Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
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Join BFFs, registered dietitian nutritionists, and diabetes educators Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones each week to navigate the many layers of diabetes management and overall well-being. Every Wednesday, we’ll dive into a world of diabetes-friendly nutrition, intuitive eating, mental health strategies, medication management, and so much more. The Diabetes Digital Podcast isn’t just another health show; it’s a culturally competent and weight-inclusive resource, seamlessly integrating diverse care approaches into each episode.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
A diabetes-focused health show that makes food, blood sugar, body image, and care questions feel clearer and less isolating.
Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven sits in Health & Fitness where diabetes care meets everyday life: food, blood sugar, body image, GLP-1 questions, and the pressure to get health "right." The sampled episodes are conversational, with Wendy and Jess moving between practical…
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A calm, practical guide to reading lab work without turning every number into a crisis.
The episode keeps its footing in a simple, reassuring point: lab work can feel overwhelming, especially for people living with diabetes or prediabetes, but the numbers only make sense when read in context, not as a verdict.
Cultural foods are treated as part of real life, not something to erase.
The episode handles a familiar diabetes topic with clarity, especially the tension between nutrition advice and cultural foods that many people are told to cut back on.
A useful conversation about type 1 diabetes, food guilt, and finding balance without chasing perfection.
The episode keeps Tiana Lavin's dual perspective in view: she is a registered dietitian in San Diego, and she lives with type 1 diabetes. That matters here.
Blood sugar support without the gym-first sermon.
Movement Hacks for Blood Sugar is a useful listen for anyone who wants blood sugar support without turning exercise into a punishment. Wendy and Jess keep bringing the focus back to ordinary movement that fits real life, like walking, dancing, stretching, cleaning, and other…
A plainspoken look at drinking, blood sugar, and the social pressure around both.
Alcohol and diabetes get the plain answer here: what drinking can do to blood sugar, which popular ideas do not hold up, and how to make things less messy when the numbers start to swing.
Sleep is a quiet blood sugar variable that is easy to overlook.
Sleep is treated here as a real blood sugar variable, not a wellness extra. The episode makes a steady case that glucose can stay off even when meals, movement, and medication are in place if rest is poor.
Clear, practical guidance for eating when GLP-1 appetite cues are low.
This episode takes a listener question about low hunger on GLP-1s and turns it into a plainspoken guide for covering nutrition when appetite cues go quiet.
Post-meal fatigue is framed as a whole-body signal, not just a carb question.
Post-meal fatigue is treated as a whole-body signal here, not just a question of what is on the plate. Wendy and Jess link chronic stress, skipped meals, under-eating, food access, and meal timing to that heavy-after-eating feeling, and the advice stays focused on changes that…
Shawn Stevenson interviews researchers and coaches on nutrition, sleep, hormones, and fitness.
Supplement labels, decoded with conviction.
Practical health conversations for reducing overwhelm.
This live class records a conversation with dietitian Jessica Stamm about her time working at the Biggest Loser Resort.
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The episode opens with a practical update about upcoming open houses for patients and providers.
Wendy and Jess open by laughing about how fast 2026 showed up.
Sleep is the main topic here.
Wendy and Jess settle in for a life catch-up.
Wendy and Jess take on a problem plenty of listeners know well.
The conversation stays on body respect inside modest communities.
Wendy and Jess talk through alcohol and blood sugar with their usual mix of warmth and practical detail.
The show opens by asking whether picky eating is actually something deeper.
Jess answers a listener question about what to do when hunger cues are low on a GLP-1.
Registered dietitians discuss whether skipping breakfast or intermittent fasting is beneficial for blood sugar control in diabetes.
Labs can feel loaded.
This episode explains how cooking and cooling carbohydrates creates resistant starch, which can help reduce blood sugar spikes.
Wendy and Jessica share practical kitchen tools to simplify cooking for people with diabetes, including an egg cooker, air fryer, rice cooker, Dutch oven, personal blender, iron skillet, and milk frother.
Two registered dietitians discuss which types of milk are best for blood sugar management in people with diabetes.
Registered dietitian Wendy discusses snacking strategies for blood sugar management in diabetes.
Wendy and Jess discuss whether fruit spikes blood sugar too much for people with diabetes, debunking common fears and offering practical strategies like pairing fruit with protein or eating it after meals.
The show brings in one of its DD dietitians, Crystal Martinez, to talk about how diabetes care can feel narrow and overly European when it leaves cultural foods out of the picture.
A dietitian offers tips for managing blood sugar during holiday meals without guilt or restriction.
Tiana Lavin joins the show as a registered dietitian who also lives with type 1 diabetes.
Wendy and Jess focus on movement hacks for blood sugar.
Wendy and Jess debunk the myth that people with diabetes must cut out all sugar, discussing the difference between added and natural sugars, the psychological impact of restriction, and practical strategies for incorporating sugar mindfully.
This episode discusses integrative approaches to diabetes management, including personalized nutrition plans, key nutrients, supplements, and environmental factors.
This episode discusses flexible meal planning strategies for people with diabetes, featuring a guest dietitian who shares tips, resources, and culturally inclusive approaches.
Dietitians discuss whether people with diabetes can eat fruit, debunking myths about sugar and blood glucose.
Hosts Wendy and Jessica share a conversation from another podcast about their approach to nutrition for diabetes, discussing intermittent fasting and restrictive diets.
Registered dietitians discuss when to consider insulin therapy for diabetes management.