How many teaspoons of sugar are in your food? The glycemic index predicts how much glucose you are going to absorb into your blood, compared to pure glucose. Brown bread has a lower 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 GlycoCares Blood Sugar Guidehealthy glucose levels sugar as much as 10 teaspoons of sugar will do. In the seventh part of our low carb for doctors series, Dr. Unwin explains the impact of specific starchy foods on blood-glucose levels (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. Dr. Unwin discusses common side effects when patients switch to a low-carb or GlycoCares Blood Sugar Guidehealthy glucose levels keto diet. Who are the best patients? Who would be the best candidates to try the low-carb approach with? Dr. Unwin talks about the golden opportunities.
Can low carb make it fun to be a doctor? Dr. Unwin about getting his patients off medications and making a true difference in their lives using low carb. How to make low carb simple for patients? Unwin explains how carbs break down into surprising amounts of sugar in the body. How to ensure that patients are motivated to make the switch to low carb and stick to the plan? Dr. Unwin discusses cholesterol on low carb: common improvements and rare cases when cholesterol increases significantly. How to discuss obesity with patients in a respectful manner? Many doctors feel uncomfortable bringing up the topic of weight as they are afraid of being rude. Dr. Unwin on things doctors should have in mind when it comes to low carb and diabetes medications. Dr. Unwin discusses useful strategies for patients who are not losing as much weight as anticipated. Dr. Unwin discusses things doctors should have in mind when it comes to low carb and blood-pressure medications.
The key takeaways from Dr. Unwin’s course for low-carb doctors. Dr. Unwin was on the verge of retiring as a general practice physician in the UK. Then he found the power of low carb nutrition and began helping his patients in ways he never thought possible. Unwin discusses the importance of measuring a baseline weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, and metabolic markers. In part 3, Dr. Unwin discusses other diseases than type 2 diabetes where low carb can be the solution. Do you have a hard time losing weight on low carb or Glyco Care Blood Sugar Formulaglucose metabolism keto? Then perhaps you’re making one of the common mistakes. Is weight loss controlled by calories in and calories out? Or is our body weight carefully regulated by hormones? Although it is new in popularity, people have been practicing a carnivore diet for decades, and possibly centuries. Does that mean it is safe and without concern? In the seventh episode of Diet Doctor Podcast, Megan Ramos, co-director at IDM program, talks about intermittent fasting, diabetes and her work together with Dr. Jason Fung at the IDM clinic. What is the best approach to type 2 diabetes reversal? In this presentation, Sarah takes us on a deep-dive into the matter and she puts studies and evidence under the microscope. Do you need to check your ketones? Should you measure ketones on a keto diet? Dr. Westman guides you through situations when measuring is beneficial – and when it’s not. Join free for a month to get instant access to hundreds of more low-carb TV videos. Plus Q&A with experts and our awesome low-carb meal-plan service.
Mood:must go to bed. Left Masterton around 11.30am as we had heard there were roadworks just south of the Twin Bridges at the bottom of the Rimutaka Hill Road, however there was hardly any delay there at all. The new road on the Kaitokes is progressing well. There doesn’t look to be much to go now and I would say we will shortly be driving the cutting in the hill. During Robyn’s daily radiation trips, we watched the hill be “downsized”. Arrived at the Wellington Cancer Society carpark in good time. We were surprised to see the new building development at Wellington Hospital – across the road from where we parked. It is still in the tear down stage and the rooms we used to visit are now being torn down. After getting a chest x-ray done, we had our first visit to the recently opened Cancer Outpatient Department. That has been the first part of the new hospital to be built and the rest of the new hospital will be built around it.
Robyn saw Dr Douglas Iupati. He said that Robyn’s chest X-Ray looked good. Once again he did not have Robyn’s blood results. She had those done last week at Masterton Hospital. We are not sure which hospital is at fault. Might need to check that one out. He had to ring for them and said that they looked fine. Robyn’s legs are still itching and she is scratching them until they bleed. She has a few on her arms too. Robyn said that it is most irritating at night. Her legs get hot, then they itch. Douglas said it was unusual but none of us feel it is related to any cancer activity. However, to rule out that possibility, he has ordered Robyn a CT scan (chest and abdomen) to be done by the end of the month. He also mentioned that it might be wise to repeat the bone marrow test. I think Robyn is OK about having the CT scan (it is a year since she had one), but I don’t believe she will go through another bone marrow test at this stage.