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Diabetes Maven 🌟 Hi! I'm Stephanie, a nurse practitioner and fellow type 2 diabetic. I help people conquer diabetes for good!

Let's empower each other and turn our challenges into victories.

05/22/2026

A win is a win
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05/22/2026

When I was first diagnosed with diabetes I didn’t want to face the reality of checking my blood sugar … read more on my Substack

05/20/2026

I hate to break it to you… but that salad isn’t getting you to your daily fiber goals.

And if you’re living with Type 2 Diabetes or PMOS, that matters more than you know.

Here’s the truth about fiber:

Most salads are fiber imposters..

A classic Caesar salad ? About 2-3 g of fiber
A typical house salad ? About 2 g, maybe!

Your body needs 25-38 g PER DAY.
Women with PMOS and diabetes should def a for the higher limit.

That means your “healthy” salad is getting you less than 10% of the way there 😅

Why is fiber so important?

✔️ Insulin resistance- fiber slows glucose absorption and blunts the blood sugar spikes that drive insulin resistance deeper

✔️ Estrogen Dominance- your gut is how your body eliminates excess estrogen. Without enough fiber, that estrogen gets reabsorbed back into circulation and fuels your PMOS.

✔️ Chronic Inflammation- PMOS and diabetes are both inflammatory conditions at their root. fiber feeds the gut microbiome that keeps inflammation in check.

Fiber isn’t a wellness trend. For us it’s medicine .

Here is how I get fiber in easily every day:

✅ Acacia Powder = 6 g
✅ 2 green kiwi (w/skin) = 7 g
✅ 1 oz of Almonds = 4 g
✅ 1 avocado = a whopping 10 g
✅ 1/2 c of pinto beans= 9 g
✅ 1 cup of broccoli = 5 g

TOTAL= 41 g 👀

Easy peasy when you’re intentional about grabbing the high fiber value foods

Save this post for the next time you make a grocery run !

That belly fat isn’t about what you ate. It’s about what your hormones are doing.After 35, stubborn fat — especially aro...
05/16/2026

That belly fat isn’t about what you ate. It’s about what your hormones are doing.

After 35, stubborn fat — especially around the midsection — is often a metabolic signal, not a willpower problem.

Estrogen and progesterone shifts, rising cortisol, blood sugar dysregulation, and sluggish thyroid function all change how your body stores and burns fat. And no amount of calorie restriction fixes a hormonal issue.

Swipe through to see the 4 root causes most women over 35 are never told about — and the metabolic-first approach that actually works.

💾 Save this so you can come back to it.

05/15/2026

Nope not giving that up! 😂

Your cells aren’t broken. They’re just stopped listening to insulin.That’s what insulin resistance is. Your pancreas is ...
05/15/2026

Your cells aren’t broken. They’re just stopped listening to insulin.

That’s what insulin resistance is. Your pancreas is working overtime sending the signal, but your cells have tuned it out. So blood sugar stays high, fat storage goes up, and you’re exhausted no matter how much sleep you get.

I know because I lived it. My insulin was at 22. That’s well into the danger zone. And I brought it down to 9 without giving up the foods I love or spending hours at the gym.

Swipe through to see what insulin resistance actually looks like, the signs your body’s already been sending you, and the four things that genuinely moved the needle for me.

Save this. Come back to it. And if you have a friend who’s been told her labs are “a little high” but nobody explained what that means, send it to her.

She needs to see this.

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