#24 The Doctor Reversing Diabetes: Glen Davies on Changing Healthcare

Prof Grant Schofield sits down with Dr Glen Davies to explore how lifestyle medicine is reshaping the future of healthcare. In this episode, Dr Davies shares how one lecture on insulin resistance and nutrition transformed his approach to type 2 diabetes, moving from symptom management to true reversal. Together they discuss his work with the “Reverse T2 Diabetes Taupō” initiative, which has helped more than 200 people reverse diabetes or pre-diabetes through low-carb nutrition and education. They unpack why insulin resistance sits at the heart of so many chronic diseases, the gaps in medical education around nutrition, and the urgent need for a healthcare model focused on prevention, not just treatment. The conversation also touches on the metabolic approach to cancer care, community-based health programmes, and the policies needed to create a healthier food environment.