How to Know When It's Time to Start Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven

Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, we're joined by Isabel Reckson, a Diabetes Digital Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator. With a background in Public Health, Isabel champions health equity while specializing in hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and kidney stones. With diverse experience, Isabel is on the podcast today to share key indicators for when to consider insulin therapy.

In This Episode We’ll Cover:

Physiological reasons for requiring insulin in diabetes management
The resistance and stigma associated with insulin therapy
Insulin needs for type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Common misconceptions about starting insulin therapy
Overcoming challenges like fear of injections and inconvenience
Risks, benefits, and strategies for reducing risks associated with insulin
The misconceptions behind being on insulin forever
Consequences of delaying insulin therapy when needed
Innovations in insulin therapy on the horizon for diabetes management + MUCH MORE!

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0:00.0	We're so excited about this podcast episode because we're going to talk about how to know when it's time to consider insulin and what are some of the key indicators that somebody with diabetes may need to know before starting insulin therapy.
0:12.8	Welcome to the Diabetes Digital Podcast.
0:15.2	I'm Wendy.
0:16.2	And I'm Jess, and we're best friends,
0:18.2	registered dieticians, and diabetes educators.
0:20.9	Through our telehealth platform, Diabetes Digital.co, we offer accessible and
0:25.4	personalized virtual nutrition counseling for people with diabetes and
0:28.7	pre-diabities.
0:29.8	Visit diabetes digital.co, that's CO, to book your first appointment.
0:34.6	We accept insurance and offer affordable self-pay options.
0:37.8	Now let's get into today's episode.
0:42.4	Welcome back to another episode of the Diabetes Digital Podcast. We are so excited to have one of our
0:50.7	Superstar Dietitians on with us this week we have Isabel Wrexin who is a registered
0:56.5	dietitian and diabetes educators. She's based in New York City and has a public health degree to which she obtained to promote health equity.
1:05.8	Isabelle specializes in hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and kidney stones.
1:11.6	She has experienced in clinical, pediatric, and
1:14.7	telehealth settings and she prioritizes individual needs and
1:18.9	preferences. She's passionate about using technology to improve diabetes management and we are just so
1:26.2	excited to get into all the things today with her.
1:28.9	Yeah, today on the pod we're going to talk about how do you know when it's time to start
1:34.3	insulin and as we mentioned Isabel is not only a dietician but also a
1:39.0	certified diabetes educator which now I always forget the new title but it's certified
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