1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode of the RD Exam Made Easy Podcast, you'll learn about diabetes with a fabulous RD who has specialized in diabetes for the majority of her career. And she's amazing at it.&amp;nbsp; This is what you'll learn in this episode:&amp;nbsp; The pros and cons of insulin pumps A breakdown of diabetes and the MNT to help keep blood sugar under control Risk factors for developing gestational diabetes An overview of dawn phenomenon Stories to tie everything together Here's a glance at this episode: [08:00] A case study explaining how little kids can learn how to carbohydrate count [12:35] A common regimen of carbohydrates to insulin for children with diabetes and why this is so important [14:05] Why correctional insulin is important for people with diabetes who are dependent on insulin [17:50] A review of how insulin pumps work [24:00] The role of the RD as part of the interdisciplinary team for diabetes management [27:15] An overview of gestational diabetes [37:50] A simple explanation of diabetes using the lock and key analogy RD Exam Made Easy Podcast https://rdexammadeeasy.libsyn.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24878100/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/126296828