#76: But what about diabetes?

with Greg Dodell, MD, FACE

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In this episode we discuss…

  • What is endocrinology

  • What hormones do

  • Why might hormones not work

  • Overview of diabetes 

  • What are some misconceptions about diabetes 

  • Can you control diabetes with lifestyle

  • What are we missing when we come to our health

  • How can we get rid of the shame around lifestyle and medication

  • What are we missing in the correlation between weight loss and improved health

  • How stigma affects health 

  • How doctors can cause harm through stigma 

  • How should we center these discussions

  • What we do when we have risk factors 

  • Why it’s ok to take medication if you need it 

  • How you can follow a restrictive plan while being food positive  

  • What is intuitive eating and why it’s important for medicine 

  • What can you do for prevention 

But what about diabetes? This is the question that continues to come up when we talk about health at every size and fat positivity. Even when we know that weight doesn’t cause health conditions, it’s hard not to feel the pressure of things like diabetes. There can be a lot of shame about not being able to “fix” something when it seems like others can. This week, we talk with endocrinologist Greg Dodell to try to understand the connection between weight, lifestyle, and diabetes and answer questions such as: What is diabetes? What do we mean by lifestyle? How does shame affect health? How can we make sustainable changes? And many more.

Dr. Greg Dodell is a board-certified endocrinologist. He received his medical degree from Albany Medical College. He completed his internal medicine and endocrinology Fellowship at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, affiliated with Columbia University. He is in private practice at Central Park Endocrinology, PC.

Connect with Greg on Instagram, Twitter, and his website.

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