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#210 Defeat Diabetes (and Injuries) with Professor Peter Bruckner OAM

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Dr Peter Brukner OAM is a world renowned sport and exercise physician who has played a leading role in the development of sports medicine both in Australia and internationally. Peter is the founding partner of the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne and Professor of Sports Medicine at LaTrobe University. He is a founding Executive Member of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, where he played a key role in establishing sports medicine as a medical specialty in Australia. He has been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2006, and the recent 2025 Senior Australian of the Year for Victoria. More recently Peter has become a passionate advocate of improving nutrition particularly in those with chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes. He is the co-founder of the public health campaign SugarByHalf and Founder and Chair of Defeat Diabetes, an app and web-based program, aimed at improving diabetes control through diet. Resources relevant to this episode: Injury prevention exercises - FIFA 11+ and Prep to Play Defeat Diabetes app and web based program Dr Gil Carvalho, MD PhD, 10 minute independent YouTube summary of the new US Dietary Guidelines Paper: Defeat Diabetes 6 month intervention outcomes Paper: Dose-dependent effect of carbohydrate restriction for type 2 diabetes management: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Paper: Myths and Facts regarding Low Carb Diets Paper: Evidence based European recommendations for the dietary management of diabetes Paper: Long term effects of healthy versus unhealthy low carbohydrate diets: a prospective 23.5 year cohort study Paper: Optimal dietary patterns for healthy ageing ... If you would like to request a topic, please contact us via [email protected] Thank you for listening and your support. ... Study and learn lifestyle medicine: Interested in whole of person clinical practice, research and careers that address the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing, using lifestyle approaches, behaviour change, health coaching and implementation science? Check out the JCU College of Medicine postgraduate degrees: Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Master in lifestyle medicine. Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.

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