Lorena Drago, MS, RDN, CDN, CDE

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Jul 13 2021

¿Es alta mi dosis de metformina 850 mg? ¿Cuándo tomar metformina, antes o después de las comidas?

Artículo en inglés Article in English ¿Es la metformina una droga milagrosa? Tu pensarías que sí porque es uno de los medicamentos más populares para tratar la diabetes tipo 2, no para aquellos con diabetes tipo 1. La metformina también se usa para controlar la prediabetes, la obesidad y el … [Read more...]

Jun 30 2021

When to Take Metformin, Before or After Meals?

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Article in Spanish/Artículo en español Is metformin a miracle drug? You would think so because it is one of the most popular medications to treat type 2 diabetes, not those with type 1 diabetes. Metformin is also used to manage prediabetes, obesity, and polycystic ovary disease syndrome (PCOS). … [Read more...]

Apr 30 2018

The Long-Winded Patient: My 5 Favorite (and quick!) Patient Communication Tips when you have Limited Time

The long-winded patient. That is me. I am also a registered dietitian-nutritionist and certified diabetes educator with limited time and a desire to provide all of my patients with the attention they deserve. From a patient’s point of view, I am wordy and focus on the emotional side of my disease. … [Read more...]

Apr 10 2018

Intervención y Actualización Nutricional y Estrategias Educativas Exitosas en Personas Con Diabetes

¿Cuáles son las Expectativas del Curso en línea? Actualízate, Piensa, Aplica  ¡Más que Aprender!  Recibirás las guías más actualizadas de nutrición y manejo de diabetes y herramientas para utilizar en tu consulta. Recibirás una simple guía para que ayude al paciente a fijar objetivos. Su … [Read more...]

Apr 01 2018

Carbohydrate by the Cup: Teach Carbs & Portions Differently! Handouts included

How do you respond when your clients ask you how much carbohydrate they can eat? When counseling patients with diabetes the easy part is explaining that carbohydrate is the nutrient in foods that has the most impact on blood glucose levels. The challenging part is explaining that: 1. About 60% … [Read more...]

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About Lorena Drago

Lorena Drago, MS, RD, CDN, CDCES, is a registered dietitian, speaker, author, consultant and certified diabetes care and educator specialist. 

Lorena specializes in the multicultural aspects of diabetes self-management education and is an expert in developing culturally and ethnically oriented nutrition and diabetes education materials. She founded, Hispanic Foodways which received the New York City Small Business Award in 2006. She developed the Nutriportion™ Measuring Cups that has the calorie and carbohydrate amounts of common foods embossed on each cup and the Nutriportion™ Hispanic Food Cards that have pictures and nutrition composition of common Hispanic foods.

Lorena served on the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists board of directors from 2006-2010, Chair for Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition. She was Past President of the Metropolitan New York Association of Diabetes Educators in 2004. Lorena won the Diabetic Living People’s Choice Award in 2012, the Latinos & Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition Trinko Award in 2016, and the Diabetes Educator of the Year in 2022.

She is the author of the book Beyond Rice and Beans: The Caribbean Guide to Eating Well with Diabetes published by the American Diabetes Association. She is a contributing author and co-editor of the book Cultural Food Practices published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the 15-Minute Consultation: Tips, Tools, and Activities to Make your Nutrition Counseling More Effective both published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She serves on the editorial board of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (ADCES) in Practice and is the food editor of Diabetes Self-Management magazine. Lorena is ADCES Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

Lorena graduated cum laude from Hunter College of the City University of New York with a Master’s of Science degree in Food and Nutrition and received her Bachelor’s degree from Queens College.

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