Explore innovative strategies for managing metabolic health with naturopath Carrun Squires, who holds a Master's in Human Nutrition and a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education. This episode delves into the rising prevalence of metabolic dysfunction in Australia, covering metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes. Learn about early identification of metabolic issues, the latest in blood sugar monitoring, and practical interventions for optimal metabolic health.

Episode highlights:

1. Metabolic syndrome: Early detection and prevention strategies
2. MASLD: Understanding the new nomenclature for fatty liver disease
3. Comprehensive assessments: Fasting insulin tests and continuous glucose monitoring
4. Nutritional interventions: Fibre, vegetables, and key supplements
5. Exercise strategies for improved glucose regulation
6. Lifestyle factors influencing metabolic health
7. Preventing cardiovascular and chronic kidney complications
8. Practical application of continuous glucose monitors in patient care

About Carrun
Naturopath | Clinical Nutritionist |Diabetes Educator

Carrun Squires is a Naturopath who has worked in private clinical practice for seventeen years. Carrun is committed to supporting her patients in their quest to manage or be preventative in the areas of type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome and related complications such as cardiovascular disease.

In practice, when not supporting her own patients, Carrun has made it her mission to mentor other health practitioners in identifying when dysglycaemias may be the underlying cause of their own patient’s health issues.

Carrun has pursued post-graduate studies in the areas of human nutrition, diabetes education and lifestyle medicine. Applying this unique combination of complementary and mainstream understandings of blood sugar dysregulation sees Carrun providing a holistic approach empowering her clients to embrace change that can delay or arrest development of chronic disease.

Carrun has featured on podcasts and webinars discussing naturopathic treatment considerations and has spoken both nationally and internationally on lifestyle medicine and nutritional management of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Connect with Carrun: Carrun Squires Naturopath

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