Ep 10 - Food, Hormones, and Health: Navigating Type 1 Diabetes with Kitty Finklea, RDN

Kitty Finklea is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified personal trainer, and life coach. She has worked in hospitals, nursing homes, and currently works at a medically based wellness facility and does nutrition-related projects and writing projects for a federally qualified health center. Her areas of expertise include intuitive eating, eating disorders, and nutrition for other health-related issues including diabetes, auto-immune and cardiovascular conditions. In her spare time, she loves cooking, gardening, walking, strength training, yoga, and traveling. Kitty will be a regular guest here to help us better understand an eating plan to best fit a woman's lifestyle navigating type 1 diabetes and hormonal changes. Topics we cover today sets the stage for future episode topics: What does a balanced plate mean? Everything starts in the gut. The four macronutrients: that you need to consider; carbs, protein, fiber, and fats. Ways to incorporate healthy foods into your diet. Finding what works best for your body. Managing blood sugar with diet drinks and alcohol.   Home - On Track Lifestyles IG @ontracklifestyles   Hit the subscribe button and rate and review to help this podcast reach more people. Be sure to share this episode. Follow me @bloodsugarboss on Instagram to stay in the loop on upcoming episodes  Send me a DM to introduce yourself, with any feedback, questions or suggestions on topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes   My favorite products   RESOURCES FOR YOU: Free Download - How to Thrive with Type 1 Diabetes After 40 Learn about our group coaching circle   Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on this Type 1 in Midlife Podcast should be a substitute for professional medical advice. Please always consult your medical professional before changing your diet, insulin dosages or health care plan.