Megrette Fletcher: Weight stigma, diet culture and diabetes care E.41

The goal of diabetes care is not to lose weight! - Megrette Fletcher M.Ed., RDN, CDCES . Megrette joins the podcast today to discuss the problem with diet culture and weight stigma in diabetes care, and why focusing on weight can sabotage diabetes care.
About Megrette:
Megrette Fletcher is a registered dietitian, diabetes care and education specialist, public speaker, and author. She is a member of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists and served on the ADCES inclusion committee national conference from 2018-2020. Megrette is a mindful eating leader and co-founder of The Center for Mindful Eating. She is a co-founder of WN4DCSymposium.com and the current owner. She is the creator of the NoWeightLossRequired.com community for weight-inclusive diabetes care. Her focus, on decreasing stigma in diabetes care, fuels her passion for weight-neutral diabetes care, treatment, and prevention. To learn more about weight inclusive diabetes visit the website at wn4dc.com.
What you'll learn by listening:

• Megrette shares her passion for changing the landscape in diabetes care, and how diet culture in diabetes has challenged her values of non judgement and self-compassion
• Why focusing on weight can sabotage diabetes care
• How one can begin establishing a sustainable diabetes strategy free of diet culture influences
• What to do when a medical appointment feels icky because of weight bias
• Megrette busts a common myth in diabetes
• Megrette's new diet free resource for people living with diabetes

How to connect with Megrette:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noweightlossrequired/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noweightlossrequired/
Website: https://www.wn4dc.com

Program/Resources Mentioned by Megrette:
NoWeightlossRequired.com 7 day introduction program https://www.noweightlossrequired.com
Link for No weight loss required membership program
https://wn4dc.com/private_pages/4520409?preview=logged_out
$1 Link to the Ready to Being program
https://no-weight-loss-required.circle.so/checkout/pro-access-rtb
Link to 12 week email with $1 VIP access
direct link with the $1 VIP access

How to connect with Lindsay:
Show idea/question? Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/
Free Food Freedom Roadmap: https://www.lindsaysarson.com
Work with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me