Teaching the Gluten Free Diet - Part 2: Gluten Free practical details. Sally Marchini APD
Sally Marchini has both Type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease, so she has extensive experience both professionally and personally with these diseases. In part 1, Sally presented to us the essential information we need to well inform our coeliac clients.
In this webinar, Sally clearly explains the specific details which will give you as a dietitian even greater understanding and confidence in managing your coeliac clients. She summarises the first webinar and discusses the following:
Testing of Family members
Expected recovery times on a GF diet
How we should monitor the health of a coeliac over time and what diagnostic tests should be considered
Treating deficiencies with food and/or supplements
How to include fibre in a GF diet
What to do about ongoing symptoms and screening for associated conditions
Travelling with coeliac disease
Cooking gluten free on a budget
Converting recipes
Eating out
She also provides helpful websites with endless tips and resources.
Teaching the gluten free diet is more involved than what we were taught in clinical dietetics at university. Coeliacs have this condition for life, and the greater amount of understanding and support you can provide, the easier their lives will be.
Sally Marchini runs Marchini Nutrition and Be Well Gluten Free, a closed Facebook group which provides information for those needing a gluten free diet.