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Lauren Plunkett

Diabetes
St. Paul, MN

Lauren is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDE), public speaker, fitness instructor, owner of LP Nutrition Consulting, and has lived with T1D for more than two decades. Her specialties are coaching and educating on healthy lifestyle for chronic disease support, sports performance, plant-based nutrition, weight management, and prevention with age. Read more of her story at www.lpnutritionconsulting.com

STORIES BY Lauren Plunkett FOR LYFEBULB

Gumption

I am so sensitive.

The word Diabetic is used to describe a person that has diabetes. It’s used in print all over the place and said by lots of people but I think it’s a label that puts the disease before the person.