Diabetes Prevention Strategies
My approach:
Stopping the Over-Production of Insulin
Is your A1c creeping higher? Do you have a genetic predisposition for diabetes that concerns you? Would you like to do what you can to live a Type 2 diabetes prevention lifestyle?
Lifestyle interventions are effective in the prevention, postponement and early management of Type 2 diabetes. I advocate adopting a low-moderate glycemic diet, eating balanced meals at regular intervals, protecting an overnight fasting window, and establishing simple habits that provide for sleep, movement and stress management. Any needed dietary restrictions can be accommodated. The key elements are reduced glycemic load, macronutrient balance and timing of meals. Read more in depth about my Nutrition Coaching here.
As described on the “Blog” page in my post titled, “Why the Rise in Diabetes and Weight Gain?,” the epidemic of Type 2 diabetes is largely misunderstood. Most cases arise from insulin resistance because the body needs to chronically produce too much insulin—due to stress, sleep deprivation, lack of exercise and a diet based heavily in high glycemic foods. We each have the personal power to intervene in each of these areas.
I offer a one-time personalized consult package for $99 or we can begin right away with an on-going coaching relationship.
Personalized Consult Package $99
*Assessment of your current dietary and lifestyle habits
*45-minute video/phone consultation
*Identification of priorities for change
*Compilation of handouts, videos and useful websites
*Follow-up email exchange on progress
*Options for continued coaching for additional fee
Resources for Understanding Type 2 Diabetes
and other related Metabolic Disease
How Do Carbohydrates Impact Your Health? TED-Ed, Richard J. Wood
The Complete Skinny on Obesity UCTV documentary, Dr. Robert Lustig, 2012
The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 3): Hunger and Hormones - A Vicious Cycle 8-minute segment of above documentary.
*Why You Got Fat - 3-minute clip from the movie "Fathead." (Note: I do not recommend this movie, but this clip is an excellent animation of why simply eating more is not the cause of weight gain.)
Donations and Scholarships
Diabetes Prevention Education
My services are modestly priced in order to be accessible to most.
If you’d like to make a donation to my diabetes prevention efforts, it will be gratefully received.
Anyone interested in contributing more than $99 for the Diabetes Prevention Package is welcome to do so. Extra monies will go into my informal Scholarship Fund.
Anyone not able to pay $99 may request a scholarship.
Thank you for your interest in intervening in this needless epidemic of Type 2 diabetes.
What People Are Saying…
I got a high-ish A1c, so I changed my eating a little. 3 months later I got a higher A1c and I got scared. I knew I needed a coach and so started weekly consultations with Carlisle. When I was full of shame and tears, she was kind and respectful. When I needed a reality check about the serious nature of diabetes, she provided clear, understandable information. When I was freaked out, irritable and snarky, she was patient. She has SO many tools, and is skillful about offering an appropriate one at the right moment. With her steady support, I committed to the changes I had to make day by day. My next A1c went down significantly. I am relieved, proud of my hard work, grateful for her non-judgmental manner.
—C.S.