March 07, 2022

EP 23: An Empowered Approach to Type One Pregnancy with Piper Backholm, FTNP, DE, LCCE

54 minutes

Welcome back to Keeping it 100 Radio! Today we're talking all things type one pregnancy. There can be a lot of fear-based tactics to motivate type ones into better blood sugar control for pregnancy, but Piper believes in a different approach.

Inside today's episode, we learn from Piper Backholm all about why traditional approaches to lowering your A1C before pregnancy don't work, what to focus on when going on a TTC journey and all of the ins and outs of what to expect during the nine months of pregnancy.

SHOW NOTES

⏰ (1:03): This week’s guest

⏰ (4:26): What got you on to that approach of integrating more whole foods into your own lifestyle?

⏰ (6:48): Do you mind speaking more on your diagnosis and how it was to go from growing up with this; living with T1D for 20+ years, to now having your own child and going through that experience of having your health now impacting somebody else as well?

⏰ (10:12): Were these questions that you went to your doctors with?

⏰ (12:43): Were there other people that you brought into your journey at that point?

⏰ (14:40): How do regular health care providers, endocrinologists, and holistic doctors approach those appointments differently?

⏰ (18:42): The difference between living that standard American diet and focusing on micronutrients and the holistic perspective.

⏰ (23:22): Were there any fears going into pregnancy or misconceptions that you didn't know more about?

⏰ (28:35): What are the common roadblocks that make people scared of pregnancy or having a family?

⏰ (33:32): What would you tell someone who may be looking to get pregnant in the next 3-5 years?

⏰ (39:15): From preparation (lowering A1C, etc) to the hills and valleys of insulin resistance and insulin sensitivity during pregnancy.

⏰ (44:24): How somebody might prepare and look to maybe understand the trends that might be coming their way

⏰ (51:31): How can people find you?

Resources for this episode:

Find Piper on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piperbackholmwellness/

Join us inside the Keeping it 100 Diabetes Coaching Experience: https://bit.ly/3E5TX5W

Grab the Keeping it 100 Diabetes Journal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BB5ZL6R8?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

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*Disclaimer: Nothing inside of Keeping it 100 Radio or our resources is intended as medical advice. Always consult a physician before making changes to your insulin doses, diet or general wellness.

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