Episode 1426 – Bethany McKenzie, Type 1 Diabetes mom and founder of the non-profit Let Me Be 83, joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss her son’s journey with diabetes, managing type 1 diabetes with diet, her own documentary Madness: the Cost of Carbs, and more!
MANAGING TYPE 1 DIABETES WITH DIET
- Bethany’s son, River, has Type 1 diabetes.
- She struggled for years trying to control his blood sugar level.
- Eventually, she figured out what worked best was a low carb diet in conjunction with properly administered insulin.
- Her documentary is very well made!
- The stories are incredibly compelling.
- If you’re not crying by the end, you simply are not human.
- Bethany is featured in the Fat Doc.
- Her family’s story is one of the most prominent in the documentary.
- This family went above and beyond for their son.
- Their son is a star tennis player, an incredible student, musician, person, and more.
- It is no longer a crisis now that they have his diet in control.
- When her son was 5, he suffered from ketoacidosis.
- They knew they had to change everything.
- A low carb diet made the biggest difference.
- Bethany really had a problem with doctors saying “keep feeding him crap so he can continue to be a child.”
- Eating horribly is not a necessary component of having a childhood, especially if that unhealthy lifestyle is negatively affecting a kid’s health.
- River went cold turkey from a high carb to a low carb diet.
- It was really hard work from taking a kid to do this.
- However, as a parent, it is completely possible.
- It took her about 8 weeks, and now River is totally on board.
- He recognizes how much better he feels now.
- It was really hard work from taking a kid to do this.
