An anti-diet approach to managing diabetes featuring Kristie Messerli RD CDCES

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions that include weight loss, disordered eating, dieting and eating disorder content. In this episode, Eleni talks with fellow dietitian and diabetes educator Kristie Messerli all about how to manage diabetes without dieting. Kristie is an anti-diet dietitian who helps women manage their diabetes through lifestyle factors and does not focus on weight loss. Kristie discusses how she became and anti-diet dietitian who works in the clinical space and how she often sees patients with disordered eating. They also discuss why fad diets, meal plans and restrictive eating patterns can do more harm than good. Kristie's Information: Kristie Messerli Dietitian and Diabetes Educator Instagram: @dietitiankristie Click here for her website