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Dr Ruth Tapsell
@RuthTapsell
North Devon GP, runner, unbendy yogi. Inspired by amazing results of low carb lifestyle. Tweets not medical advice.
Nov 20, 2020 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
A thread about the low carb approach to managing T2D & obesity

I'm an NHS GP and I'm keen to share this with other GPs, nurses & dietitians because this approach really works

It's MUCH more effective than our previous approaches

I wish we'd worked it out years ago

1/10 At my surgery, we have many patients who are turning their lives around simply by cutting out sugar, processed food and starchy carbs.

We're seeing several success stories every week.

Here's one from this week 👇

2/10
Nov 14, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
A thread about T2 diabetes for #WorldDiabetesDay

I've been an NHS doctor for 19 years.

During that time we've seen some amazing developments in diabetes care including some exciting technology such as continuous glucose monitoring, insulin pumps and transplant surgery.

1/10 We've seen the arrival of many new drugs to add to our tool box for managing patients with this chronic condition.

Also very low calorie diets and bariatric surgery.

And diabetes prevention programmes to help delay the progression from pre-diabetes to established T2.

2/10
Nov 2, 2020 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
A thread about covid & how improving our metabolic health might help👇

I'm an NHS GP with an interest in T2 diabetes.

It's been clear since early in the pandemic that people with poor metabolic health, particularly T2D, obesity & high BP are at an increased risk.

1/10 Suspicious that SARS-CoV-2 thrives in elevated blood sugar, I've been advising my patients to make some simple dietary changes:

1. CUT OUT SUGAR
2. AVOID PROCESSED FOOD (it's high in sugar & other unhealthy stuff)
3. REDUCE CARBS (carbs convert to sugar in the body)

2/10
Aug 23, 2020 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Dear reasonable people,

7 years ago @lowcarbGP discovered an approach that actually helped his patients to regain their health and quality of life.

These are just some of his remarkable results👇

I can't think of any other approach that achieves this and saves the NHS £££ He has achieved this by helping people with T2 diabetes/obesity to understand that carbs are broken down into sugar which puts on weight & damages organs

He produced these sugar infographics which led to many penny drop moments helping patients to make important dietary changes