Marlena Bollinger
Dr. Marlena (Marlana) Bollinger, MD is a family medicine physician and Chief Medical Officer at Wellspring Family Medicine in Garrett County, Maryland, who treats children and families.
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Aug 19, 2026
ScottPANELIST
Is it a specific diet, the types of foods that are eaten that contribute a lot to prediabetes type 1, type 2? Yeah.
Marlena BollingerGUEST
Well, first, I would like to differentiate between type 1 and type 2 diabetes because I think that there's a lot of misconceptions.
Marlena BollingerGUEST
A lot of times when we talk about diabetes in children, we naturally assume that we're talking about type 1.
Marlena BollingerGUEST
In terms of diet, the thing is basically having excess amount of calories in any form.
ScottPANELIST
Can what's happened in the past be reversed?