047 Liz LePla – Passionate Patient Advocate

Liz LePla Liz was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 4 years ago, and although she had been overweight her whole life, she felt she was eating healthily,  in line with national guidelines.  Plenty of fruit and vegetables, wholegrains, low fat or fat free yogurts and margarines etc.  Her GP prescribed medication for her diabetes, but she had read that it was possible to put Type 2 diabetes in remission without medication, and after a little bit of research, she decided to follow Michael Mosely's 8 week Blood Sugar Diet.  Within three months she had put her diabetes in remission, and lost three stone (42 lbs or nearly 20 kg)! She subsequently joined the Public Health Collaboration, a National Charity dedicated to informing and implementing healthy decisions for better public health, and two years ago started to run low carb courses for several local GP surgeries.  She has maintained her own remission from Type 2 diabetes AND the weight loss for almost four years by following a low carb lifestyle, and continues to  help others do the same. Liz LePla was prediabetic and decided to follow the NHS and diabetes guidelines. She ended up with Type 2 Diabetes, despite following the advice. She was in her 60s when she was diagnosed. She put her diabetes in remission, lost 4 stone in weight and has managed to keep it off.As well as running her own business she is also an ambassador for the PHC UK (Public Health Collaboration) Charity. She now works with local GP surgeries in helping others put their Type 2 Diabetes into remission. Hear some of the challenges she has had with GP surgeries and some of her huge successes.This is a long episode but we hope you enjoy listening to Liz. Liz's Top TipsCut out sugary starchy carbsExerciseEverything you change is a positive Resources Mentioned BBC Documentary - Trust Me I’m a Doctorhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04j9gny The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet: Lose weight fast and reprogramme your body: Lose weight and reprogramme your body - Dr. Michael Mosleyhttps://amzn.to/3iDN2pU PHC UK (Public Health Collaboration) - charity https://phcuk.org The Big Fat Surprise - Nina Teicholzhttps://amzn.to/3k9t4Ts Diet Doctorhttps://dietdoctor.com  The Magic Pill https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Pill-Pete-Evans/dp/B078H4J7G1   Quotes by Liz LePla“My GP gave me this information. I saw her and she said, ‘You know, you can do quite a bit with diet’. But I said, ‘I think I am eating healthfully?”“But I could immediately see that this made sense, if your problem is that you've got too much glucose, if you stop putting the glucose in, you're not gonna have such a problem.”“When I first heard that 800 calories a day for eight weeks, Gawd, I'm going to be ab