Dr Penny Figtree is General Practitioner from Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia. She has been employing ketogenic and low carbohydrate diets for the past several years in her suburban medical practice to reverse a range of chronic diseases, often de-prescribing large numbers of medications. In this conversation she and Dr Max discuss the her transition from conventional GP to metabolic practitioner, the role of refined carbs in driving chronic disease, how mainstream guidelines are failing patients, and much more.TIMESTAMPS 00:00:35 Starches and refined sugar drives insulin resistance and obesity00:04:10 Conventional GP’s prescribing pills for problems caused by lifestyle00:07:23 Conventional ‘lifestyle’ advice is ineffective 00:10:15 Dr Figtree’s transition from conventional to metabolic GP 00:16:25 Fragmentation of care for each broken organ system00:18:52 Insulin therapy for Type II diabetics is only necessary on a high carb diet00:21:13 Insulin drives insulin resistance 00:23:55 Low carb diets for gestational diabetes00:27:48 Contribution of seed oils to insulin resistance00:30:08 Metabolic health theory vs practice00:35:02 Failing to inform patients of effective dietary strategies is harming them00:38:25 Chronic disease reversal with low carb will be a GP led revolution00:40:00 Dr Figtree’s advice for patients embarking on low carb00:42:40 Dr Figtree’s advice for medical colleagues DR FIGTREEhttps://www.twitter.com/PenelopeFigtreehttps://www.lowcarbpmq.com DR MAXhttps://www.twitter.com/maxgulhaneMDLINKSDr. Penny Figtree - 'The Life of a Low Carb GP'- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11x9PhlZuK0Dr. Tim O’Dowd - ‘PCOS and Insulin Resistance: A lifetime of opportunities' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2KD-nTiJ14Reversing Type 2 diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines | Sarah Hallberg | TEDxPurdueU -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQDr. Jason Fung YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/drjasonfung1Dr Eric Westman YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/AdaptYourLife/videosLily Nichols Real Food For Pregnancy -  https://lilynicholsrdn.com/real-food-for-pregnancy/Always Hungry by Dr David Ludwig - https://www.drdavidludwig.com/books/Diversa Health - https://diversahealth.com.au/Defeat Diabetes - https://www.defeatdiabetes.com.au/ Diet Doctor - https://www.dietdoctor.com/