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The Unwin Approach Event

Thursday 8th February 2024

AUT Akoranga Campus

Breaking Free from Type 2 Diabetes and Carbohydrate Addiction - The Unwin Approach

Brought to you by AUT’s Human Potential Centre and proudly sponsored by our Health Research Council (HRC)-funded research project, Te Ngako Oranga (Reversing Type 2 Diabetes).

Join us as we welcomed the dynamic duo, Dr. David Unwin, a distinguished GP from the UK, and Clinical Psychologist Dr Jen Unwin, to the vibrant shores of New Zealand. Both Unwins are part of our HRC research project, and they’re here to share their insights with you, from their clinical practice that is changing lives.

​Dr. David Unwin, internationally renowned for his innovative and cutting edge approach to managing diabetes, talked about his work on reversing prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes through a carbohydrate reduction approach. It was a session filled with eye-opening insights and stories that challenge conventional wisdom in health care.

​Dr Jen Unwin discussed the complex realm of carbohydrate addiction. As a Clinical Psychologist, she brings a unique perspective to the table, offering invaluable insights into the crucial concepts of behaviour change and the psychological aspects surrounding our relationship with food and carbohydrates.

​This event was an opportunity to learn about the science and practice of managing and reversing prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes, amongst other conditions.

Key Speakers

Dr David Unwin

Distinguished GP

Dr David Unwin

Distinguished GP

Dr David Unwin is an internationally renowned family doctor at the Norwood NHS Surgery in Southport near Liverpool, UK, for using a carbohydrate-reduction approach with his patients with prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes.

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Jen Unwin

Clinical Psychologist

Jen Unwin

Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Jen Unwin explores complex realm of carbohydrate addiction, offering psychological insights into behaviour change and our relationship with food.

Read more

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Dr David Unwin

Distinguished GP

Dr David Unwin is an internationally renowned family doctor at the Norwood NHS Surgery in Southport near Liverpool, UK, for using a carbohydrate-reduction approach with his patients with prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes.

For the past few years, David has been a UK Royal College of General Practitioners expert clinical advisor on diabetes. As a result of his interests in both better communication with patients and Type 2 diabetes he was made Royal College of General Practice National Champion for Collaborative Care and Support Planning in Obesity & Diabetes in 2015. In 2016 he was the proud UK National winner of the NHS Innovator of The Year Award for published research into lifestyle changes; working with patients’ personal health goals as an alternative to drug therapy in type 2 diabetes –so that his GP practice spends £68,000 per year less than expected on drugs for diabetes. Dr Unwin is an advisor on Reverse Type 2 Diabetes NZ HRC research project; he will be speaking on his general practice work at this hui.

Jen Unwin

Clinical Psychologist

Dr Jen Unwin discussed the complex realm of carbohydrate addiction. As a clinical psychologist, she brings a unique perspective to the table, offering invaluable insights into the crucial concepts of behaviour change and the psychological aspects surrounding our relationship with food and carbohydrates. Jen is the author of the book, Fork in the Road: A hopeful Guide to Food Freedom.

Fork in the Road helps you identify carbohydrate addiction, find motivation for change, create a healthy daily plan, adopt strategies for long-term success, and connect with more information and support.