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Rachel has been living with type 1 diabetes for 23 years and she is an RN, CDCES and Coach for women living with type 1 diabetes using an approach that helps promote hormone health which in turn make blood sugar management a lot easier and more predictable. A big focus of Rachel's is educating on the impact menstrual cycle hormones have on blood sugars and she specializes in helping women with type 1 diabetes. Her interest in women's health as it relates to diabetes started after overcoming a longgggg period of burnout. (she was sitting through lectures in nursing school and had a bit of an AHA moment). 

She lives with her long-term partner who also lives with T1D and he's been inspirational in showing her that she can live with tight control pretty easily. However, living with a male T1D also showed her how much easier they have it in regards to lack of hormone fluctuations (he really doesn't have to consider all the things us women do when it comes to monthly cycles!) Oh, and Rachel also eats a plant based diet!

In This Episode You'll Learn:

How your menstrual cycle affects your periods, how to manage blood sugars around the different phases of your menstrual cycle, what to eat during your cycle, hormones, basal testing.. and more! :)

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How to Connect with Rachel:

• On Instagram: @givemesomesugardiabetes
• On YouTube: click here
• To Learn More about Rachel and for Coaching resources: www.givemesomesugar.coach

Links Mentioned On This Episode:

• Luteal phase meal plan: this is the phase where insulin resistance is the highest and people may find it difficult to keep those meal spikes in check. This is just a sample of meals that I recommend eating during this time: https://www.givemesomesugar.coach/lutealplan
• Hormone Assessment: helps the user check in to see how their period health may be affecting blood sugars (too much estrogen, too much progesterone, etc.):https://www.givemesomesugar.coach/hormones/
• Calculate Your Calories and Macros for Weight Loss: http://tajacato.com/calories 

Connect with Taja on Instagram for type 1 diabetes information and inspiration: @tajacato

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