Cassandra Verdi, MPH, RD, was formerly the Associate Director of Nutrition and Medical Affairs at the American Diabetes Association. Due to her family's history of diabetes, she has seen firsthand the importance of education and support for diabetes prevention and management. Cassandra has worked and volunteered in various settings to help educate both people with diabetes and healthcare professionals. Stephanie Dunbar, MPH, RD, was formerly the Director of Nutrition and Medical Affairs at the American Diabetes Association. She has also worked as a nutritionist providing diabetes education to adults with type 2 diabetes and as a clinical faculty member at East Carolina University Medical School, where her primary focus was children with type 1 diabetes. Working closely with co-author Cassandra Verdi, she was instrumental in developing and monitoring nutrition policy for the American Diabetes Association.