Low carb for doctors with Dr. David Unwin

The course will cover very practical tips for doctors, like how to effectively discuss the low-carb lifestyle with patients, how to handle medications, safety, patient motivation and much more.

We hope this will encourage even more doctors to learn how to use low carb in a simple, safe and effective way to empower their patients. For Dr. Unwin it not only helped his patients and saved money for his clinic, it made being a doctor feel rewarding and meaningful again.

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  0:28  Started using low carb in 2012
  1:52  The purpose of these short videos

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Full low carb for doctors guide

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  0:12  Who would be the best candidates?
  1:10  “You’ve got type 2 diabetes”
  1:30  The golden opportunity – offering an alternative

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  0:11  Resolving other problems beyond weight loss
  1:24  Skin problems

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  0:15  Evidence for the low-carb approach
  0:23  Low-carb was the accepted way to treat diabetes
  1:09  A growing number of doctors advising low carb for diabetics

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  0:30  How to bring up obesity with a patients
  2:00  “Yes, this is something I want to discuss”

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  0:22  “Is there much sugar in your diet?”
  1:26  “Oh, I have two bananas for breakfast.”
  2:08  Carbohydrates turn to sugar
  3:51  Replace white with green
  5:03  Who is doing the shopping and cooking?
  5:38  Clarification about sugar

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Diet sheet of what to eat with Dr. Unwin

Full low carb for doctors guide

The glycemic index predicts how much glucose you are going to absorb into your blood, compared to pure glucose. Brown bread has a higher glycemic index than table sugar. The teaspoon equivalent makes it easier to see how much a food raises blood sugar. For example, 150 g boiled rice will raise blood sugar as much as 10 teaspoons of sugar will do.

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  0:19  The glycemic index predicts how much glucose you are going to absorb
  1:00  Brown bread has a higher glycemic index than table sugar
  1:43  The teaspoon equivalent system
  3:00  Using the teaspoon equivalent to explain to patients
  3:30  150 g boiled rice raises blood sugar as much as 10 teaspoons of sugar

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Glycemic response to carbs

In the eight part of our low carb for doctors series, Dr. Unwin explains how doctors can help motivate patients.

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  0:30  Behavior changes and the importance of motivation
  1:38  What is the patient hoping for?
  3:28  Reflecting on results
  4:17  Giving feedback
  5:52  Patient Andrew

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Interview with David and Jen Unwin

This can include getting a baseline weight, waist circumference, blood pressure and various metabolic measurements, like lipids, HbA1c and more. You usually see great results in many areas, including liver function.

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  0:16  Get baseline measurements
  1:26  Home monitoring
  3:41  Lipids and TSH improving
  5:33  Record keeping

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  0:06  Patients on metformin
  2:25  Patients on gliclazide
  3:13  Patients on insulin and other medications

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  0:06  Few side effects
  0:40  Tiredness  1:31  Muscle cramps
  1:53  Constipation  2:26  Transient problems
  3:14  Positive side effects

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  0:06  Cholesterol is sofisticated
  2:45  Hyper-responders – patients whose cholesterol increases significantly

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  0:06  Starting small
  0:55  Do low carb yourself and be an example

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  0:06  Keeping a food diary
  1:58  Go back to the patients’ goals
  2:44  Intermittent fasting
  4:16  Activity and exercise
  4:37  Revisiting the diet

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  0:06  Working with patients

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About the video

Recorded in Manchester, England. Published in October 2017.
Host: Dr. David Unwin
Production coordinator: Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt
Camera and sound: Giorgos Chloros and Simon Victor
Editing: Simon Victor