112: What is Pre-Diabetes and How to Manage and Reverse It with Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN

<p>Do you or a family member or friend have pre-diabetes? Pre-diabetes is a condition that can lead to type 2 diabetes. It impacts 88 million Americans (that's one in three!) and can zap years from your life and vibrant health from those years. On today’s show, my guest is <a href= "https://nutritionstarringyou.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN</a>, author of The Everything Easy Pre-Diabetes Cookbook. Together, we'll explain how to manage pre-diabetes through diet and lifestyle and in some cases, even reverse it.</p> <p>Lauren Harris-Pincus is the author of <em>The Everything Easy Pre-Diabetes Cookbook: 200 Healthy Recipes to Help Reverse and Manage Pre-Diabetes</em>. Lauren is a nutrition communications specialist, speaker, spokesperson, consultant, and registered dietitian in private practice. She is the founder and owner of Nutrition Starring You, LLC, where she specializes in weight management and pre-diabetes. She is the author of <em>The Protein-Packed Breakfast Club</em> as well as her latest cookbook already mentioned. After growing up with weight issues and obesity, Lauren dedicated herself to combatting the growing adult and childhood obesity epidemic. She has wisdom to share about pre-diabetes, a condition that impacts 88 million Americans.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Get to know Lauren, a Jersey mom of two young adult kids; she is passionate about nutrition and healthy living and spends as much time as possible at the theater</li> <li>What is pre-diabetes? A blood sugar level that is higher than normal but not quite high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes</li> <li>How A1C measures blood sugar as a solid measure (5.7-6.4 is pre-diabetic)</li> <li>Why pre-diabetes is scary because one in three adults have it–and at least 90% don’t even know they have it</li> <li>Why so many people are unaware that they have pre-diabetes</li> <li>Why pre-diabetes is only the tip of the iceberg for what is going on with your insulin levels and your pan