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Sydney Low Carb Specialists

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 491 643 493

Address: 62b Windsor Road, Castle Hill, NSW 2154 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: https://sydneylowcarb.com.au

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25.01.2022 Hypoglycaemia (dangerously low blood sugar) is a common occurence on insulin medication, and a major cause of anxiety and distress for diabetics, particularly type 1 diabetics. Parents of children with type 1 diabetes report marked stress around insulin dosing, especially worrying about hypoglycaemia overnight. Fortunately, we now have access to continuous glucose monitors to help track blood sugars in real time. However, the greatest tool in limiting risk of hypoglycaemia is reduced insulin dosing! Patients on low carb diets report reduced insulin dosing, better controlled blood sugars and HbA1c, and overall fewer hypoglycaemia episodes. Diet has a huge role in the management of your diabetes, and our team is passionate about making life for diabetic patients as normal and worry free as possible.

25.01.2022 Tickets are moving fast! To secure your spot register through the Eventbrite link below. We are holding a FREE info session with the spotlight on the exciting potential applications for improving womens and childrens health through low carbohydrate medicine on Wednesday 18th September 6:30pm at our clinic in Castle Hill. Topics covered will include: fertility, preconception planning, PCOS, menopause as well as real food strategies for children and families This event is open to all members of the community and health professionals who are interested to learn more about low carbohydrate medicine and nutrition. Please note it is a 16+ years event.

25.01.2022 HAPPY NEW YEAR! In 2020 our clinic is changing our fee structure and new patient appointment system, to deliver our low carb program more effectively and provide better access to our dietitians. For more information, please visit https://sydneylowcarb.com.au/fees-bookings/ ... We look forward to working with many of you in 2020 to achieve your health goals!

22.01.2022 Important update due to recent events: Due to demand from patients we are happy to announce that we are now offering remote telehealth consults for patients. Please enquire with our team if you would like to book a remote telehealth consult from the convenience of your own home. At this time we are still running our regular in-person service as normal at our Castle Hill rooms. We would like to reassure our patients that we are following all department of health advice and we are taking precautions to protect the health and safety of our patients and staff.

21.01.2022 A huge thank you to all those who came to support the launch of Sydney Low Carb Specialists on Tuesday night. It was wonderful to meet you and have the opportunity to introduce our team and services. Also a big thanks to Palena Fresh for the delicious low carb catering. As announced on the night, to celebrate the opening of our clinic in July we are offering a free dual blood glucose/ketone meter with 10 ketone test strips (valued at $60) to each new patient seen in the month of July 2019. We want to support your health goals and are passionate about giving people the best tools to achieve them. Book online at www.sydneylowcarb.com.au or call us on (02) 8865 7375 to make an appointment.

20.01.2022 Did you know that Type 2 Diabetes can be put into remission? Read more on our latest blog post https://sydneylowcarb.com.au//did-you-know-you-that-type-/

19.01.2022 With only a few days to go you dont want to miss this information packed session. Secure your FREE tickets now! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydney-low-carb-specialists

18.01.2022 Holiday hours: Our clinic will be closed for the holidays from the 23rd December 2019 to the 6th January 2020. Well be back to regular hours on Tuesday 7th January. We wish everyone a happy and safe festive season.

18.01.2022 We are holding a FREE info session with the spotlight on the exciting potential applications for improving womens and childrens health through low carbohydrate medicine on Wednesday 18th September 6:30pm at our clinic in Castle Hill. This event is open to all members of the community and health professionals who are interested to learn more about low carbohydrate medicine and nutrition. Please note it is a 16+ years event. To secure your spot please register through our Eventbrite link.

18.01.2022 UPDATE: *** TELEHEALTH ANNOUNCEMENT *** Our clinic is expanding its telehealth capacity this week to help our patients in these trying times, and to foster social distancing in an effort to battle the current Coronavirus pandemic. We will be offering BULK BILLED (no gap payment) telehealth consults for ALL our follow up doctor appointments. If you are new to our clinic, the first consult with our doctors will have an out of pocket payment but all doctor appointments thereafte...r will be bulk billed. We want to reassure you that our clinic is practicing strict adherence to hygiene protocols set out by the department of health to protect all our patients and staff. All our dietitian consultations will be conducted via telehealth until further notice. What is telehealth? A telehealth consult is an appointment conducted via video (Zoom or Skype) or via the phone from the comfort of your own home. Now is the time to focus on your health - an optimised immune system in this current pandemic is your best defence against viral infections. Lifestyle factors as well as what you eat & drink play a significant role. Consult with us from the comfort of your home and gain the tools to strengthen your immune system and general health.

15.01.2022 This week is National Diabetes Week. The focus this year is on diabetes and the impact it has on a persons mental health and emotional wellbeing. At Sydney Low Carb Specialists we are striving to ease this burden by challenging the long held belief that diabetes is a chronic progressive disease that will invariably worsen and lead to complications over time. The current Australian dietary guidelines for diabetics that advise eating 6 serves of grains a day is setting people ...up for failure. The current mindset of adding medication after medication to achieve blood sugar control is a band-aid approach that ignores the source of the problem, high dietary intake of carbohydrates with consequent high circulating insulin (or high insulin needs). We want to give people the positive news there is another effective option for management of the condition that considers the root cause of diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes reversal is achievable. Type 1 diabetics can manage their condition with less blood sugar excursions from the normal range and thus less insulin requirements. Gestational diabetes can be treated with a real food approach that results in being able to remain off medications or, if they are needed, to be on the lowest doses. We believe equipping people to take real control over their diabetes through a low carbohydrate, healthy fat approach is a powerful way to improve mental health and wellbeing! See more

15.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who braved the rain on Wednesday night and came out to learn more from our passionate doctor/dietitian team about how low carbohydrate medicine can be used to improve womens and childrens health. We had great audience interaction and enjoyed answering your questions! @ Sydney Low Carb Specialists

15.01.2022 Thankyou to all those who attended our information session last Tuesday night. We hope you enjoyed an informative and enjoyable evening at our clinic. We also hope you enjoyed the low carb catering from @palenafresh. It was a full house and to those who missed out we will be doing it again soon. Watch our page for details in the coming weeks! @ Sydney Low Carb Specialists

14.01.2022 We are excited to welcome our newest dietitian, Natasha Fayle, to our team at Sydney Low Carb Specialists! In addition to her extensive experience as an accredited practising dietitian, she also holds qualifications as an exercise physiologist and health coach. Her special interests include womens weight management, childrens weight management, pregnancy and breastfeeding nutrition. Read more about Natasha at www.sydneylowcarb.com.au/about/

12.01.2022 Due to the overwhelming demand received for our information session last month, we are running a 2nd free information session on Tuesday 30th July. Please RSVP through Eventbrite as spaces are limited. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydney-low-carb-specialists

11.01.2022 Our info session for this Tuesday 30th July is now at capacity. We are excited to bring you an informative night with the opportunity for a Q&A as well. If you would like to attend please let us know and we can add you to our cancellation list. Many thanks from all of us at Sydney Low Carb Specialists.

11.01.2022 We are happy to announce that Dr. Deepa Mahananda is returning from maternity leave next Thursday 7th May. She is excited to continue working with her existing patients and looking forward to helping new patients achieve their health goals through low carb medicine. Please contact reception via phone 88657375 or email [email protected] to book in your appointment.

08.01.2022 Vitamin D supplements are ideally viewed as more of an insurance policy for when your sunlight exposure is inadequate or you live in a geographical area that has minimal sunlight. A common question our patients ask is how many units of vitamin D to take? The supplement dose should be individualised according to how much sunlight exposure you have, your vitamin D blood level and the time of year (more supplemental vitamin D is needed in Winter). In Australia, the most common v...itamin D supplement is 1000 IU (international units) per day, taken in capsule or liquid form. But did you know that there are more convenient, cheaper and effective ways to take a Vitamin D supplement such as: 7000 IU capsule taken once a week although it can be taken up to twice a week 50000 IU capsule taken once a month which is only available with a prescription 600000 IU yearly injection available with a prescription, that can be given into the upper arm Higher supplement dosing should be carefully supervised by a medical professional. Supplements are not designed to be taken with a set and forget dosing approach! Knowing your vitamin D status and optimising it is more important than ever because low vitamin D levels have been shown to increase the likelihood of acquiring lung related illnesses such as Covid-19.

07.01.2022 Want to know where to eat low carb in the Hills District? We have compiled the ultimate guide on where to find low carb meals and products in the Hills District, Sydney. We will be regularly updating this list, so if you have any suggestions please let us know below. https://sydneylowcarb.com.au//the-ultimate-low-carb-eatin/

06.01.2022 Quality of sleep is just as important as the food you are eating when it comes to achieving your health goals. Read more on our latest blog post here: https://sydneylowcarb.com.au/2019/07/26/sleep/

05.01.2022 We have all seen the news footage of staggering numbers of patients on ventilators in intensive care units around the world, suffering from the complications of COVID-19. The reports from our frontline colleagues battling this pandemic in some of the worst hit countries are that the patients who are most vulnerable to having such complications from coronavirus are those who have chronic metabolic disease. Many of the patients are either prediabetic or diabetic, have high bloo...d pressure or are carrying excess body fat. Smokers and those with heavy alcohol consumption are also featuring heavily in those suffering from COVID-19 complications. What can be done? This pandemic is unprecedented and were living in uncertain times. BUT there are things still in your control. Your health and wellbeing can be optimised! Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can be put into remission and this is achievable in weeks when applying effective low carbohydrate nutrition principles, focusing on being active and keeping our stress levels in check. This short interview from our UK colleague, cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra, explains who is most at risk of COVID-19 complications and what can be done now to change this trajectory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHAnzhRZFZ0

05.01.2022 We are OPEN and running as normal but are experiencing issues with our landline phone number. Please call our mobile 0491 643 493 or email us on [email protected] to get in touch. Sorry for the inconvenience.

03.01.2022 A CGM costs $92 for 2 weeks in Australia. It is an invaluable tool to show the spikes in blood sugar that occur from foods considered healthy by the standards of the Australian dietary guidelines. Things like muesli bars, oats, whole grain wraps/breads and most fruits cause considerable blood sugar rises and thus demand the pancreas to produce more insulin to normalise blood sugar. The problem is the pancreas cant keep this up for long and many newly diagnosed type 2 diabet...ics have actually had 10+ years of high insulin before they were even picked up as diabetics. We have no affiliation with CGM companies. We just think it is a very useful tool that helps with real time understanding of how foods impact blood sugar, provides accountability and helps individuals to make choices that are better for their level of carbohydrate tolerance. Afterall we really should rename diabetes to carbohydrate intolerance because that is what it really is! See more

02.01.2022 Have you set weight loss as your new years resolution for 2020? Check out our latest blog post on setting goals for weight loss. https://sydneylowcarb.com.au//24/setting-weight-loss-goals/

02.01.2022 Our latest blog post: the gut microbiome and what you need to know about it: https://sydneylowcarb.com.au//06/21/the-gut-micro-bio-what/

01.01.2022 Our opening night has sold out! We are looking forward to welcoming you to our clinic. Appointments are available from the 2nd of July - book online through our website, send us an email or phone during business hours Monday to Friday. #lowcarb #lchf #ketogenic #keto #lowcarbnutrition #sydney #castlehill #rousehill #bellavista #hillsdistrict #kellyville #baulkhamhills #dural

01.01.2022 Part 2 in our blog series on plant toxins is all about Oxalates. Click on the link in bio to find out why spinach smoothies may not be that good for you. Helpful tips on minimising the risk of oxalate kidney stones and other oxalate related problems: Boil high oxalate leafy greens before eating Eat adequate calcium in your diet as calcium binds to oxalate in the gut, thus reducing oxalate absorption ... Avoid ingesting large amounts of high oxalate foods all at once - this is why the green smoothies full of spinach are off the menu! Emphasise animal products in the diet as they contain very little oxalates See more