Thread by @nicknorwitz

1/ I'm so happy! 🥲 Thread

Today @harvardmed we started metabolism, metabolic regulation, and had a carb metabolism lecture...

I've had a handful of peers (6 thus far today), unprompted, contact me to ask some version of the following question...

2/ I've very intentionally kept a low profile, and I'm not looking to make "my thing" (metabolic health) the focus of lectures not get myself a troublemaker label. Plus, I'm genuinely happy to use listen and learn.

BUT...

3/ I'm incredibly excited to note that my peers are asking what I personally think should be the obvious questions -->

e.g. Why treat a disease of high blood sugar and high insulin with carbs and insulin?

I find it very informative. But now, one of two things could happen...

4/ One possibility is that the next 4-8 years drains the curiosity and replaces it with an algorithmic drug-centric mindset. One the other hand, maybe the next gen of physicians are getting wise to the fact that metabolic disease need metabolic medicine and that

5/ Lifestyle should be the real first line therapy, AND that lifestyle holds the key to treating the root causes of disease that will be plaguing our patients. Having met some of these amazing 1st years, I'm strongly leaning to the latter possibility. I'm optimistic!