WN4DC Symposium

Supporting ALL BODIES in diabetes care

Diabetes and Health: The Power of a New Perspective

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14 May, 2020
This post was contributed by Grace Sinopoli, NDTR, WN4DC Symposium Intern When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. -Wayne Dyer How often do your patients come to you with “diabetes distress”? Living with and managing diabetes can lead to fatigue, tension,...

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Diet Backlash: How Technology and Calorie Counting Disconnect Us From Our Bodies

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14 May, 2020
The post was contributed by Hannah Martin, WN4DC Symposium Intern Diet culture has caused us to be in constant war with our bodies. The dominant message is still that weight is valued over well-being; it has taught us that thin equals healthy and that if you lose weight you will be healthier....

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Eating Disorders with Type 1 Diabetes and Beyond

14 May, 2020
This post was contributed by WN4DC Symposium Intern Amy E. Reich Control is a misnomer; we can never truly, realistically control diabetes. – Erin Phillips Language matters in diabetes care. Learn how to speak about diabetes care in a neutral language. Mastering this skill in our profession...

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Reframing Shame with a Diagnosis of Diabetes

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14 May, 2020
This post was contributed by WN4DC Symposium intern, Hannah Frazee. Between the judgments from others on how the patient should be managing their diabetes, to the constant feedback about blood sugars from meters and pumps – diabetes has a lot of holes for shame to hide. The diagnosis of...

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What is Motivational Interviewing and How Does it Help in Healthcare Counseling?

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14 May, 2020
This post was contributed by WN4DC Symposium intern Hannah Frazee. Motivational interviewing allows for intentional interactions, and learning MI gives you purposeful skills used to help motivate change from within. Do you meet...

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Diabetes Guidelines: From Weight-Centric to Weight-Neutral

14 May, 2020
This post was contributed by WN4DC Symposium intern, Jessica Long. Paradigms are difficult to see through, much less break through! – Michelle May, M.D. As healthcare professionals, we are trained to recognize and adhere to strict clinical guidelines, and diabetes care is no different....

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Bringing the Body in to the Diabetes Conversation

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14 May, 2020
Post contributed by Grace Sinopoli, NDTR, WN4DC Symposium intern Throughout her presentation “Medications, Bodies, and Diabetes” in Track 2 of the Weight Neutral 4 Diabetes Care Symposium, Lori Short-Zamudio, a dietitian in Canada who supports patients with diabetes, discusses what she calls...

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When Diabetes and Disordered Eating Collide

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14 May, 2020
This post was contributed by WN4DC Symposium intern Amy E. Reich. Are eating disorders dangerous stumbling blocks in the management of blood sugar in your patients? People with diabetes and disordered eating are in need of a medical provider who can help them find their way back to a safe, long...

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Ethical Concerns about the DiRECT approach to diabetes

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14 May, 2020
Orginally published July 2019 By Megrette Fletcher, M.Ed., RD, CDE Everyday, assertions of the ‘latest approach’ to prevent type 2 diabetes continue to emerge. However, when these claims are examined, ethical concerns arise. Specifically, one such claim from the article published in Clinical...

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What are the four most common FAQs about diabetes medication?

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02 May, 2020
Working in diabetes care means you get a lot of questions, so we wanted to talk about the four most common medication questions and how to answer them without pathologizing the body. Q. Why are diabetes medications necessary? A. The client is wanting to understand the underlying pathophysiology...

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ABOUT

The WN4DC Symposium mission is to provide excellence in diabetes education. We support dietitians, nutritionists, health coaches, diabetes care, and educators specialist, nurses by providing CPE from The Commission of Dietetic Registration, CDR.

All health professionals who are interested in a weight-neutral approach will find evidence-based, dynamic, interactive learning programs offered by experts in the field without having to travel.

The WN4DC Symposium aims to advance the understanding of eating disorders and weight stigma while deepening fundamental patient-centered counseling skills for professionals in diabetes care.