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Dr. Caroline Trapp – Part 1

Dr. Caroline Trapp – Part 2

More than 80 percent of people with diabetes are on medications. Understand how to make dietary changes that reduce or eliminate the need for medications safely.

Dr. Caroline Trapp, DNP, ANP-BC, CDE, FAANP, Director of Diabetes Education for PRCM, expert nurse practitioner counseling diabetes patients weekly.

We divided this interview in 2 parts so you can listen to it all at once or one part at a time, as best fits your schedule. To listen to it all, just click play on the picture of Caroline. If you want to listen to just one part, then click on the part you want in the list below the picture.

Part 1 of the interview - How does metformin and other diabetes medications work and are they useful?
Dr. Trapp dives in detail into how the diabetes medications work, when they are useful and what are the risks and compares their use to the lifestyle approach.
Part 2 of the Interview - Insulin, its uses, its risks and care when making lifestyle changes while on Insulin
Dr. Trapp covers Insulin, its uses, its risks and care when making lifestyle changes while on Insulin and how to get off of it with a lifestyle approach.