Episode 1966 – On this Friday episode, Bethany McKenzie joins Vinnie once again on the podcast, and the two talk her son’s diabetes diagnosis, managing type 1 diabetes, Bethany’s documentary: The Diabetes Solution, empowering other parents, and more.
TYPE 1 DIABETES DIAGNOSIS
- Bethany has been on the podcast before.
- She and her family were featured in the first Fat Doc.
- Her son has Type 1 diabetes.
- The family discovered this when she came back from a trip, and her son’s weight had dropped from 46 to 40 lbs.
- Immediately, she rushed him to the hospital and he was diagnosed.
- In that moment, they realized they would have to change the way they eat.
- The dietitian was prescribing them all kinds of sugary foods.
- She was told the kid needed 60g of carbs a meal, and she wanted to do anything she could to help him, so she did it.
- She feels her diet was healthier before this.
- The dietitian was prescribing them all kinds of sugary foods.
- For 3 years, Bethany followed these rules and her son felt truly terrible and unhealthy.
- Then, she discovered that high carb was not the way to go.
MANAGING TYPE 1 DIABETES
- It took Bethany awhile to realize eating all of this sugar was not helping her son.
- He had headaches, his blood sugar was always high, and it was simply unhealthy.
- Bethany found low carb and it has, with careful control, worked wonders for her son and for her family.
- When her son was 8, her doctor was so incredulous and said her son wouldn’t grow right and would have an eating disorder.
- It was clear he just didn’t understand. Her son was eating veggies and good protein and the like.
- When her son was 8, her doctor was so incredulous and said her son wouldn’t grow right and would have an eating disorder.
- She could see what the food was doing to her son’s blood sugar, and it was clear that this diet was helping keeping it under control.
- This has given their family so much life and joy.
- Her son is healthy, smart, a stellar athlete, and has a fantastic relationship with food and with his parents.
THE DIABETES SOLUTION
- Doctors aren’t curious as to what their type 1 patients are eating.
- They don’t even ask.
- Bethany has been so frustrated by the medical community’s treatment of type 1.
- She created her own documentary which will be released on November 9th.
- Pre-order on Amazon now!
- Find it elsewhere, too: The Diabetes Solution | A Documentary by Bethany McKenzie, Founder of Let Me Be 83 – Passion River EDU
- http://edu.passionriver.com/the-diabetes-solution.html
- Fortunately, the tide is turning and more parents are recognizing the help that a good diet can bring.
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