[Letter] Can I enjoy eating and promote health with Diabetes and PCOS? With Erin Phillips

Find Your Food Voice

Julie Duffy Dillon RDN

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Mental Health

4.9 • 750 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In this episode of the Find Your Food Voice podcast, host Julie Duffy Dillon and guest Erin Phillips discuss the challenges of enjoying food while managing diabetes and PCOS. They explore the emotional impact of these diagnoses, the influence of diet culture, and the importance of building a supportive network. Erin shares valuable resources and insights for navigating these health conditions without succumbing to restrictive diets, emphasizing the need for radical acceptance and self-compassion. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 428 of the Find Your Food Voice podcast.
0:05.1	Today we're talking all about how to enjoy eating again when you've been diagnosed with diabetes and PCOS with special guest, Aaron Phillips.
0:14.5	Let's get to it.
0:18.0	Hey there, I'm Julie Duffy Dillon, registered dietitian, and your host. Welcome to this episode.
0:24.7	This episode is devoted to those of you who have been diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes,
0:30.3	and you feel like you were stuck in a corner with no way out, unsure on your next steps.
0:37.2	What I know to be true is that when you have been
0:40.7	newly diagnosed with any chronic condition that is associated with any kind of eating change
0:45.3	can be really hard. It also can be really scary because of all the fear. You know, the things that I
0:52.3	think about in particular with diabetes that I remember
0:54.7	learning when I was a new clinician is all these bad things that can happen. And that fear can
1:01.4	really promote these drastic changes. What unfortunately, I also know to be true from research
1:07.7	and also my experience as a clinician is when we make decisions based
1:12.9	just on that fear, they don't usually stick. They don't last very long. And one of the reasons is
1:19.7	because it's just too drastic. So for those of you who are struggling with a diabetes diagnosis
1:27.0	and wondering how to move forward. Again, this
1:30.1	episode is created for you. We have a letter from a listener who wrote their letter to food all
1:39.1	about what to do. And in particular, this letter writer is in recovery from an eating disorder, also has
1:45.2	PCOS, and just wants to like experience life and enjoying food, but doesn't know how to do it.
1:53.4	So I invited on a special guest. Her name is Aaron Phillips. She's a registered dietitian
1:58.8	as well and specializes in helping people with diabetes
2:01.9	to be able to just make it work for them without another rigid diet. Her expertise is so
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