Episode Details

In this empowering episode, Melissa sits down with Dr. Claudia Maltby, a UK-trained GP and functional health coach living with type 1 diabetes for nearly 36 years. Claudia shares her powerful diagnosis story—from being misdiagnosed with gestational diabetes to a life-changing hospital admission shortly after giving birth.

Together, they dive into the limitations of traditional diabetes care and the game-changing impact of functional medicine. Claudia opens up about her personal experience with peripheral neuropathy, the frustrating lack of support from conventional medicine, and how digging into root causes helped her take her health back.

Whether you're feeling stuck, burnt out, or just know there's more you could be doing to feel your best—this episode will show you what's possible when you look beyond the numbers.

Topics Covered

· Claudia's diagnosis story: from gestational diabetes to type 1 in her early 20s

· What traditional care misses: the narrow focus on A1C and time in range

· Functional medicine vs. conventional medicine: root cause, not just symptoms

· Her struggle with peripheral neuropathy and how functional testing and supplements changed everything

· The power of functional lab work: B12, vitamin D, magnesium, inflammation markers, thyroid antibodies, and the gut microbiome

· Real-life case studies: how clients transformed their energy and insulin sensitivity through elimination diets and gut healing

· Why "normal" lab values don't mean optimal

· Chronic symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, and cold intolerance—and how they're often dismissed or misdiagnosed

· The importance of personalized care: going beyond cookie-cutter advice

· Hormones and perimenopause: how they affect insulin sensitivity (even if you're "doing everything right")

· The role of mindset, support, and not going it alone

· Claudia's message: you don't have to wait for complications—you can be proactive

Connect with Claudia Maltby:

On IG @drclaudianewlifefh

Website

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