Meet our Staff Dietitian,          Elizabeth Tucker, RD

Elizabeth is a Registered Dietitian who received her degree from Louisiana State University. She also received a Masters of Public Health from Tulane University.  She has practied as an RD for over 30 years.  She focuses on out-patient nutritional counseling including wellness, diabetes prevention and diabetes self-management training. 

'Elizabeth's nutrition philosophy is one that looks at the enitre lifestyle, not only on dietary intake and medications/supplements. She focuses on helping her patients improve their quality of life while achieving their nutritional and diabetes-related goals. She works closely with the physicians and nurse practitioners at LAEC to ensure continuity of care and positive diabetes/health outcomes.