Glucose Riot was created for people with diabetes who want honest, nuanced, fat positive, and non-diet information about living with and managing diabetes. Hosted by two dietitians and diabetes educators, Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES and Kelly Six, MS, RDN, CDCES. Our philosophy is that there's no magical *One Right Way* to manage diabetes, and there are a lot of valid choices when it comes to living with diabetes (surprise! we are human and show up in lots of different ways!). We are not here to prescribe or push a particular strategy but to have conversations about nutrition and diabetes topics.
We value body autonomy and what you do with your body is entirely up to you. And thank goodness -- we couldn't live with that kind of responsibility if what you did was up to us! This means that If you decide to diet or pursue intentional weight loss, we're not mad at you and we never want to shame you for your own choices. Our aim is to show that there are many ways to approach diabetes that do not center weight loss that can support happy and healthy humans. That being said, there are already a lot of diet-y diabetes podcasts already -- if that is something you're looking for, we aren't your gals.
Have a topic in mind you'd like us to talk about? Please let us know! Send emails to glucoseriotpod@gmail.com
Still the most commonly drug prescribed for people with diabetes (and the third most commonly prescribed drug in the US!) but what is it and what is it doing? Kelly and Erin talk through the very beginning of it's story to where we are now and everything in between.
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American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee for Diabetes. 9. Pharmacologic Approaches to Glycemic Treatment: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2026. Diabetes Care. 2026;49(Suppl 1):S183-S215. doi:10.2337/dc26-S009
Pavlo Petakh, Kamyshna I, Kamyshnyi A. Effects of metformin on the gut microbiota: A systematic review. Mol Metab. 2023 Nov;77:101805. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101805. Epub 2023 Sep 9. PMID: 37696355; PMCID: PMC10518565.
Bu Y, Peng M, Tang X, et al. Protective effects of metformin in various cardiovascular diseases: Clinical evidence and AMPK-dependent mechanisms. J Cell Mol Med. 2022;26(19):4886-4903. doi:10.1111/jcmm.17519
LINKS:
Email us your questions here: glucoseriotpod@gmail.com (mailto:glucoseriotpod@gmail.com)
Find out more about Kelly at www.sixnutritionanddiabetes.com
Find out more about Erin at www.erinphillipsnutrition.com
DISCLAIMER: We are dietitians and diabetes educators but we are not YOUR dietitians and diabetes educators. The information provided in this podcast is not intended as individualized medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you have a medical concern, go to your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment.
24 Aug 2026
Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance is one of the most widely used but misunderstood terms in diabetes care, and getting it wrong can send you straight into more restriction, more stress, and worse blood sugar swings. Erin Phillips and Kelly Six break down what it actually is, how to think about it without the usual fear-based nonsense, and what might actually help your body.
LINKS:
Email us your questions here: glucoseriotpod@gmail.com (mailto:glucoseriotpod@gmail.com)
Find out more about Kelly at www.sixnutritionanddiabetes.com (http://www.sixnutritionanddiabetes.com)
Find out more about Erin at www.erinphillipsnutrition.com (http://www.erinphillipsnutrition.com)
DISCLAIMER: We are dietitians and diabetes educators but we are not YOUR dietitians and diabetes educators. The information provided in this podcast is not intended as individualized medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you have a medical concern, go to your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment.
28 Jul 2026
Protein Crazy! Nutrition Science, Marketing, and Diabetes management
Want to see a dietitian to get more individual support on these topics? Kelly is currently accepting new clients and now takes insurance!
Listen to dietitians Kelly and Erin talk about PROTEIN. We're seeing protein discussed like it's the answer to all your problems. But what's just marketing hype and what does nutrition science tell us about what we actually need and what it's actually doing for you (and your diabetes management, of course)?
LINKS:
Email us your questions here: glucoseriotpod@gmail.com (mailto:glucoseriotpod@gmail.com)
Find out more about Kelly at www.sixnutritionanddiabetes.com (http://www.sixnutritionanddiabetes.com)
Find out more about Erin at www.erinphillipsnutrition@gmail.com (mailto:www.erinphillipsnutrition@gmail.com)
DISCLAIMER: We are dietitians and diabetes educators but we are not YOUR dietitians and diabetes educators. The information provided in this podcast is not intended as individualized medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you have a medical concern, go to your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment.
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