Low carb for doctors 3: Low carb in other situations

October 24 2017 by , medical review by in About membership, Dr. David Unwin, For doctors, Health problems, Low carb & high fat

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Are you a doctor or do you know a doctor? Are you interested in low carb? Then this great new free course – low carb for doctors – could be something for you to watch or share!

In the third part above Dr. Unwin discusses other diseases than type 2 diabetes where low carb can be the solution (transcript).

The full 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’ll keep publishing new parts every week here, together with our full low carb for doctors guide:

Low carb for doctors

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Diabetes medications
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