Completed – Achieving remission from T2DM – RACGP

About Prof Peter Brukner

Professor Peter Brukner OAM is an internationally renowned sports and exercise physician, pioneering academic, and public health advocate. He is the founding partner of the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne, Professor of Sports Medicine at La Trobe University, and has held prominent roles with elite sporting organisations, including serving as the Australian cricket team doctor, Head of Sports Medicine at Liverpool Football Club, and team physician at multiple Olympic and Commonwealth Games. A founding Executive Member and two-term President of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, Professor Brukner has made significant contributions to the advancement of sports medicine practice and education in Australia and globally.

Beyond sports medicine, Professor Brukner is a leading authority on nutrition and therapeutic carbohydrate reduction (TCR). Driven by a personal and professional interest in metabolic health, he has championed reducing carbohydrate intake as an effective strategy for managing type 2 diabetes, obesity, and related chronic diseases. Peter is the Founder and Chair of Defeat Diabetes, Australia’s first clinically proven program supporting TCR for diabetes management. He is also known for the SugarByHalf campaign and his best-selling books "A Fat Lot of Good" and "The Diabetes Plan". Professor Brukner was awarded Senior Australian of the Year for Victoria 2025 in recognition of his contributions to both sports medicine and public health nutrition.