In this episode, my guest speaker Dr David Unwin, an award winning physician and a leader in the prevention and treatment of diabetes, will share his unconventional approach to reverse type 2 diabetes, pre diabetes and share the impact of common diabetic medications on your health.
Dr Unwin explains how poorly managed type 2 diabetes will shorten your life expectancy by one third and is a leading cause of chronic health conditions like heart disease, all forms of cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease (type 3 diabetes).
He also explains the problem with adding fruit to your diet if your have insulin resistance, pre diabetes, type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
Dr Unwin references the Public Health Collboration’s sugar infographics which references common healthy foods relative to the number of teaspoons of sugar.
This is an important episode for every person who has insulin resistance, pre diabetes or type 2 diabetes, and specifically addresses what children and adolescence should eat to avoid metabolic damage.
Journal Articles
Books
- Fork in the Road: A Hopeful Guide to Food Freedom https://amzn.to/3Xmza9C
- Rethinking Diabetes: https://amzn.to/4b3ccre
- The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally: https://amzn.to/3VoFjzx
Other Resources
- GoCarnivore Sugar Calculator: https://app.gocarnivore.com/tools/sugar-calculator
- Sugar Inforgraphics: https://phcuk.org/sugar/
- Healthy Eating Guidelines & Weight Loss Advice For The United Kingdom (PDF): https://phcuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Healthy-Eating-Guidelines-Weight-Loss-Advice-For-The-United-Kingdom-Public-Health-Collaboration.pdf
About Dr David Unwin
Dr. David Unwin, MD, is an award-winning general practitioner (or family doctor) known for pioneering the low-carb approach in the UK. Through the years, Dr. Unwin has been highly recognized for his work within his field.
In 2015, Dr. Unwin was made a UK Royal College of General Practitioners expert clinical advisor in 2015 for his dedicated efforts within the areas of patient communication and type 2 diabetes.
Academic Profile: https://www.dietdoctor.com/authors/dr-david-unwin
