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GUEST SPEAKER: Food as Medicine: Eating Smart for Diabetes and Kidney Wellness

Monday, November 24, 2025
11:00am - 12:30pm PST
Online

Registered Dietitan Hanaa Azzouz will join this session to talk about how nutrition plays a powerful role in managing diabetes and supporting kidney health. Participants will learn practical, evidence-based strategies to make everyday eating more balanced, enjoyable, and sustainable. The session also highlights how to eat well while using newer diabetes/weight loss medications such as GLP-1RAs, and how mindful eating can help improve blood-sugar control and support long-term, healthy weight management for improved overall quality of life. 

Register by emailing [email protected].

About Hanaa Azzouz:

Hanaa Azzouz is a Registered Dietitian and Western University graduate with clinical training across renal, diabetes, medicine, surgery, and mental health care. She has participated in research on feeding guidelines for small-for-gestational-age infants and contributed to community food security initiatives at the London InterCommunity Health Centre. Passionate about empowering individuals to make practical, healthy food choices, Hanaa has a special focus on promoting kidney health.