Diabetes and Blood Sugar Control

Individualized nutrition therapy to improve blood sugar and manage diabetes

A better way to manage blood sugar

Learning that you have diabetes or pre-diabetes can come as quite a surprise. Although you can’t always ‘feel’ high blood glucose, the risks are very real.

At Empowered Nutrition, we are here to help you take the stress out of managing diabetes and finally feel in control of your blood sugar. Through individualized nutrition-centric care, we’ll help you track, manage, and improve your health for the long run. There’s nothing like the feeling of reducing or even eliminating the need for diabetes medication — and that’s our goal for you!

When needed, we also provide nutrition support along-side GLP-1 diabetes medication such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. Learn more about our GLP-1 medication program HERE.

Our Approach to Diabetes

We take the confusion out of finding your solution by providing powerfully effective functional nutrition therapy to address your blood sugar concerns from the root.

Nutrition Therapy

Stress-free meal plans that manage carbohydrate quality, quantity, and timing to reduce inflammation, optimize metabolism

Functional Supplements

An individualized plan for supplements to resolve common nutrient insufficiencies and support blood sugar balance

Gut Health & Weight Loss

Strategies to optimize gut health and achieve a healthier weight if needed

Continuous Glucose Monitors

A tool to track how your body responds to certain foods and drinks to create your most effective wellness plan – learn more HERE

Lifestyle Modifications

Guidance to address the problems that throw off blood sugar (sleep, stress, environmental chemical exposures) so you can live in balance

Nutrition-Centric Solutions for Blood Sugar Control

– Type 2 Diabetes

– Gestational Diabetes

– Pre-Diabetes

– Low Blood Sugar

– Insulin Resistance

Wondering if we’re a good fit? Complete our ‘Get Started’ form. We’ll reach out to discuss your blood sugar challenges and how we can support you.

Get Started

Our practitioners are experts in blood sugar management.

When you work with one of our Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, you get a custom nutrition plan that’s clear, achievable for you, and won’t be overly restrictive. In fact, people are often surprised how much they love the food.

Our main goal is to get you to where you don’t need us! We teach you how to follow our process on your own, so that you can have ongoing, independent success with blood sugar control.

If you additionally require a GLP-1 medication such as Ozempic or Mounjaro for your blood sugar control, we can provide you with additional support. We can help you reduce side effects, avoid nutrient deficiencies, protect muscle, and improve your long-term success. In combination with our primary care team, we can also help you start a GLP-1 medication. Learn more from our medical GLP-1 clinic page.

“I LOVE working with Empowered Nutrition. They are so encouraging, friendly, knowledgeable, and have really helped me figure out what is going on with ME and MY body. I’m getting results with my blood sugar and weight quickly, so that’s a surprise bonus for me!”
Bethany L.

An integrative way to manage your blood sugar

We offer more than a “fix” to your diabetes or blood sugar challenges – we help you heal from the root.

Step 1

Learn more about how to optimize your wellness with root-cause healthcare HERE.

Step 2

Complete our ‘Get Started’ form. We want to know you better! We’ll reach out to send secure intake forms. We also collect a detailed assessment and any labs you wish to provide. We want the whole story!

Step 3

Meet with us for your initial visit. We’ll review your assessment, you’ll get several choices for first steps, and you’ll get a detailed plan with all of the info and support that you need for success.

Step 4

Complete any desired additional assessments such as functional lab testing, body composition or metabolic assessment, or blood glucose monitoring (all optional).

Step 5

If desired, get additional support with GLP-1 medication, group programs, and/or or weekly email check-ins.

Step 6

Meet with us on a recurring basis to further optimize your plan, move to further stages, and eventually achieve independent wellness!

Don’t have insurance? No problem.

Working with us is still the best way to access comprehensive care at an affordable rate. Learn more HERE.

Your blood sugar control questions – answered.

What causes diabetes?

Blood sugar issues can stem from a range of factors for both autoimmune and insulin-resistant forms of diabetes. It’s not just about sugar consumption; gut health, nutrient deficiencies, lack of exercise, stress, and poor sleep all play significant roles in blood sugar regulation. These factors are increasingly relevant as problems with blood sugar control become more common (especially in children).

The good news is that, in most cases, diabetes is reversible with medical nutrition therapy and guidance from an integrative primary care team. Even autoimmune conditions like type 1 diabetes and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) can benefit from tailored dietary interventions that help manage blood sugar levels.

What are common symptoms of blood sugar imbalances?

Common symptoms of diabetes and blood sugar control issues include frequent thirst, excessive urination, unexplained weight changes, extreme fatigue, blurry vision, slow wound healing, and tingling or numbness in the extremities.

Proper blood sugar control is crucial in managing these symptoms and preventing further issues. This involves maintaining a balanced diet, regular physical activity, monitoring blood glucose levels, and, in some cases, taking prescribed medications or insulin to keep blood sugar within a healthy range. Effective blood sugar management is essential for individuals with diabetes to lead a healthy and symptom-free life while reducing the risk of long-term complications (such as heart disease, kidney problems, and nerve damage).

How do you address diabetes and blood sugar control differently?

We combine nutrition therapy and functional medicine to get to the root of your blood sugar issues as strategically and holistically as possible. We go beyond just carbohydrate exchanges to formulate a meal plan, supplement protocol, and integrative wellness plan to help make managing your blood sugar effective and simple. By addressing the root causes of high blood sugar, we have been able to achieve dramatic improvements of blood sugar control for our clients. We’ve also seen type 2 diabetes reversed countless times!

Do you offer continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)?

Yes! Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) are one of the most powerful ways that we can optimize your blood sugar. A CGM is a device that you wear for 10 days. You get a continuous read of your blood sugar on your smart phone, so that you can see how your blood sugar responds to different foods and drinks. Your Registered Dietitian will help you evaluate this information, and will help you turn it into an actionable plan. You can learn more about our CGM monitoring HERE.

Do you offer GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro?

Yes. If you already have a GLP-1 medication prescription, we can augment your care with nutrition support, so that you minimize side effects, avoid nutrient deficiencies, protect muscle, and improve your long-term success. If you don’t already have a GLP-1 medication prescription, you can consult with our medical GLP-1 clinic for the combination of medical and nutrition care for diabetes.

Learn More About Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Learn More About GLP-1 Diabetes Medication

We can help you achieve improvement of diabetes and blood sugar control, so that you can feel confident about your long-term health trajectory. There’s nothing like the feeling of reducing or even eliminating the need for diabetes medication. We can help with all ages, from gestational diabetes and children and up, always with a customized plan.

The long-term complications of diabetes aren’t your destiny! Contact Us with us to discuss how we can help you control your blood sugar.

FREE QUIZ

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Discover how well your diet and lifestyle choices are affecting your blood sugar balance.

We’re Now Available in Combination with Primary Care.

Nutrition shouldn’t be aside from your healthcare. Instead, access nutrition-centric healthcare: a primary team and functional dietitian combo.

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Nutrition Professionals You Can Trust

Many claim to be a nutritionist, but only a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) meets rigorous academic requirements. These include: Extensive clinical training, a nutrition degree from an accredited university, passing a rigorous board exam, and meeting continuing education requirements. Further, we are Licensed Registered Dietitians (LDNs) in the state of North Carolina. We are further credentialed in Integrative and Functional Nutrition. We stay informed on guidelines set by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in order to provide our patients with expert nutrition counseling.

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