Re: any one see a dietician?

[Guest guest]

,

I’ve thought of switching my career

in that direction also! Where would we start figuring out the best way to be

helpful fast??? Where is the Celiac Nutritionist Fast Track? OK, doesn’t

have to be fast. Just a good enough education we could be really really

helpful.

Laurie

lbilyeu@...

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of christineheiner

Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006

5:02 PM

To: SillyYaks

Subject: any one see a

dietician?

just wondering if any of you

have seen a dietician for help eating

gluten free? i've heard some people say that

they have talked to

dieticians that didn't know much about

celiac. i am thinking that

when my baby goes to school that i need to go back

to school and

become a dietician and specialize in celiac.

christine

[Guest guest]

,

I’ve thought of switching my career

in that direction also! Where would we start figuring out the best way to be

helpful fast??? Where is the Celiac Nutritionist Fast Track? OK, doesn’t

have to be fast. Just a good enough education we could be really really

helpful.

Laurie

lbilyeu@...

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of christineheiner

Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006

5:02 PM

To: SillyYaks

Subject: any one see a

dietician?

just wondering if any of you

have seen a dietician for help eating

gluten free? i've heard some people say that

they have talked to

dieticians that didn't know much about

celiac. i am thinking that

when my baby goes to school that i need to go back

to school and

become a dietician and specialize in celiac.

christine

[Guest guest]

,

I’ve thought of switching my career

in that direction also! Where would we start figuring out the best way to be

helpful fast??? Where is the Celiac Nutritionist Fast Track? OK, doesn’t

have to be fast. Just a good enough education we could be really really

helpful.

Laurie

lbilyeu@...

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of christineheiner

Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006

5:02 PM

To: SillyYaks

Subject: any one see a

dietician?

just wondering if any of you

have seen a dietician for help eating

gluten free? i've heard some people say that

they have talked to

dieticians that didn't know much about

celiac. i am thinking that

when my baby goes to school that i need to go back

to school and

become a dietician and specialize in celiac.

christine

[Guest guest]

I see a dietician and she is not knowledgeable at all about celiac. At my

first appointment with her she gave me print outs from Celiac.com and that

was it for literature. But I also hae type 2 diabetes and she knows her stuff

in that area.

Donna in NH

christineheiner wrote:

just wondering

if any of you have seen a dietician for help eating

gluten free? i've heard some people say that they have talked to

dieticians that didn't know much about celiac. i am thinking that

when my baby goes to school that i need to go back to school and

become a dietician and specialize in celiac.

christine

[Guest guest]

I see a dietician and she is not knowledgeable at all about celiac. At my

first appointment with her she gave me print outs from Celiac.com and that

was it for literature. But I also hae type 2 diabetes and she knows her stuff

in that area.

Donna in NH

christineheiner wrote:

just wondering

if any of you have seen a dietician for help eating

gluten free? i've heard some people say that they have talked to

dieticians that didn't know much about celiac. i am thinking that

when my baby goes to school that i need to go back to school and

become a dietician and specialize in celiac.

christine

[Guest guest]

I see a dietician and she is not knowledgeable at all about celiac. At my

first appointment with her she gave me print outs from Celiac.com and that

was it for literature. But I also hae type 2 diabetes and she knows her stuff

in that area.

Donna in NH

christineheiner wrote:

just wondering

if any of you have seen a dietician for help eating

gluten free? i've heard some people say that they have talked to

dieticians that didn't know much about celiac. i am thinking that

when my baby goes to school that i need to go back to school and

become a dietician and specialize in celiac.

christine

[Guest guest]

I've seen so many dieticians over the years. Each one different. Each

one helpful. All of them women, so far. :-)

The most recent one I saw was to help me both with gluten-free AND T2

diabetes. She spent an hour or so with me, and knew more about T2 than

celiac, but still had a ton of handy stuff to give me. I must confess

that I've been T2 a lot longer than diagnosed celiac, so I didn't

quite need help so much with the T2 aspect of things as with the

balancing of a GF diet with T2. And I must confess that I've not gone

through the HUGE stack of material she had prepared for me. I've not

yet put her lessons to good use. Shame on me.

She gave me good reminders of things I already " know " (in my head) but

had forgotten (in my heart and in my eyes). For example: a serving of

baked potato is a baked potato the size of your fist, not a 1# Idaho

big baker. Also, a serving of milk is 8 oz, not 18 oz. (Can you see a

trend here? Can you guess why my waistline likes to creep bigger and

bigger? And maybe why my glucose numbers have been running a little

higher than they should?)

I've been meaning to go through the HUGE stack of information she gave

me and post what I've learned, for any one else who might need help

with GF and T2.

The dietician I saw was affiliated with the diabetes program at a

hospital with a big diabetes department. I guess that's why she was

more skilled in the T2 aspect of things than the celiac aspect of things.

But interestingly enough, she said I was the THIRD Celiac-T2 that

she'd seen that month! I guess diagnosis rates for celiac are on the

rise here in my little nook of the world.

>

> just wondering if any of you have seen a dietician for help eating

> gluten free?

[Guest guest]

I've seen so many dieticians over the years. Each one different. Each

one helpful. All of them women, so far. :-)

The most recent one I saw was to help me both with gluten-free AND T2

diabetes. She spent an hour or so with me, and knew more about T2 than

celiac, but still had a ton of handy stuff to give me. I must confess

that I've been T2 a lot longer than diagnosed celiac, so I didn't

quite need help so much with the T2 aspect of things as with the

balancing of a GF diet with T2. And I must confess that I've not gone

through the HUGE stack of material she had prepared for me. I've not

yet put her lessons to good use. Shame on me.

She gave me good reminders of things I already " know " (in my head) but

had forgotten (in my heart and in my eyes). For example: a serving of

baked potato is a baked potato the size of your fist, not a 1# Idaho

big baker. Also, a serving of milk is 8 oz, not 18 oz. (Can you see a

trend here? Can you guess why my waistline likes to creep bigger and

bigger? And maybe why my glucose numbers have been running a little

higher than they should?)

I've been meaning to go through the HUGE stack of information she gave

me and post what I've learned, for any one else who might need help

with GF and T2.

The dietician I saw was affiliated with the diabetes program at a

hospital with a big diabetes department. I guess that's why she was

more skilled in the T2 aspect of things than the celiac aspect of things.

But interestingly enough, she said I was the THIRD Celiac-T2 that

she'd seen that month! I guess diagnosis rates for celiac are on the

rise here in my little nook of the world.

>

> just wondering if any of you have seen a dietician for help eating

> gluten free?

[Guest guest]

I've seen so many dieticians over the years. Each one different. Each

one helpful. All of them women, so far. :-)

The most recent one I saw was to help me both with gluten-free AND T2

diabetes. She spent an hour or so with me, and knew more about T2 than

celiac, but still had a ton of handy stuff to give me. I must confess

that I've been T2 a lot longer than diagnosed celiac, so I didn't

quite need help so much with the T2 aspect of things as with the

balancing of a GF diet with T2. And I must confess that I've not gone

through the HUGE stack of material she had prepared for me. I've not

yet put her lessons to good use. Shame on me.

She gave me good reminders of things I already " know " (in my head) but

had forgotten (in my heart and in my eyes). For example: a serving of

baked potato is a baked potato the size of your fist, not a 1# Idaho

big baker. Also, a serving of milk is 8 oz, not 18 oz. (Can you see a

trend here? Can you guess why my waistline likes to creep bigger and

bigger? And maybe why my glucose numbers have been running a little

higher than they should?)

I've been meaning to go through the HUGE stack of information she gave

me and post what I've learned, for any one else who might need help

with GF and T2.

The dietician I saw was affiliated with the diabetes program at a

hospital with a big diabetes department. I guess that's why she was

more skilled in the T2 aspect of things than the celiac aspect of things.

But interestingly enough, she said I was the THIRD Celiac-T2 that

she'd seen that month! I guess diagnosis rates for celiac are on the

rise here in my little nook of the world.

>

> just wondering if any of you have seen a dietician for help eating

> gluten free?

[Guest guest]

I have a very knowledgeable nutritionist

located in Oradell, NJ

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of Ian's Mimi

Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006

6:19 PM

To: SillyYaks

Subject: Re: any one

see a dietician?

I see a dietician and she is not knowledgeable at all about celiac. At

my first appointment with her she gave me print outs from Celiac.com and that

was it for literature. But I also hae type 2 diabetes and she knows her stuff

in that area.

Donna in NH

christineheiner wrote:

just wondering if any of you

have seen a dietician for help eating

gluten free? i've heard some people say that

they have talked to

dieticians that didn't know much about

celiac. i am thinking that

when my baby goes to school that i need to go back

to school and

become a dietician and specialize in celiac.

christine

[Guest guest]

I have a very knowledgeable nutritionist

located in Oradell, NJ

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of Ian's Mimi

Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006

6:19 PM

To: SillyYaks

Subject: Re: any one

see a dietician?

I see a dietician and she is not knowledgeable at all about celiac. At

my first appointment with her she gave me print outs from Celiac.com and that

was it for literature. But I also hae type 2 diabetes and she knows her stuff

in that area.

Donna in NH

christineheiner wrote:

just wondering if any of you

have seen a dietician for help eating

gluten free? i've heard some people say that

they have talked to

dieticians that didn't know much about

celiac. i am thinking that

when my baby goes to school that i need to go back

to school and

become a dietician and specialize in celiac.

christine

[Guest guest]

I have a very knowledgeable nutritionist

located in Oradell, NJ

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of Ian's Mimi

Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006

6:19 PM

To: SillyYaks

Subject: Re: any one

see a dietician?

I see a dietician and she is not knowledgeable at all about celiac. At

my first appointment with her she gave me print outs from Celiac.com and that

was it for literature. But I also hae type 2 diabetes and she knows her stuff

in that area.

Donna in NH

christineheiner wrote:

just wondering if any of you

have seen a dietician for help eating

gluten free? i've heard some people say that

they have talked to

dieticians that didn't know much about

celiac. i am thinking that

when my baby goes to school that i need to go back

to school and

become a dietician and specialize in celiac.

christine

[Guest guest]

I did not have any luck with a dietician. It was such a waste to me.

She didn't know much of anything about CD or what I should and

shouldn't eat, what vitamins to take or anything. TO ME, it was not

worth it, but that may be just me.

Rhiannon

>

> just wondering if any of you have seen a dietician for help eating

> gluten free? i've heard some people say that they have talked to

> dieticians that didn't know much about celiac. i am thinking that

> when my baby goes to school that i need to go back to school and

> become a dietician and specialize in celiac.

> christine

>

[Guest guest]

it seems really weird to me that dieticians don't know much about

celiac-----i mean, it is the only autoimmune disease that is

controlled by diet and nothing else.

christine

[Guest guest]

If 99.99% of your work is helping diabetics, then 99.99% of your

skills will be honed towards helping diabetics. If 0.01% of your work

is helping celiacs, then you won't get a chance to develop and polish

those skills very often.

If you think about it - only 1% of the folks have celiac. Of those 1%,

how few are actually diagnosed and live GF?

Yes, we are hordes when you gather us all together in an e-forum.

But imagine if your job is dietician. How many celiacs will you see in

your career? Your whole career?! You'll only see a handful.

Yes, in a perfect world you'd be studying celiac disease in a vacuum

and getting ready for that first celiac to walk through your door and

need help.

But we don't live in a perfect world.

I'd never HEARD of celiac disease until shortly before I was

diagnosed. I hadn't a clue what gluten was or how to escape its

clutches. (Thank G-d for this group. You are true life savers for me.)

So, imagine if you're a dietician. You might get one hour of celiac

classes in dietician school. Even if you had a month of celiac classes

in dietician school, if you never get to USE that information, it gets

lost. Your skills are honed by what you DO, not by what you

theoretically COULD learn in anticipation of needing.

Yes, in a perfect world, every dietician would know ALL about gluten

and how to substitute flours and how to help celiacs. But it's not a

perfect world.

The dietician I saw DID give me new information. For example, I didn't

have a clue that I had to be careful at the dentist's office! I was

completely shocked by that. And so was my dentist when I got there!!

I think I'm the only celiac in my dentist's whole practice. He had to

pull out all the MSDSs and call the manufacturers before my teeth

could get cleaned.

In short, it's UNFORTUNATE that dieticians don't know much about

celiac. But I don't find it weird at all. I find it a fact of life and

a fact of how humans develop and hone skills.

>

>

> it seems really weird to me that dieticians don't know much about

> celiac-----i mean, it is the only autoimmune disease that is

> controlled by diet and nothing else.

> christine

>

[Guest guest]

Hello, i'm curious, the dentist? is it in the cleaning stuff? I'm also

allergic to latex so i avoid them when i can anyways...got any more

in-detail information you could share with us? thank you!

> >

> >

> > it seems really weird to me that dieticians don't know much about

> > celiac-----i mean, it is the only autoimmune disease that is

> > controlled by diet and nothing else.

> > christine

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hello, i'm curious, the dentist? is it in the cleaning stuff? I'm also

allergic to latex so i avoid them when i can anyways...got any more

in-detail information you could share with us? thank you!

> >

> >

> > it seems really weird to me that dieticians don't know much about

> > celiac-----i mean, it is the only autoimmune disease that is

> > controlled by diet and nothing else.

> > christine

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hello, i'm curious, the dentist? is it in the cleaning stuff? I'm also

allergic to latex so i avoid them when i can anyways...got any more

in-detail information you could share with us? thank you!

> >

> >

> > it seems really weird to me that dieticians don't know much about

> > celiac-----i mean, it is the only autoimmune disease that is

> > controlled by diet and nothing else.

> > christine

> >

>