Controlling Blood Sugar With Diet | Brian Carlsen, MD, and Lauren Plunkett, RDN

Discover how a plant-based diet can benefit people with type 1 diabetes.   Dr. Brian Carlsen of the Mayo Clinic and dietitian Lauren Plunkett from Mastering Diabetes both have type 1 diabetes. They discuss how they've been able to reduce their insulin needs in half by changing their eating habits.   They join "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.   In This Episode - Why a low-carb diet can be detrimental to T1D patients - Protein needs for people with diabetes - Eating fruit with diabetes - Carbohydrate tolerance - Exercise for regulating blood sugar - The importance of consistency - The difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes - Sugar cravings - And more!   This episode was recorded at the Lotus Health Symposium in Rochester, Minn.   — — SHOW LINKS — — Lauren Plunkett Book: https://amzn.to/4fJ6BK6 IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenplunketthealth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LPnutritionconsulting Website: https://www.masteringdiabetes.org — — — Dr. Brian Carlsen Website: https://mayocl.in/4fE5DPv — — — Rochester Clinic Website: https://rochesterclinic.com — — EVENTS — — International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine Where: Washington, DC — Grand Hyatt Date: August 15-17 Who: Drs. Neal Barnard, Dean Ornish, Alan Desmond, Gemma Newman, Jim Loomis, Thomas Campbell, Kristi Funk, and more! Tickets: https://www.pcrm.org/icnm — — THIS IS US — — The Exam Room Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexamroompodcast — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org X: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP — — Sign up: https://www.pcrm.org/examroomvip — — SUBSCRIBE & SHARE — — 5-Star Success: Share Your Story Apple: https://apple.co/2JXBkpy​​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or many other podcast providers. Don’t forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!