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EP024 - Diabetes and GLP-1 (Part 2)

EP024 - Diabetes and GLP-1 (Part 2)

EP024 - Diabetes and GLP-1 (Part 2)Empowered Diabetes
Published on: 15/09/2025

Practical, hopeful, and real: this episode shows how to boost GLP‑1 naturally with fiber, intact grains, leafy greens, protein, walks, lifting, and HIIT. We cover muscle preservation on meds, a 90‑day plan, safety tips, and why habits beat hype.

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EP023 - Diabetes and GLP-1 (Part 1)

EP023 - Diabetes and GLP-1 (Part 1)

EP023 - Diabetes and GLP-1 (Part 1)Empowered Diabetes
Published on: 08/09/2025

We uncover how GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro work, their real benefits for A1C and heart risk, common side effects, muscle loss, plateaus, costs, and why weight often returns—setting up part two’s natural GLP-1-boosting glp1 diet plan.

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EP001 - Diabetes Dirty Dozen - Part 1

EP001 - Diabetes Dirty Dozen - Part 1

EP001 - Diabetes Dirty Dozen - Part 1Empowered Diabetes
Published on: 07/04/2025

The Diabetes Podcast kicks off with decreased incretin effect. Amber (RD/LD, CDCES) and Richie (TRS-C) explain GLP-1/GIP meds, how they work, side effects, costs, anesthesia safety, and simple food and lifestyle steps to boost your incretin effect.

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