Diabetes Nutritionist & Blood Sugar Support
COMPASSIONATE, WEIGHT-NEUTRAL SUPPORT FOR BLOOD SUGAR BALANCE, FOOD & BODY PEACE, AND LASTING HEALTH.
Blood sugar stability supports your energy, mood, and long-term health, but obsessing over every number or perfect meal often backfires.
Managing diabetes or prediabetes doesn’t have to mean eliminating entire food groups, counting every carb, or living in fear of eating. The all-or-nothing approaches that many providers recommend often backfire, creating food anxiety and making blood sugar management even harder.
Sustainable blood sugar management comes from understanding your body’s patterns, reducing stress around food, and finding flexible approaches that work with your real life, not some perfect version of it.
As a registered dietitian specializing in diabetes care, I help people develop sustainable blood sugar management strategies without falling back into diet mentality. You can take care of your health while maintaining a peaceful relationship with food.
You don’t need to fear food to manage diabetes well. You need practical strategies that fit your actual life.
Interested in a non-diet approach to caring for your blood sugar?
Book your first appointment here or keep reading to learn more about my approach.
What I Support Clients With
I help people managing diabetes and blood sugar concerns, including:
Blood sugar balance and stability using practical, sustainable approaches
Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes management without restrictive diets
Blood sugar concerns related to PCOS, perimenopause, or metabolic health
Managing diabetes while healing from disordered eating or chronic dieting
Fear and anxiety around eating with diabetes
Carb confusion and food guilt related to blood sugar management
Navigating family meals and social eating with diabetes
Whether you’re dealing with new blood sugar concerns or have been managing diabetes for years, I’ll meet you where you are and help you find approaches that work.
My Approach To Blood Sugar Improvement
Flexible Blood Sugar Strategies
We’ll develop personalized approaches to blood sugar management that work with your food preferences, schedule, and lifestyle. This might include meal timing strategies, carb pairing techniques, or portion awareness—all without rigid rules.
Carb Confidence Building
Many people with diabetes develop fear around carbohydrates. We’ll work on rebuilding a healthy relationship with carbs while learning practical strategies for including them in ways that support stable blood sugar.
Body-Centered Care
We’ll work on recognizing and honoring your hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues. We’ll work with how YOU hear these things, not some idealized version of them. You want a friendly, curious relationship with your body’s signals.
Stress and Blood Sugar Connection
Stress significantly impacts blood sugar levels. We’ll explore how food stress, diabetes anxiety, and life stress affect your management, and develop strategies for both emotional and physical blood sugar stability.
Real-Life Application
We’ll practice diabetes management strategies for real-world situations: restaurant meals, family gatherings, travel, work events, and daily life scenarios that don’t fit into textbook meal plans.
Support Options For Diabetes & Blood Sugar Improvement
THE LOVE FOOD AGAIN PROGRAM
Perfect for: Learning Intuitive Eating while caring for your health and blood sugar. A healthy relationship with food is the foundation for a lifelong strategy to support diabetes, prediabetes, or other concerns related to blood sugar.
What we explore: Practical blood sugar strategies, challenging diet culture around health and eating, intuitive eating adaptations for diabetes, and finding food freedom within health management—all in a supportive community.
Added support: Individual sessions can be added as needed for personalized attention within the group framework.
INDIVIDUAL NUTRITION THERAPY
Perfect for: Personalized blood sugar management strategies, working through food fears related to diabetes, coordinating with your diabetes care team, or addressing complex situations like diabetes with eating disorder history.
What we do: Develop your personal approach to blood sugar management, work through Intuitive Eating with diabetes, address carb anxiety and food guilt, create flexible meal strategies, and build confidence in your diabetes self-care, all while protecting your relationship with food.
Collaboration: I love working with your endocrinologist, primary care provider, or diabetes educator to ensure coordinated, comprehensive support.
Payment & Insurance
I offer both all-inclusive packages and a la carte sessions to meet a variety of financial needs.
Out Of Network / Private Pay Rates
Private Pay Options: Many of my private pay clients choose the Heal & Nourish Program (6 months of comprehensive support including biweekly sessions, Voxer support, workbook, and course access) for $2,370 or $395/month.
Individual Session Rates:
- Initial Assessment (75 minutes): $195
- Follow-up Sessions (50 minutes): $165
- Package of 12 follow-up sessions: $300/month x 6 months ($150/session)
→ Want to see if we’re a good fit? Book your free discovery call to discuss which option fits your needs and budget.
Payment plans available for all programs. Sliding scale options offered on a limited basis for those with financial need.
Insurance Options
My Approach To Diabetes & Blood Sugar Balance Is
Evidence-Based Yet Practical
I use proven nutrition and Intuitive Eating strategies for blood sugar management while honoring your lived experience, food preferences, and life circumstances. You’re the expert on what works in your real life. I bring clinical knowledge to support your choices.
Justice-Centered and Liberation-Focused
Diabetes management exists within systems of medical fatphobia and weight bias. I help you understand how stigma around diabetes and body size creates additional stress so you can focus on actual health management rather than shame and blame.
Trauma-Informed and Body Aware
I recognize how medical trauma, weight stigma, and fear-based and calorie-focused diabetes education affect your relationship with food. I create a space that feels emotionally safe while helping you develop confidence in managing your blood sugar.
Paced At The Speed Of Your Life
Even though at time health conditions are urgent, there is no quick fix for your relationship with food and your health. There’s no rush to achieve perfect blood sugars or follow a perfect diet. We move at a pace that respects your readiness, other health priorities, and life circumstances. I recognize you can’t drop everything to focus on diabetes so we’ll fit this work into your already full life.
HAES®-aligned and weight-inclusive
Diabetes management isn’t about reaching a certain weight. It’s about developing sustainable blood sugar strategies that support your overall health regardless of your body size. Caring for your blood sugar in practical, sustainable ways is possible at any weight.
What to expect…
Compassionate, shame-free support
You’ll never be judged for your eating patterns or made to feel guilty about your blood sugar levels. Diabetes management is about learning what works for your body, not achieving perfection.
Weight-neutral support
Your worth isn’t determined by your A1C or what you ate last night. We focus on sustainable strategies that support your health without focusing on weight loss as a requirement.
Practical, real-world solutions
You’ll learn flexible approaches to blood sugar management that work with your actual life, family dinners, work schedules, travel, celebrations, and everything in between.
What not to expect…
Restrictive food plans or carb elimination
I won’t tell you to cut out entire food groups or follow rigid meal plans. We’ll work on flexible strategies that include all foods while supporting stable blood sugar.
"Perfect eating" pressure
There’s no such thing as perfect diabetes management. We’ll focus on overall patterns and trends rather than day-to-day perfection with blood sugar numbers.
Weight loss expectations
I don’t believe you need to lose weight to manage diabetes well. Your body needs to feel nourished and cared for, which often supports better blood sugar stability than restriction.
What Working Together Looks Like
Free Discovery Call
We’ll talk about your diabetes management challenges, goals, and whether my approach feels right for you. No pressure—just a chance to see if we’re a good fit for working together. If you might want to work with me, you can book a discovery call here or send me a message if you’re unsure.
Regular Support Sessions
Weekly or biweekly sessions based on your needs. If you choose a package program, you’ll also have between-session support and additional resources. When you’re ready to taper off, we can space sessions further apart.
I will also happily connect with your mental health therapist for a more collaborative approach.
Initial Assessment (90 minutes)
A deep dive into your diabetes history, current management strategies, relationship with food, and what you hope to achieve. We’ll create a personalized plan that feels sustainable for your life.
If you are ready to hit the ground running, you’re welcome to book that appointment here.
Ongoing Growth
As you develop confidence with food, we’ll taper sessions to monthly or quarterly check-ins to maintain your progress and address any new situations that arise.
Ready to start your healing journey?
client stories
Rachel
“I used to spend so much mental energy thinking about food—what I should eat, when I should eat, whether I was eating too much. Working with Emily helped me realize I could trust my body. Now I eat when I’m hungry, stop when I’m satisfied, and actually enjoy my meals without guilt.”
Taylor
“The Love Food Again Program was exactly what I needed. Learning alongside other people who understood my struggles made all the difference. I finally feel normal around food and don’t obsess about every bite I take.”
Nida
“I’ve finally gotten to a place where I’m not obsessing about what I put in my body and how my body looks anymore. I wanted liberation from all of that I finally have it.”
it’s normal to have questions…
some FAQ
Can I eat carbs with diabetes?
Absolutely. Carbohydrates are an important part of a balanced diet, even with diabetes. We’ll work on practical strategies for including carbs in ways that support stable blood sugar rather than eliminating them. You’ll gain a deep understanding of why this is best for your body.
Will you help me lose weight for diabetes?
I don’t promote or focus on weight loss. My approach is weight-neutral because sustainable diabetes management often works better when you’re not also restricting calories or fighting your body’s natural weight.
What if I have diabetes and a history of disordered eating?
This is actually quite common, and I have experience working with both conditions simultaneously. We’ll prioritize healing your relationship with food and your body while developing sustainable blood sugar management strategies that don’t trigger disordered eating patterns.
Can you help if I'm on insulin or diabetes medications?
Absolutely. I work with people using all types of diabetes medications, including GLP-1s. Medications are often necessary and a super important part of diabetes care, not a sign you’re doing anything wrong.
What if I'm newly diagnosed and feeling overwhelmed?
A new diabetes diagnosis can feel overwhelming, and that’s completely normal. We’ll start slowly and build your confidence gradually. You don’t need to change everything at once and that probably will add to your overwhelm. Slow, sustainable changes are the best way to lower your blood sugar.
I have another question.
I’d love to talk to you. You can send me a message and let me know what your concerns are. If it seems smart, we can set up a discovery call to explore more.
Ready to Find Peace, Balance, and Control All At The Same Time?
Improving and managing diabetes or prediabetes doesn’t have to mean living in fear of food or following rigid rules that don’t fit your life. I’m here to help you develop sustainable strategies that support your health while maintaining peace with food.
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