Dr Penny Figtree graduated from the University of Sydney in 1993 with first class honours and has worked more than 20 years of in general practice.
After seeing the power of a low carbohydrate diet to help people lose weight and achieve type 2 diabetes remission Dr Figtree decided to specialise in diabetes and weight loss.
Previously Dr Figtree had tried to help patients using diets such as low fat diets, Optifast and the 5:2 fast, but nothing really worked. In the end she would find herself saying, “Well, as long as you are not gaining weight, then that’s great”.
Then Dr Figtree read a book called “Always Hungry” by Professor David Ludwig who wrote about the principles of the insulin-carbohydrate model of obesity.
Dr Figtree has now been practising low carb medicine for two years. She describes this as the most rewarding part of her career: stopping medications and helping patients feel well.
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