Empowering women with diabetes during pregnancy with Lemma & Leslee
Libby sits down (via Zoom) for a panel to discuss diabetes for lowering blood sugar with Leslee Flannery and Lemma Brown.
Lemma (pronounced L in front, “Emma”) Brown is a Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Expert with over ten years of clinical nutrition and nutrition counseling experience. She has also lived with Type 1 Diabetes for over 15 years. When she started planning for pregnancy a few years ago, Lemma was shocked with how little information and resources were available to support her and help other women like her manage Type 1 Diabetes during pregnancy. From her own first-hand experience, Lemma realized that she wanted to become a coach and resource for other women with Type 1 Diabetes entering motherhood to empower them to manage their blood sugars to support a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. She sees clients 1:1 virtually who have Type 1 Diabetes and are planning for pregnancy, are currently pregnant, and who have recently had a baby. Lemma currently lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia with her husband and two-year-old daughter.
Leslee Flannery is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Lactation Counselor from Dayton, Ohio. She has spent the last 6 years working with the pre and postnatal population. Leslee herself has two young boys and understands first-hand how overwhelming this new phase of life can be for women.
She thought she had found her dream job working in a Maternal Fetal Medicine office but soon realized there was an abundance of nutrition misinformation and a lack of continued support with gestational diabetes so she started her own private practice.
In her private practice, Leslee teaches her clients that all foods can fit while controlling blood sugars in pregnancy!
Guest Resources:
Connect with Lemma on Instagram: @t1diabetes.nutritionist
Connect with Leslee on Instagram: @gestational.diabetes.nutrition
Free Resources from Libby:
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