars all too well.  Managing type 1 diabetes is already complex, but adding in the hormonal fluctuations that come along with

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Navigating Motherhood with Type 1 Diabetes: Expert Advice from the Blue Circle Health Team

This article is sponsored by Blue Circle Health, a virtual care program providing no-cost comprehensive support for individuals living with type 1 diabetes. It’s no secret that being a mom is a demanding job, filled with joy and challenges. Now, imagine navigating motherhood while managing type 1 diabetes. For mothers living with type 1 diabetes,

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Can People with Type 1 Diabetes Take Ozempic?

Ozempic (Semaglutide), a GLP-1 receptor agonist, has revolutionized type 2 diabetes management over the past 20+ years with its impressive success in regard to weight loss and blood sugar lowering. But what about those of us living with type 1 diabetes (T1D)?  For people living with T1D, the daily challenges of managing blood sugar levels

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Meet Lindsay, Founder of Mama-Betes!

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Lindsay created this space to empower moms with prediabetes, type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes by providing affordable nutrition counseling, community, and top-notch resources.

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