015: Dr Ian Lake – Living with Type 1 Diabetes: A GPs lived experience

Dr Ian Lake

 is a GP in Gloucestershire. He has had a long term interest in preventive medicine. Having Type 1 Diabetes himself, he eventually discovered and was strongly influenced by the book ‘Richard Bernstein's Diabetes Solution’. He went on a very low carb diet five years ago which he feels has positively transformed his daily diabetes control to near non diabetes levels. He is planning to launch a website to provide information and education about keto diets in type 1 diabetes. He is also a founder member of the Public Health Collaboration, which is a charity dedicated to promoting a real food lifestyle.

Dr Ian explains how Type 1 Diabetes is managed in the UK and how he thinks that there should be alternative options. He recognises that keto doesn't suit everyone but feels it should be an option for everyone. 

We find out how he discovered keto and his long journey to start. Listen to how it has improved his quality of life, given him less worries and more control over his blood sugar.

Dr Ian's Top Tips

1. You’ve got to want to do it (what is your why?) 
2. Prepare to do it, read around it 
3. Plan for it - do it for 3 weeks

Resources Mentioned

Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: A Complete Guide To Achieving Normal Blood Sugars - Dr Richard Bernstein

https://amzn.to/37j4iwm

He mentioned the UK standard of care according to NICE guidelines for Type 1 

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng17 

Ian mentioned about Continuous Glucose Monitoring 

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/cgm/continuous-glucose-monitoring.html 

Ian’s presentations at Public Health Collaboration PHCUK conferences 

@ PHCUK 2019 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58PEYFn2_wY

@ PHCUK 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEZ0zgqLDro

@ PHCUK 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWmxxbs_mns

Other T1D’s who use low carb

Link to Australian T1D Troy Stapleton (cyclist) Low Carb Downunder  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6LXtQqu0Ow

Link to Australian T1D Bec Johnson (swimmer) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOXuYK6ctFA

Hanna Böethius

https://hannaboethius.com

And listen to her podcast with us:

http://fabulouslyketo.com/podcast/003

Jessica Turton Systematic Literature Review 

Turton, J. L., Raab, R., & Rooney, K. B. (2018). Low-carbohydrate diets for type 1 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. PloS one, 13(3), e0194987.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0194987

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