Episode #287
Exploring the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test & Gestational Diabetes with Lily Nichols
In today’s episode we are joined by Lily Nichols, registered Dietician and Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Lily and I discuss the oral glucose tolerance test and gestational diabetes, a highly requested topic by you. You will learn the challenges with the current “gold standard” for screening gestational diabetes, the impact of a moderate carbohydrate and low glycaemic diet and the high prevalence of “false positive” test results. We explore the current research around blood glucose reference ranges, HbA1c%, home glucose monitoring, continual glucose monitors, Lily’s personal experiences throughout her two pregnancies and so much more.
Show Notes:
Follow Lily online: https://lilynicholsrdn.com
Read:
Why I Drank the Glucola: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/why-i-drank-the-glucola/
I Failed the Glucola: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/i-failed-the-glucola/
Lily’s CGM experiment: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/cgm-experiment-non-diabetic-continuous-glucose-monitor/
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