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#141 | Understanding type 2 diabetes, glucose spikes truths, weighing up BMI & more | Dr Kiran Sodha

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Show Notes

Dr Kiran Sodha is a GP and lifestyle medicine physician. He’s also the founder of Mahi Health - a resource helping people overcome pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

I talk to him about:

- The number of people living with type 2 diabetes in the UK

- How lifestyle, environments, schools, family and more all are contributing to the rise of the condition

- Why we need to revolutionise the way we approach medicine

- Complicated conversations around weight and BMI

- The truth about glucose spikes

- A few controversies involving some well-known influencers…

- & much more

Connect with Kiran:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiransodha/ https://www.instagram.com/drsodha/ https://www.mahi.health/

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