Gestational Diabetes Nutrition Coaching | Rise & Shine Nutrition

YOUR GESTATIONAL DIABETES &

PREGNANCY NUTRITION EXPERT: SAM IVEY

You got the diagnosis.
Together let's make sure
insulin isn't your only option.

You got the diagnosis.
Together let's make sure
insulin isn't your only option.

A GD diagnosis comes with a glucometer and a pamphlet. That's it. No real plan, no one to call, and three weeks until your nurse educator appointment. I step in right now - food, sleep, stress, and how your specific body responds to all of it. You don't have to figure this out alone.

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What Makes This Different

A Personalized Path to

Wellness and Vitality

Holistic, Not Just Clinical

Unlike a standard dietitian visit, I look at your whole picture - food, sleep, stress, movement, and emotional wellbeing. GD doesn't live in a vacuum and your care shouldn't either.

A Partner Through Every Trimester

I'm here to make sure you feel equipped and confident, not scared and restricted. Think of me as the partner your OB can't be - more than a 15 minute appointment in your corner every step of the way.

Experience You Can Trust

I spent years coaching women with GD at my prior company, speaking at birth prep workshops, and navigating blood sugar imbalances through my own pregnancy. I know this clinically and personally.

Your health isn’t one-size-fits-all. Together, we’ll create a tailored plan that supports your body’s unique needs and long-term goals.

Personalized
Nutrition Plans

Wellness starts at the source.

By supporting gut health and balancing

blood sugar and inflammation, we create a foundation for lasting vitality.

Root Cause Focus

Science Meets Compassion

With advanced training and a warm, empathetic approach, I guide you toward practical solutions that are both

effective and sustainable.

Why a holistic nutrition therapist and not just a dietician?

Why a holistic nutrition therapist and not just a dietician?

Registered
Dietician

Registered
Dietician


  • Trained in clinical nutrition within the medical model.


  • Focuses on macronutrient targets and lab values


  • Recommends standard plans based on GD guidelines


  • Typically works within hospital or clinical settings


  • Trained in clinical nutrition within the medical model.


  • Focuses on macronutrient targets and lab values


  • Recommends standard plans based on GD guidelines


  • Typically works within hospital or clinical settings

Holistic Nutrition Therapist


  • Focuses on nutrient density and your unique response to food - because no two women with GD are the same.


  • Looks beyond your plate -your sleep, stress, and movement all matter.


  • Views food as your most powerful tool for managing GD before insulin.


  • Considers the whole person - physical, emotional, and environmental health - not just the numbers on your glucometer.

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Your Gestational Diabetes Roadmap

You just got the diagnosis. You're already exhausted, already emotional, already growing a human - and now you have a glucometer you don't know how to use and an appointment three weeks away. That's not enough. I step in right now, with a real plan built around your food, your body, and your life.

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Your Gestational Diabetes Roadmap

You just got the diagnosis. You're already exhausted, already emotional, already growing a human - and now you have a glucometer you don't know how to use and an appointment three weeks away. That's not enough. I step in right now, with a real plan built around your food, your body, and your life.

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Hi, I'm Sam Ivey.

I'm a Certified Master Nutrition Therapist and I've managed blood sugar imbalances my whole life - through food and lifestyle, before anything else. When I got pregnant, I wasn't guessing. I wore the CGM. I tracked the numbers. I lived it. Then I welcomed my daughter Eloise in June 2025 and this work got personal in a whole new way. I built Rise & Shine for the woman I wish had existed when I needed her most.