Dr David Unwin
The Reformer
Changing the system from inside it, principle turned into change.
Dr David Unwin reads as The Reformer because he changed medicine from inside the institution rather than against it. Within his own NHS GP practice, he used low-carbohydrate dietary guidance to reverse type 2 diabetes in patients the system had written off as chronic. He built an evidence base from his own patient outcomes, published the results, and shifted national clinical thinking, pairing operational discipline with genuine innovation to redesign how care could work.
“Each of us has a number of different health futures. What I'm interested in is how do I get you to pick a lifestyle that will get you the future you want? Because my job is about behavior change.”
“93% of people with prediabetes in my practice will get a completely normal blood sugar if they go low carb. If we wait five years, you only stand a 50% chance. So really, it's a stitch in time.”
“I noticed the health of the population I cared for was deteriorating. If I'm the doctor in charge and health is deteriorating, am I not responsible? And where is all this difference I was hoping to make?”
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