Dr. David Unwin
A UK GP who spent decades prescribing medication over lifestyle advice before becoming one of Britain's most vocal advocates for low-carb nutrition.
Circuit updated June 3, 2026
- Dr. David Unwin says 93 percent of his prediabetes patients normalized blood sugar on low carb
“I can tell you that the people with pre-diabetes in my practice north of Liverpool, 93% of them will get a completely normal blood sugar if they go low carb. 93% resolution and that will last for years because I've checked.” 10:50
- The Doctor Who Blamed His Patients for 25 Years Finally Turned the Mirror on Himself
“What you've actually done is have sugar with your sugar with your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, all day long.” 7:43
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“I can tell you that the people with pre-diabetes in my practice north of Liverpool, 93% of them will get a completely normal blood sugar if they go low carb. 93% resolution and that will last for years because I've checked.”
Dr. David Unwin · The Diary of a CEO -
“did you ever once tell me that bread was sugar or breakfast cereals were sugar? I had to learn online uh that bread is sugar, that rice is sugar, that breakfast cereals are sugar.”
Dr. David Unwin · The Diary of a CEO -
“There's only three macronutrients. There's only protein, fats, and carbohydrate. And yet your friends there haven't even got the three macronutrients.”
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“Glucose is number one vital, but number two toxic if you have too much of it. The level of it in my blood is controlled minutely.”
Dr. David Unwin · The Diary of a CEO -
“What you've actually done is have sugar with your sugar with your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, all day long.”
Dr. David Unwin · The Diary of a CEO -
“So is it fair to say that you were somewhat incentivized to give people metformin? >> Yes, that would be true.”
Dr. David Unwin · The Diary of a CEO
Dr. David Unwin says 93 percent of his prediabetes patients normalized blood sugar on low carb
The British GP makes a strong case for treating fatty liver and prediabetes earlier, but his blockbuster number comes from practice data, not a universal guarantee.
The Doctor Who Blamed His Patients for 25 Years Finally Turned the Mirror on Himself
Dr. David Unwin's sugar teaspoon test will ruin your breakfast cereal forever.