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    But Can You Low Carb And Run? Yes Says Dr David Unwin!

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    Post by Jan1 Tue Apr 28 2015, 17:24

    Dr Unwin - But Can You Low Carb And Run? Yes Says Dr David Unwin! Dr-unwin

    You may have already read this, or a similar article, about Dr David Unwin, (pictured above). Some readers may know David under the Forum Name 'Southport Doctor'. it is a very interesting read.

    "Hello, I am David Unwin, another GP interested in the low-carb approach to helping my patients with type two diabetes.

    My work formed the basis of an article published in the March 2014 edition of Practical Diabetes. ‘Low carbohydrate diet to achieve weight loss and improve HbA1c in type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes: experience from one general practice’.

    I am not a diabetic, but have been on the diet for about two years now. I started it as a gesture of support for my patients but find I am more alert and need less sleep on it. Surprisingly it seems to help me run faster too! I recently finished a 10 K road run in less than 46 minutes, my best time for years.

    Since writing the article in March, my practice has been given a small grant which means we have now helped 37 people with type two diabetes. Interestingly, the results are very similar to our original cohort including improvements to cholesterol, despite a diet higher in fat which makes one wonder…

    Abstract

    Diabetics have long been exhorted to give up sugar and encouraged to take in complex carbohydrate in the form of the starch found in bread and pasta (especially if ‘wholemeal’). In fact, bread should be seen as concentrated sugar which explains why it has a higher glycaemic index than table sugar itself.

    As there are no essential nutrients in starchy foods and diabetics struggle to deal with the glycaemic load they bring, we question why they need form a major part of their diet at all.

    The recent increase in screening in general practice along with epidemic of ‘central obesity’ is revealing large numbers of pre-diabetics and diabetics (diabesity). At a time when there are questions about drug safety, which diet is best is of particular importance.

    Many patients are already experimenting with the ‘low carb’ approach as it is so widely advocated on the internet. We wanted to see how effective and well tolerated it was.

    A series of 19 type 2 diabetics and pre-diabetics volunteered to go on a low carbohydrate diet backed up with ten-minute one to one sessions with a GP or practice nurse, and regular group education.

    After seven months only one had dropped out, of the rest all had significant weight loss (average 8.63 Kg) and the average HbA1c was down from 50.68 to 39.9 mmol/mol (6.7% to 5.7%).

    Despite the higher fat intake on this diet the cholesterol dropped and liver function improved for nearly all participants.

    We conclude this approach is easy to implement, brings rapid weight loss and improvement in HbA1c using a diet that the great majority of patients find easy to live with.

    You can find the full article at Practical Diabetes here:

    http://www.practicaldiabetes.com/SpringboardWebApp/userfiles/espdi/file/March%202014/PP%20Unwin%20final%20proofs%20revised.pdf

    These words and picture taken from 'The Diabetes Diet Blog' here:

    http://diabetesdietblog.com/2014/10/22/dr-unwins-winning-formula-for-fitness-and-health/

    All the best Jan

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