Dr Penny Figtree shares her advice for doctors wanting to establish low carb treatment plans in general practice.
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Clinical Case Study: Patient KA
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Clinical case study: Patient NB
Dr Fran Ramsay, a bariatric medical practitioner based in Hobart, Tasmania, has ...
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The life of a low carb GP
Dr Penny Figtree graduated from the University of Sydney in 1993 with ...
Safe implementation of low carb for type 2 diabetes
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Therapeutic carbohydrate reduction for type 2 diabetes remission
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Cholesterol and the low carb lifestyle
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