Diabetes & Prediabetes Dietitian in NYC + Virtually
Managing your blood sugar doesn't have to mean giving up carbs or the foods you love.
Nutrition and blood sugar management can feel overwhelming. Carbohydrates, blood sugar, medications, HbA1c, meal timing, conflicting advice. It can be a lot to navigate.
I’m Lindsay, a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) at Olive Branch Nutrition. I help people navigate diabetes and prediabetes with practical, individualized nutrition counseling that fits their health needs, lifestyle, culture, and relationship with food. You don't need a perfect diet. You need an approach you can actually live with.
Nutrition counseling may include:
Understanding how carbohydrates affect blood sugar
Building balanced meals without eliminating your favorite foods
Finding meal and snack patterns that work with your schedule
Understanding glucose patterns and identifying opportunities for change
Navigating nutrition alongside diabetes medications
Supporting insulin sensitivity and metabolic health
Developing strategies for eating at restaurants, traveling, or social events
Managing cravings and making peace with carbohydrates
Improving nutrition without rigid diets or unnecessary restriction
Supporting your HbA1c and other health goals
Living with diabetes can mean navigating blood sugar, medications, meal timing, carbohydrates, and a constant stream of nutrition advice. You don't have to figure it all out on your own.
We'll look at your individual eating patterns, glucose trends, medications, lifestyle, and goals to identify practical changes that can support blood sugar management while still allowing flexibility and enjoyment.
Diabetes
A diagnosis of prediabetes doesn't mean you need to go on a strict diet or completely change the way you eat.
Nutrition counseling can help you understand the factors that affect blood sugar and identify realistic changes that support metabolic health and reduce the risk of progression to type 2 diabetes.
We'll focus on sustainable changes that fit into your life, not short-term, restrictive diets that are difficult to maintain. The goal isn't perfection; it's building habits that feel realistic and sustainable over time.
Prediabetes
Do I have to give up carbs?
Carbohydrates are an important source of energy and are found in many of the foods we eat every day. They can also be an important part of the foods we enjoy, the culture and traditions we hold, and the ways we connect socially.
Diabetes nutrition isn't about eliminating carbohydrates. We'll look at the type and amount of carbohydrate you're eating, how you pair foods, meal timing, medications, activity, and your individual blood sugar response to find an approach that works for you.
The goal is to understand your nutrition, not to fear your food.
No - you don't have to give up carbohydrates to manage your blood sugar
Looking for support with diabetes or prediabetes?
Have recently been diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes
Feel overwhelmed by conflicting diabetes nutrition advice
Are unsure what or how much carbohydrates to eat
Have difficulty managing blood sugar around meals
Want to improve your HbA1c
Want practical meal-planning strategies
Feel like you're constantly “on a diet” because of your blood sugar
Want to support your health without giving up foods you enjoy
Want help navigating nutrition alongside your diabetes medications
Diabetes & Prediabetes Nutrition May Be Helpful If You:
I'm Lindsay Wengler, MS, RD, CDCES, CNSC. I've spent more than 10 years working as a Registered Dietitian, including more than 7 years in clinical and hospital settings. As a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, I bring both specialized diabetes education and broader clinical nutrition experience to our work together.
My approach is practical, individualized, and non-restrictive. We'll look at the whole picture, not just your blood sugar or your food choices, to develop strategies that fit your health needs and your actual life.
Meet your diabetes specialist
“Lindsay was able to help address my needs by targeting her guidance according to my specific conditions rather than offering generic advice. I really appreciated that. I was also surprised by a piece of advice that not only offered benefits in one way, but would also help lower the risk of something I have in another way. That really shifted my perspective on how I should be approaching and balancing my nutrition.”
– CL via ZocDoc
Currently in-network with:
Aetna · Anthem BCBS · Cigna · Oscar · Oxford Freedom · UnitedHealthcare
Not sure what your insurance covers? Many insurance plans cover nutrition counseling at no cost to you. We offer a free insurance benefits check so you know what to expect before you start.
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Private Pay + Sliding Scale Available
Private-pay and sliding-scale options are also available.
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Insurance + payment options
Currently in-network with:
Aetna · Anthem BCBS · Cigna · Oscar · Oxford Freedom · UnitedHealthcare
Not sure what your insurance covers? Many insurance plans cover nutrition counseling at no cost to you. We offer a free insurance benefits check so you know what to expect before you start.
[Check Your Insurance Benefits]
Private Pay + Sliding Scale Available
Private-pay and sliding-scale options are also available.
[Learn more about Insurance and Payment]