Derrick Walker, MS, RD, CDE isn’t your typical dietitian… After living with type 1 diabetes for more than 35 years, he left a career in hairstyling to become a dietitian and diabetes educator, driven by the reality that his own condition was expensive and difficult to manage.
In this episode, Derrick explains why the standard “diabetes diet” makes patients sicker, how the food industry sold America a broken system, and why most people only meet someone like him when it’s almost too late.
🎧 If you’ve ever felt like the system makes the wrong choice the easy one, this episode will hit home.
00:00 Intro
04:24 Derrick’s journey from hairstylist to dietitian
07:46 Why the “diabetes diet” was built by the food industry
09:39 Men’s health, chronic disease, and losing family members to heart disease
11:40 Income, not geography, as the driver of obesity and diabetes
17:00 Why patients are given drugs instead of food education
19:26 Derrick’s $75 grocery list and real-world meal strategy
23:14 A hormone-based view on diet versus “calories in, calories out”
25:10 Lessons from diabetes camp and building confidence as a kid
37:36 The problem with hospital food and why patients don’t heal
41:40 Derrick’s “gift” for motivating people with a message that works
💡 Who Should Listen
Physicians, dietitians, and healthcare professionals frustrated by how the system handles diabetes, as well as anyone living with the disease who wants practical, unfiltered insight from someone living it every day.
About Derrick Walker
Derrick Walker is a Licensed Dietitian, Diabetes Educator, and founder of UnFukYaDiet. Living with type 1 diabetes for over 35 years, Derrick has managed his own care and blood sugars for just $70 a month, an unheard-of feat in today’s healthcare landscape, challenging the narrative that diabetes must be expensive or unmanageable. He holds a master’s degree in nutrition and works with FoodSmart and Dietitians on Demand, supporting patients who are often overwhelmed, misinformed, or reaching him as a last resort. He is particularly passionate about closing the gap between dietitians and patients referred by vascular surgeons.
Through UnFukYaDiet, Derrick delivers blunt, relatable education designed especially for men: keep your eyes bright, your mind sharp, and your d*ck hard. His mission is to expose how the food industry and broken healthcare systems keep people sick, while giving patients tools that actually work.
Connect with Derrick
📲 Instagram: @unfukyadiet
💼 LinkedIn: Derrick Walker MS, RD, CDE
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