Diabetes: What Do Carbohydrates Have to Do With It?

Join us with Franziska Spritzler (The Low Carbohydrate Dietitian) and Lily Nichols (The gestational diabetes expert) and explore how controlling carbohydrates influences blood sugar/diabetes. We will also discuss why it’s important to understand that controlling carbohydrates for diabetes isn’t always recommended especially when pregnant. 

Franziska Spritzler RD, CDE is the author of The Low Carb Dietitian’s Guide to Health and Beauty along with multiple publications regarding diabetes management. She is also the former Low Carb Expert Writer for Answers.com with additional publications in CarbSmart magazine, Walgreens’ Diabetes and You Magazine and Costco’s Healthy Living with Diabetes Magazine.Franziska believes in the power of carbohydrate restriction for diabetes, prediabetes, obesity, weight management.and hormonal disorders such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

Lily Nichols, RDN, CDE, CLT is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, Certified LEAP Therapist and Certified Pilates Instructor whose approach to nutrition embraces real food, integrative medicine, and mindfulness. She helps people with digestive issues heal from food sensitivities and helps pregnant women with gestational diabetes have healthy babies.

Lily is the author of Real Food For Gestational Diabetes