About Ariel Warren, RDN, LD, CDCES and Founder
Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1995, Ariel Warren combines decades of lived experience with advanced clinical expertise to help individuals navigate diabetes with greater confidence, flexibility, and quality of life. She specializes in intensive insulin management, insulin pump therapy, advanced diabetes care, and nutrition strategies including Intuitive Eating, helping clients create practical and individualized approaches that support both health and everyday living.
As the founder of Above Diabetes, Ariel is passionate about increasing access to high-quality diabetes and nutrition education through insurance-covered care. She believes expert support should be accessible, practical, and personalized, and she is dedicated to helping more individuals and families receive the guidance they need to thrive with diabetes.
Ariel is especially focused on helping people move away from guilt, burnout, and perfectionism in diabetes management. Her approach emphasizes education, empowerment, and sustainable habits that support both physical health and emotional well-being. She understands firsthand the daily demands of living with diabetes and strives to create a supportive, judgment-free environment where clients feel understood, encouraged, and confident in their care.
As a multi-time published author of diabetes education and diabetes-friendly recipe books, Ariel is committed to making diabetes care more approachable, realistic, and empowering. Her goal is not only to help improve blood sugars, but also to help people build healthier relationships with food, feel more confident in daily decision-making, and improve overall quality of life.
About SaRene Brooks, RDN, LD, CDCES
With two sons diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, SaRene brings a deeply personal understanding of the daily realities, emotions, and challenges that families face when navigating diabetes care. Her lived experience, combined with her professional expertise, allows her to connect with individuals and families in a compassionate, supportive, and highly practical way.
SaRene specializes in personalized diabetes self-management education and sustainable weight management through realistic lifestyle interventions that support long-term health without an all-or-nothing approach. She is passionate about helping people build confidence in managing blood sugars, nutrition, routines, and everyday decision-making while creating habits that feel achievable and sustainable in real life.
As a published writer and speaker, SaRene is dedicated to making diabetes education approachable, encouraging, and empowering. She believes that people deserve care that goes beyond numbers and focuses on helping them feel understood, capable, and supported. Her goal is to help individuals and families manage diabetes and their overall health with greater confidence, balance, and quality of life.
About Mary Jefferson, RDN, MD, LD, CDCES
Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes more than 30 years ago, Mary K. Jefferson brings both professional expertise and lived experience to every client relationship. She specializes in insulin and medication management, weight management, Intuitive Eating, carbohydrate counting, and advanced insulin pump strategies, helping individuals create personalized and sustainable approaches to diabetes care that fit real life — not perfection.
Mary previously practiced at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, where she supported people across a wide range of diabetes needs and stages of life. Her approach combines clinical knowledge with compassion, practicality, and deep understanding of the everyday challenges that come with managing diabetes.
Known for her warm and supportive style, Mary is passionate about helping people feel more confident, less overwhelmed, and more empowered in their care. She believes diabetes management should improve quality of life — not take it over — and works closely with each person to build strategies that support both physical health and emotional well-being.
See what patients are saying.
Our happy patients have a lot to say about our education!
9.0% to 6.0% in 6 Months
”I decided to make a virtual appointment with Ariel because my blood sugars were really out of control. I can honestly saw that Ariel and her diabetic education program have changed my life! My blood sugars have never been better. My A1c has come down from 9.0 to 6.0% in just 6 months! She is so encouraging, so professional, and so knowledgable about EVERYTHING diabetes-related. Overall an amazing person with the BEST program for people with type 1 diabetes.”
Shelly F
T1DNewly Diagnosed with Type 1
“I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2017 and from the beginning I was determined to stay healthy but despite my efforts I struggled to manage my blood sugar. Ariel has done an incredible job in helping me to understand T1D and how diet and exercise affect my blood glucose levels. She’s taught me how to use my insulin pump much more effectively and with her help I have been able to maintain a lower A1C.”
Karli H
T1DDown to 6.1% and 98% TIR!!
“My A1C results are in….(drum roll)…lol.
6.1% Best Ever and 98% Time in Range! I am so happy and proud of this 🙂 It was 6.7% when we started 5 months ago and now it’s down 0.6. And this was all while eating my favorite foods like pancakes, spaghetti with garlic bread, and cheesy pasta. That is so awesome!
Jen Z
T1D6.3% to 5.2% in 3 Months
“Working with Ariel has finally given me the experience of relating to another Type 1 with similar goals as mine that I have always been searching for! Working with her has helped me grow independently with my diabetes care! She helps make the day to day stress of living with Type 1 Diabetes somewhat less stressful! I am so thankful to be working with her! :)”
Natalie S
T1DFrom 7.9% Down to Best Ever 6.3%!
I have had T1D for over 40 years. Diagnosed in my early 20s, I never received any formal diabetes education. The best A1c I ever had was 7.9. Now my most recent A1c was 6.3, thanks to Ariel. I never dreamed that would even be possible. I discovered Ariel with Above Diabetes on You Tube. The fact that she has had TID for over 30 years and the way she explains things, made me know that this is exactly the person I needed to help me. She told me she has heard and/or lived every story, and I believe she has. All those years, I felt powerless to control my illness. With Ariel’s help, my relationship with T1D has changed. I love the way she uses metaphors to explain things that finally make sense, such as the reason to do that pre-bolus. She talked about the grass and the wildfire that happens when you eat without pre-bolusing. Now that I can actually visualize what that does, as well as actually see it on my graphs that she explains to me, suddenly it’s worth the effort to do it. Ariel has so much compassion, she makes me feel like we’re in this together.
Dawn A
T1DDown to 5.7% A1c & 95% TIR
1.5 years ago, my A1c was 6.6% and time in range was 68%. I just got it tested and it was my lowest at 5.7% and 95% TIR and my total insulin usage is down by about 20% which has helped me lose about 8 lbs. Thank you!!
Jen C
T1D8.2% to 6.4% in 3 Months
“Before beginning to work with Ariel Warren, my previous HA1c results were 8.2 and higher. After just 3 months of weekly coaching I am proud to say that my latest HA1c came in at 6.4!
Ariel makes available a unique and curated set of skills to her clients. She is professionally certified, understands the science and is a high personal achiever…yet she is somehow able to adapt to the specific needs of her client, gently meet them where they are, and invite them into a series of attainable personal victories and greater health.”
Brad T
T1DLost 52 lbs & My HbA1c Down to 5.5%
“Today, after 4 months working Ariel, I’m down 52 lbs, I’ve reversed my diabetes. My doctor not only took me off the diabetic list, but even the pre-diabetic list! I don’t take any metformin and I sit at a 5.5% A1c.”
Lynn C
T2D100% Time in Range for 7 Days
“I started working with Ariel when I switched to the T-Slim X2 pump with Control IQ. Working together has become the highlight of my week. Together, we work on getting my profiles accurate (basals, carb ratios, correction factors), and we work on my nutrition, exercise, stress, sick days, my COVID19 fears, traveling, and any other personal struggles. Ariel has an amazing work ethic and overall goal to make your diabetes management less of a burden so it leaves you more freedom to live your life. She is now a personal friend.”
