Tried & Tested: Low-Carb Keto to Plant-Based in Diabetes, with Drew Harrisberg

<p>In A Nutshell is back! We are delighted to bring you season seven of the podcast, starting with a truly inspiring guest, Drew Harrisberg, an exercise physiologist, sports scientist and diabetes educator who has lived with type one diabetes since the age of twenty-one.</p><p>So who better to help us make sense of the science behind carbohydrates, and their place in a healthy diet?</p><p>For people living with type one diabetes, carbohydrates can sometimes feel like the enemy. And with the explosion of low-carb and ketogenic diets, glucose monitoring and social-media advice around &#39;controlling&#39; blood sugar, it&#39;s easy to come away with the impression that the fewer carbohydrates you eat, the healthier you are. But <strong>i</strong>s that really the case?</p><p>Drew has taken a fascinating personal journey through different approaches to nutrition, including paleo, keto and ultimately a whole-food, plant-based diet. He shares what he learned from each approach, how his diet affected his blood glucose and insulin requirements, and why he ultimately moved away from keto towards plant-based eating.</p><p>But this conversation isn&#39;t simply about diabetes - it&#39;s about our relationship with carbohydrates more broadly. We explore why carbohydrates aren&#39;t inherently unhealthy, why a rise in blood glucose after eating isn&#39;t necessarily something to fear, and whether the current obsession with flattening glucose curves is distracting us from the bigger picture of dietary quality.</p><p><br></p><p>To find out more about Drew:<a href="https://drewsdailydose.com/" target="_blank">https://drewsdailydose.com/</a>To get your tickets for The Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Conference:<a href="https://nlmc.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://nlmc.org.uk/</a>To sign up to the online plant-based nutrition course and the cancer course from The University of Winchester:<a href="https://www.winchester.ac.uk/study/short-courses/courses/Plant-based-Nutrition/" target="_blank">https://www.winchester.ac.uk/study/short-courses/courses/Plant-based-Nutrition/</a><a href="https://www.winchester.ac.uk/study/Short-courses/Courses/Lifestyle-medicine-for-cancer-prevention-and-survivorship/" target="_blank">https://www.winchester.ac.uk/study/Short-courses/Courses/Lifestyle-medicine-for-cancer-prevention-and-survivorship/</a>Further reading:<br><a href="https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/low-carb-plant-based-diet-what-to-eat%5C" target="_blank">https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/low-carb-plant-based-diet-what-to-eat\</a></p>