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Gretchen Broecker, RDN, CDCES

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist | Diabetes Care & Education Specialist

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Biography

Gretchen Broecker is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and a Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDES). Gretchen received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Nutrition and Exercise Science from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. She completed her Dietetic Internship and received a Master of Science in Nutrition from Colorado State University in 1999. She became a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist in 2002.

Gretchen began her career working at a Diabetes Center in Longview, Washington and quickly fell into her passion of working with people with diabetes. Over her 25 years working as a Diabetes Educator and Dietitian, she has worked in various clinical and research positions. Gretchen has embraced diabetes technology and is a certified insulin pump trainer.  She works hard to make diabetes more manageable by offering support and guidance in a world that can seem foreign to newly diagnosed patients as well as those who have been living with it for years. Gretchen has also developed and led several weight management programs and enjoys leading classes and support groups where her patients can learn from each other. Her passion is listening to her patients' life stories and helping them put the pieces of their health puzzle together. 

Gretchen enjoys skiing, running, hiking and traveling with her husband and three children.