Professional Guidance – Personal Experience
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Certified Diabetes Educator
M.S. Nutrition and Wellness
Former National Media Spokesperson, Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
Media Spokesperson for the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
Author of top-seller Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition for Dummies
40+ years of professional experience
Successfully living with diabetes for over 50 years
Press
Click the publication name to find links to articles, interviews, and podcasts where Toby shares her medically-certified Diabetes knowledge and personal tips.
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1.3.24 Best Diabetes Diets 2024
10/10/2023: What to Drink When You Have Diabetes
10/3/2023: Meal Plans for People with Diabetes
9/27/2023 A Patient’s Guide to Type 1 Diabetes: Causes, Symptoms, and Risk Factors
8/22/2023 Non Perishable Food and Travel Snacks To Keep on Hand for People with Diabetes
8/8/2023 Is a Continuous Glucose Monitor Right for You-Even If You Don’t Have Diabetes?
7/28/2023 What is a Continuous Glucose Monitoring Device—and Can it Help Me?
7/6/2023 How Much Fat Should People with Diabetes Eat?
6/26/2023: Diabetes Meals for Picky Eaters
5/15/2023: What’s Type 4 Diabetes?
4/2023: What is Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults?
3/2023: Understanding a Different Kind of Diabetes: Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
3/2023: Healthy Snacking for People With Diabetes: Tasty and Nutritious Options
3/2023: Healthy Snacking for People With Diabetes: Tasty and Nutritious Options
2/2022: Intermittent Fasting With Diabetes: Is It Safe?
2/2022: Getting to the Heart of the Matter: When Diabetes and Heart Disease Collide
11/2021: Diabetes Patches: What Are They?
2/2021: How to Use Nature to Reduce Stress – and More
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5/11/2023 10 Healthiest Fruits to Eat Every Day
4/2023 The 7 Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants, According to Dietitians
4/2023 12 Best Sugar Free Candies to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
3/2023: 12 Healthy Chick-fil-A Orders, According to Dietitians
3/2023: Surprising Side Effects of Eating Bananas, According to Science
4/2022: Eating Habits to Avoid That Speed Up Bone Loss, Says Dietitian
3/2022: The Worst Eating Habits for Diabetes After 50, Say Dietitians
8/2021: Secret Effects of Eating Almonds, Says Science
7/2021: These Foods Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease, Says Dietitian
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10/13/2023: The Health Benefits (and Risks) to Eating Cinnamon, According to Experts
9/2021: How To Help Your Morning Yogurt Keep You Full Past 10 A.M.
9/2021: The No. 1 Cereals For Going No. 2, According To Nutritionists
8/2021: We Found The Cereals That Kids, Parents And Nutrition Experts Agree On
1/2021: The Healthiest Foods Nutritionists Order At The Fast Food Drive-Thru
9/2012: Nutrition Labels: How To Read Them
4/2012: Surprisingly Calcium-Rich Foods That Aren't Milk
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4/2023 10 Fiber-Rich Foods for Your Diabetes Diet
11/2021: How to Cook for Someone With Type 2 Diabetes During the Holidays
10/2021: 7 Healthier Pasta Tips for People With Type 2 Diabetes
8/2021: Expert Panel Lowers Diabetes Screening Age From 40 to 35
12/2020: The Ultimate Expert-Approved Diet Plan for a Happier, Less-Stressed You
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Diabetes and the Glycemic Index
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Follow these 3 easy tips for lighter eating
Speaking Out About Diabetes
Conference presentations, workshops, and webinars that Toby has led or facilitated for the past ten years.
2023
Developed 6 webinars regarding novel approaches to diabetes management for Skelly Skills
Generational Approaches to Diabetes
Ideas for Making Diabetes Management Easier
Time in Range
Which Diet is Best for Diabetes Remission (part 1)
Which Diet is Best for Diabetes Remission (part 2)
Special Topics in Diabetes- LADA and MODY
2022
8/2022: Simplifying Diabetes presentation on behalf of Intuity Medical at the ADCES Annual Conference
5/2022: Beyond the Textbook: Putting the AWE in Diabetes Care (Acceptance, Well-being, Empowerment) presentation at Today’s Dietitian Symposium
3/2022: Managing Diabetes with Continuous Glucose Monitors and Insulin Pumps: How to Support Your Patients webinar on Skelly Skills
Plant-Based Eating for Diabetes with Toby Smithson YouTube Live webinar in collaboration with Dietitian Sharon Palmer
2021
11/2021: A Generational Approach to Healthy Eating for People with Prediabetes and Diabetes YouTube Live webinar in collaboration with Great Valley Publishing
2019
8/2019: Technology-Enabled Diabetes Population Health Management – the New Frontier for Diabetes Educators presented to diabetes educators at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting (AADE)
10/2019: A Generational Approach to Counseling People with Diabetes-presented to registered dietitians at the annual Food Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE)
2018
8/2018: Fireside Chat with Educators who deliver Diab Care w Digital Health Tools (Engage with an E-educator) presented to educators at American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting (AADE)
5/2018: A Generational Approach to Nutrition Counseling People with Pre- Diabetes and Diabetes- presented to Dietitians at Today’s Dietitian Symposium
2017
8/2017: Different Generations, Different Strategies-A Workshop in Customizing DSME presented to diabetes educators at AADE Annual Meeting
10/2017: Using Mindfulness as a tool in helping people with diabetes presented to AADE LNG Savannah
11/2017: Keynote speaker Different Generations, Different Strategies-A Workshop in Customizing DSME presented to medical staff and diabetes educators at annual Diabetes Day Conference
11/2017: Using Mindfulness in Diabetes Education presented to medical staff and diabetes educators at annual Diabetes Day Conference
2016
8/2016: CDEs Living with Diabetes panel presented at AADE Annual Meeting
2015
8/2015: Diabetes Education in the Real (But Virtual) World – presented to diabetes educators at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Conference in New Orleans. Presented with Jodi Pulizzi, RN, BSN, CDE, CHC, Director of Clinical Services, Livongo Health
2014
3/2014: You’ve Got Male webinar presentation for health care providers and university students. Discussed strategies for keeping the man in your life healthy. Presented with David Grotto, RDN Benedictine University, Lisle, IL
3/2014: What’s For Lunch? – The presentation was given to parents and community members during the American Academy of Pediatrics Healthy Children Conference and Expo discussing healthy food choices for families. Presented with Robert Murray, MD, Pediatric Nutrition, Department of Human Nutrition, The Ohio State University
3/2014: Home Food Safety – Presentation was given to parents and community members during the American Academy of Pediatrics Healthy Children Conference and Expo discussing food safety tips for the home and when taking food on the go
4/2014: Building Your Brand as a Nutritional Professional – Getting Yourself Noticed- Keynote presentation at the Kansas Dietetic Association Annual Meeting which discussed tools and techniques to marketing dietitians including the use of social media
4/2014: Diabetes 1, 2, 3 – presentation given to the Kansas Dietetic Association members discussing best practices for educating patients and families with diabetes
4/2014: Your Health-Putting Yourself in the Driver’s Seat as a lunch and learn for employees Stellarus Health, Brookfield, Wisconsin
2013
12/2013: Creating an Effective Diabetes Population Health Management Program webinar conducted through DLife Presented with Dr. Jason Baker and Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDE
2012
4/2012: Look Who’s Talking-media training for dietitians at the North Suburban Dietetic Association, Palatine, IL
11/2012: Diabetes Every Day for Women presentation given to the Annual Conference for Women’s Health in Illinois in Springfield, IL
2011
2/2011: Realities of a Plant Based Diet-Do the USDA Guidelines Resonate presented with Robert Post, Ph.D., M.Ed., M.Sc., U.S. Department of Agriculture and Fergus Clydesdale, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst at the Food Summit in Rosemont, IL