Insulin Expert: Bread, Rice, Fruit, Potatoes - The Foods Spiking Your Blood Sugar Without You Knowing | Dr David Unwin
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Why is insulin resistance becoming a hidden epidemic in modern health?
I'm seeing a catastrophe unfold in front of me. When I was a young doctor 40 years ago, I never ever saw anybody under 50 with type 2 diabetes. And now I'm seeing it in every clinic. I'm supposed to wait until you are so sick that no matter how young you are, I am not allowed to give you a continuous glucose monitor. The thing that would teach you. So I'm breaking the rules.
For the average person at home looking right now at their bellies and thinking, Mm, I do think I have a little bit of a belly, does that mean to an extent that they can be insulin resistant?
Dr. David Unwin is the low-carb GP, a globally leading doctor in insulin resistance and diabetes, recognized for his award-winning work in pioneering diet-based treatment to reverse type 2 diabetes. From his GP practice in England, he has helped hundreds of patients to achieve diabetes type 2 remission, saving the NHS just under 70,000 pounds.
Every slice of toast is three or four teaspoons of sugar. Even
if it's a brown toast or sourdough.
Yep. Yes. It's still sugar. Breaks down into sugar. Turn the white stuff green. So instead of chips or rice, why don't you have loads of green veg? What has been the most
painful? Failure. Either in your professional or personal life.
I blame myself for a long time. Things got so bad. So bad. Death would have been A release for me, and I see now, and I often say it. I often say They um When you
doctor Anwin. As a doctor, what is your main area of focus?
That's a great question. I think It's a b it's like this. Every person like uh has a range of of different futures. And I think as a as a doctor medically I'm trying to get you to Pick the healthiest future. and live the best life you can as a doctor. So this is just um medically. I've become obsessed really with When I look around in the north of England, I Every m so many people look unhealthy. So many people, even young people, look unhealthy. And I think this can't be right. So my focus is what can we do without medication, without drugs, what can we do to improve people's health? So um I think a great example is the States. It's even worse there. In the States, only seven percent of the population are metabolically healthy.
Only seven percent. So a great majority of people are not really healthy. What do I mean by metabolically healthy? Well, that's to do with obesity, high blood pressure. It's to do with we might cover it fatty liver disease, diabetes, all of these things. And even even here in the UK. People's health span The amount of time they can expect to be healthy is dropping. So health is getting worse. I might illustrate this further but So in in I'm a G P, a family doctor. And I've worked just uh north of Liverpool. I've looked after the same population for nearly forty years. It'll be forty years this September. I've looked after those folks. During that time I've seen a tenfold increase in the number of people with type two diabetes.
Ten times more. So, this is an epidemic. It's really serious. I'm seeing more and more people with obesity. More and more people with high blood pressure, ten times more people with diabetes. I'm seeing a catastrophe unfold in front of me, in my patients, in my lifetime. А нам ветер. To try and find out why this is. And to improve Their future and their health. But at the same time, I don't think I can just rest with that. Because that leaves all the other people in the UK whose health is deteriorating and round the world. Because I know that the The epidemic I am seeing is not an epidemic, it's actually a pandemic. Because wherever I go in the world. Diabetes Fatty liver, obesity, and cancer are all.
Rising. Whether it's Malaysia, whether it's New Zealand, anywhere. It's something is happening worldwide. This is it's a pandemic. And we made a lot of fuss, uh perhaps correctly about COVID. But I think this is far more important and it's not talked about enough and I suppose that's why I'm here.
Thank you. Let's unpack some of those definitions of those problems. Yes. In very simple terms. What is diabetes?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why is insulin resistance becoming a hidden epidemic in modern health?
0:00–14:48
2
How do everyday foods like bread, rice, potatoes, and fruit spike blood sugar?
14:48–29:16
3
What are the warning signs that indicate you might be developing insulin resistance?
29:16–43:46
4
Why does insulin make you feel hungry again after meals and hinder fat loss?
43:46–56:56
5
How can low‑carb eating, intermittent fasting, and keto improve metabolic health?
56:56–1:11:25
6
What role do magnesium, alcohol, and ultra‑processed foods play in insulin resistance?
1:11:25–1:25:23
7
How can mindset, hope, and coping with failure impact chronic disease outcomes?
1:25:23–1:37:49
8
What single, actionable habit should listeners adopt today to protect their metabolism?
1:37:49–1:51:39
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