Sweet Support: Recent Episodes
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Diabetes Services
Take your diabetes educators with you on the go. Wentworth Health Partners Diabetes Educators Marianne Evans Ramsay and Megrette Fletcher have created the Sweet Support Podcast to offer diabetes management support and knowledge when you need it, where you need it.
This podcast, for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes, will explore the joys and challenges of fitting diabetes care into your life. Through nutrition, a personalized approach, small steps, and support, we'll give you a map for day to day health decisions and self care.
Introduction to the Sweet Support Podcast by Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Diabetes Services
This episode takes a look at the foundations and basic principles of nutrition for diabetes management.
More Resources: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/911579.Bread_and_Jam_for_Frances https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/shop/shop/secrets.html https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/15650-magnesium-rich-food https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/resources/DGA_Cut-Down-On-Added-Sugars.pdf
This episode helps you to understand why carbohydrates matter, where you find them, and what effect they have on blood sugars.
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This episode helps you to understand cravings in a deeper way and learn different perspectives for coping with them.
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This episode addresses meal planning and meal preparation. There are a multitude of resources to get your started and here we share some of our favorites.
More Resources: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Yourself-Kitchen-Meditations-Inspired/dp/1623364973 https://www.amazon.com/How-Cook-Everything-Fast-Better/dp/0470936304' www.feedinghealth.com https://oldwayspt.org/blog/simple-equation-makes-it-easy-and-fun-cook-yourself www.cooksmarts.com/flavor https://www.seriouseats.com/tags/essentials https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/every-meal-kit-delivery-service-in-america-article https://thedinnerdaily.com/
In this episode we explore the challenges and solutions for when things don’t go as we planned.
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This episode helps you understand the messages around weight, addressing weight stigma and learning that what matters most is what you do.
More Resources https://www.bodykindnessbook.com/podcast/ https://www.amazon.com/Eat-What-You-Love-Diabetes/dp/1934076473/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540403136&sr=1-1&keywords=eat+what+you+love+love+what+you+eat+with+diabetes https://www.fitwoman.com/blog/diet-cheat-sheet/
This episode explores a key strategy for behavior change -- the why, what and the how.
More Resources Wentworth-Douglass Diabetes Support Groups - wdhospital.org/diabetes Tinychange.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/support-groups/art-20044655 https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley/transcript?language=en
In this episode we examine thinking around change and the change process.
More Resources https://insighttimer.com/ https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/managing-diabetes/emotional-health/learning-self-compassion/ https://www.everydayhealth.com/type-2-diabetes/living-with/self-compassion-diabetes-how-kindness-can-influence-your-health/ http://teamnutritiongenius.com/?s=positive+Psychology
In this episode we explore the different options to help you personalize your plan and how to get creative with exercise.
More Resources: http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/fitness/types-of-activity/what-we-recommend.html https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/exercising-to-relax
In this episode we expand upon lightening your load as we look at the role of self-compassion and self-care in diabetes care.
More Resources: https://www.mindful.org/free-mindfulness-apps-worthy-of-your-attention/ https://self-compassion.org/ https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en
This episode takes a look at why activity lowers blood sugar and begins to address how we get started in being more active.
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This episode provides an understanding of diabetes from the perspective of your provider and the questions he or she considers in making decisions about your diabetes management.
More Resources: https://www.cornerstones4care.com/about-diabetes/diabetes-basics/understanding-diabetes.html http://web.diabetes.org/link/link_for_life/main.html