I self contracted TYPE 2 diabetes by consuming a sugary/carb vegan diet for more than 16 years. Being educated by the likes of Dr Ken Berry and Dr Jason Fung saved my life. I switched to an extreme low carb diet with an emphasis on moderate protein and high fat. I learned to reduce my daily meal times and snacking far less. When I did snack it was Low carb with not many calories. 2 years later I am proud to announce, I officially no longer have diabetes. My insulin resistance has reversed. My fasting glucose is at a constant 90. Controlling insulin was the key. Thank You Dr Berry, you help people you have never met. I'm sure your advice on Type 1 diabetes will help those too. You are a great man.
Went to the doctor 3 month ago and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, What a shock it was to me. Doctor wanted to put me on medications but I refused telling her im gonna do some research about this disease. Doctor Berry was the first doctor that I watched and ended up watching all his videos . I was 280 now 232, BG off the charts now between 80- 100 while fasting, hopefully my A1c is down when I revist the doctor in January. My life has truly changed because of this man. Thank you Doctor Berry
So good for you!! I love hearing stories where people take control of their health! It would be wonderful if after January you could come back and come in here and what let us all know what happened ... I hope it's all good for you!
That is great. When I was told I was prediabetic, I knew how dangerous that was. In the last 18 months I have reduced my A!C from 5.7 to 5.1. I reached 5.2 within a few months, but I was pleased to hit 5.1 on my last visit.
I've been a Type 1 for 33 years. Did keto for a while and was successful but had gut issues with veggies and eventually switched to 100% carvivore. I'm 52 and feel like I'm 25 again. It's absolutely amazing! I used to take 150 units of insulin per day. I now take 30-50 max. My A1C would fluctuate between 6.8 and 8.3. My latest was 5.4. Quit Lisinopril, quit Statins, blood pressure is normal, cho is normal, sleep apnea gone, testosterone is up, energy is through the roof, brain function is super high, joint pain gone, tingling in toes gone. It's truely amazing what you can do with low/no carb eating. If you're a T1D and contemplating making the switch, I urge you to start right now. Don't wait until tomorrow.
I know this is an old comment, but on 100% carnivore, what do you eat to bring up low blood sugar? Trying to stock up on good options before I dive in fully.
Thanks for acknowledging type 1 diabetics. I've been type 1 for 35 years and low carb for almost 9 years. I didn't have your suggestions in 2011 so I went cold turkey low carb but with an insulin pump, I avoided all serious highs and lows. My last A1c was 5.6, much, much lower than before. I'm using 50 less units of insulin every day. I so wish the medical community would start teaching keto to every type 1. When they don't, it makes them look greedy or ignorant. Looking forward to this series!
Teal Elliott This option is free and it’s frustrating to watch people angry about medical bills but unaware that our food input, and unwillingness to make changes to that, is basically what’s causing us to need this crappy medical insurance coverage and bills.
@@motherof1doll. 99% of food is processed and causing damage to our health. Its hard to get unprocessed food, even basic milk has hidden additives. Even pieces of fruit have sprays and coatings on them to control ripenening for example.
Tom Jones Agreed. There’s quite a growth in the ZC (zero carb/carnivore) group with a lot of the illnesses reacting well to it. It’s stunning to hear the AMOUNT of stories people are sharing about taking medications down slowly through carnivore, to almost no medications. Sadly, it’s usually not until people are extremely tired of being sick that they’re just realize there’s nothing to lose and they toss the fear aside and just go for it. On the topic of food changing over the past twenty or so years, I just watched a LIVE stream through Maria Emmerich’s Instagram on how we are cross-breeding fruits and vegetables to be sweeter, so coming from the ground isn’t really a clear indication of something coming from nature and being ‘natural’ or ‘good for us.’ I’m so glad we can communicate with one another about this stuff on social media because the word isn’t getting out fast enough, in my opinion. My kiddo is definitely reaping some amazing benefits of lessened symptoms with one of her conditions, and almost zero symptoms of the other disease. I must say, watching my child suffer has been one of the most motivating factors when it comes to putting time into research and fact-checking and checking, them re-checking sources.
@Caru Thanks for asking. I'm doing great. Closer to carnivore than keto now. A1c is 5.6. My doc is amazed at how flat my CGM graphs are. She's not a fan of keto but she can't argue with my results.
Dr. Berry, I am fan of yours and myself been low carb for over a year, mainly due to your videos. I have a child with T1D and did not want to have them going Low Carb without me living the example. The benefits have been undeniable, for both of us. Management of T1D is much easier (and safer) once you remove the uncontrollable blood glucose spikes that come with high carb meals. Armed with a CGM and a Keto like diet one can bring their A1C levels into non diabetic territory. Until a cure is available these are the best means to stave off the long term risks associated with diabetes.
Dr. Berry, I am so incredibly thankful that you posted this information. My son is 11 and was diagnosed with Type 1 just over 3 years ago. We’ve lived those 3 years with the understanding that he could eat whatever he wanted as long as he bolused for it. During that time, we rarely saw blood sugars in any sort of normal range. It was high, low, high, low, high, low all day, every day. Since watching this video, I’ve read Dr. Bernstein’s “Diabetes Solution” as well as Gary Scheiner’s “Think Like a Pancreas”. I feel like we’re now in charge of diabetes (not perfectly, of course) instead of diabetes being in charge of us. For the first time in 3 years, he is consistently having 70%-90% blood sugars in range all day (most of the other BGs are from lows, since his basal rate setting was too high). We’re all learning as much as we can about how to regulate his BG and make low-carb changes in our home. Needless to say, this video is what started the huge success that we’ve had over the past month (even during the holidays!). THANK YOU for directing us to the proper resources that we needed (but didn’t know about) to help him thrive as well as establish a foundation for a lifetime of normalized blood sugars, health, and living to the fullest!!
I am a newly type 1 and I agree with everything you said except step 5 because that should be Step1.... Actually reading DR. BERNSTEIN should be mandatory if you are a diabetic.
I am TI and I started Keto 5 weeks ago .....honestly to cut back on insulin. I was told I could essentially eat what I wanted to as long as I calculated my carb/insulin ratio correctly. I have been on a pump for years and it made it very easy to calculate it to keep my BS in control ......however I was up to 100-150 units a day. With the rising costs of insulin it was literally bankrupting us....so I researched Keto and tried it.....I am on my 6th week and I am down to 10-15 units a day......my BS is better than ever....and bonus I have lost 25 lbs. I give all the credit to Dr. Berry as it was one of his videos that got me thinking about what carbs/sugar were doing to my body every time I ate them and that just because I was pumping enough insulin did not mean it was not harming my body and damaging my nerves. I began the morning after I watched that video and have not looked back!!! I did deal with a few lows at first because I did not realize my body would become more sensitive to the insulin and/or utilize it better so I was administering too much at first.....but after the 3rd week I had a system down that has been working. THANK YOU DR. BERRY...YOU ARE SAVING BODIES AND LIVES:-)
Good for you Stacy. I am T1, 4.9%A1c and living the Bernstein plan...without Doctor support :-( There is a thing called Iatrogenic type 2 diabetic. That is where type 2 is DOCTOR CAUSED by poor care in and on top of a poorly cared-for type1. Sounds like you were on your way to that sad outcome and turned it around. For now, that is the way it works. One person at a time turning it around. We have tried the waiting for improvement thing and it ain't gonna happen. I, for one am not waiting for the profession to buy a clue.
Paul Pladin I have a son (10) who is T1. The endo continuously chastises me on DKA and how LCHP is unhealthy for him as a growing child. How do I shake off what they say?
Hi Stacy! Just shambled across this video and your comment! I am in a very similar situation as you were and was curious how things are going? Also what is your current insulin regimen? I only managed to drop from 100-130 to 85-95u per day so far… Would love to drop to 50! That would be just a dream!
Thank you so much for covering this. My kiddo was diagnosed three years ago at nine years old and I started looking into low carb about six months prior to her diagnosis because my dad reversed his type two pre-diabetes with low carb. I’ve been studying how my daughter responds to low carb and it has been amazing being able to take her insulin usage down. Thank you for telling people to speak to their doctors (and to have a second opinion). The first reaction for us parents is that we don’t want to take food away from our kids during their childhood, but after years of looking at stories of other families I notice that it is much easier for the kiddo when the whole family is on board and when we remember we have ‘treats’ everywhere we go - parties, celebrations, any gatherings, there is so much social eating that we can totally do this at home and just calculate for all of the junk when we are out where everyone else is eating as a social event. I love, love LOVE that you covered this. My daughter was recently diagnosed with Graves’ disease and I have been locked in fear-mode again with her new, misunderstood, invisible diagnosis. I have been looking at carnivore for a while and decided to start pumping out meat like a machine in my home and stop buying anything else, so she has been doing carnivore and her last blood test was interesting. I wish I could find more information on Graves’ (untreated: no meds, radiation, surgical removal) and carnivore. Her type one diabetes has been amazing, but with Graves’ in the mix and YOU know the only three treatment options, being unsatisfactory to me as a parent, I have a limited amount of time to get something to work before starting the medical treatment if I’m forced to do so (low dose tablet is the first suggestion from endo). Thank you SO MUCH for touching on Type one. A low can kill fast, but regular highs can take away limbs and sight when she’s just starting to enjoy her adult life. I just hope she can establish great habits while I’m raising her since her diagnosis happened at age nine. I think I have just enough time to try to set a good normal routine made for her lifetime. ♥️ I am so hopeful to see all of your work pay off for us all, Dr Berry. You are changing lives along with the other patients and medical professionals looking beyond what is presented to you at doctor school 😉. Thank you for the time you put into this. And I am loving the baby Berry pix!!
I've been seeing people say they've reversed graves with a carnivore diet and/or removing trigger foods they are allergic to. Someone at primal blueprint wrote a book about fixing your thyroid, I'm not sure if its specific to graves though but it is about lots of thyroid auto-immunity.
Tom Jones Thank you, Tom! I’d love any sources, links, resources you come across on this. I must say I HAVE seen compelling evidence but it is not seen as a black and white thing at this point in time because of how complex the thyroid is and it being auto-immune vs an actual thyroid problem.
Hello there, I hope your daughter is doing better. My 10 yr old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetic about 4 months ago and also hyperthyroidism on top of it. Currently he is taking methametazol with no success (very low tsh), If you do not mind may I ask you how did they find out that she has the Grave disease...was she suffering from hypethyroid in a beginning. Were you able to find a cure. Or better treatment.. any updates or information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much😊
I’m a type 2 diabetic and started following Dr. Berry in late April of this year. By lower my carb intake to less than 40 a day my glucose levels are in normal range and my A1C has went from 11 to 6. I have also lost 65 pounds with and serious exercise I just walk about a mile per day. Changed my life for the better. Wish I would’ve found his page years ago.
Thanks Dr Berry for taking the time out from parenting that handsome young man and producing this, I will be sharing this with as many T1D friends of mine as I can
After reversing my prediabetes using keto and intermittent fasting, ive helped three individuals reverse their type 2 diabetes. Some people argue that it's impossible to reverse diabetes but at the very least, what i have described can easily maintain it. Im delighted that so many type 1 sufferers are seeing positive results.
Type 1 here for 24 years. Took 18 years to discover low carb then another 6 to start carnivore. Only 3 weeks in. Can't wait to see what my A1C will be in June!
The easiest way for me to start was actually with an extended fast. I ended up doing a 10 day fast. That really helped me dial in my Basal insulin rate on my pump.
My husband is a type 1 diabetic and unfortunately we are the few that has slipped through the insurance cracks. He used to work at Vanderbilt had great insurance... Then they changed to atena then he left to work for himself and now here we are. Recently I started him on the keto diet (I have been doing keto for 2 years). His sugar has been right on point. He had a really rough week through his " keto flu" phase. But his sugar only dropped once and it wasn't that bad.
Most informative. I am going to share with my 80+ year old dad who has been a Type 1 diabetic for about 40 years now. He’s currently in hospital with low haemoglobin levels, but increasing daily - so on the mend Going to have to retrain his thinking Thank you so much for sharing 👍🏽
After being diagnosed with T1D LADA(first they thout it would be T2D) in August `18 I immediately quitted all carbs by intuition. After some research I first went keto, then carnivore. OMAD. Results by now: A1C : dropped from 12,6 to 5,3. NO hypos, no hypers, no rollercoaster by now. I took 3 units slow acting insulin per day,as recommended. but (when strictly carnivore) my measured blood sugars went down to about 75 , what was too low in my opinion. So I stopped using Insulin 4 weeks ago.If my disease gets worse, I`m going to start again. Now my day starts with an BG about 90, after my meal ( 70 % fat, 30 % protein, 3000 cal) it goes up to about 120 after 3 hours, then it slowly declines( I still produce some own Insulin,c- peptides 1,0 (not 3,0 as I wrote on facebook, sorry for the mistake,guys! I`m not into numbers!) although the GAD where " a thousand times higher than normal", as the endo said a year ago). 6 hours after my meal the BG is under 100, after about 8 hours it`s about 90. Other results : 40 kg weight loss, no more high blood pressure, no more back and joint pain. Even my 20 year old colitis ulcerosa seems to be gone( at least there`s no more diarrhea). Seems to work fine.But eating all that fat and meat was a little disgusting in the beginning. Before I was mainly a vegetarian, sometimes vegan.
Love this, thank you for sharing! I've been T1D for 38 years. Tried all diets, zero carb carnivore has been the best for me. My A1C is down to 5.3. I take the least amount of insulin I ever had, 10 to 12 units daily. You are on the right track, I wish I knew about this many years ago. As a suggestion, maybe be careful not to eat to much protein at once, I know that will elevate my BG. Perhaps more fat if you need the calories. Best wishes for you!
@@loriscott9091 Yes. You may know about the palaolitic ketogenic diet" from PhD Klemenz ? In their clinic in Hungary you`re recommended to eat mainly meat , in a strict protein reduced and high fat way. In a 1 to 2 ratio, I think. They have some nice results with that kind of eating.
@@christianmueller6583 Yes, I've heard of PKD and will check it out, thank you! Right now I'm at 30 to 40% protein, 60 to 70% fat calories on carnivore. When I try to cut protein and increase fat I feel hungry, might have to try even more fat which can be difficult, I dont enjoy raw suet! You are early enough in your diagnoses to hopefully find a way to avoid insulin long term, best wishes!
@@loriscott9091 If I increase the fat, I stay satisfied for a longer term ( doing OMAD to increase autophagy makes me REALLY hungry every evening) But it`s a little bit digusting, for a former plant based guy like me. But it`s getting better. Besides, there are these stories here and there. Maybe that carnivore thing is able to do what they promised with the plant based stuff. We`ll see. Best wishes back !
@@christianmueller6583 It's great that OMAD works for you! It was difficult for me, I was hungry all day and had a bigger rise in BG with all my protein in one meal. Perhaps I'll try it with more fat, less protein. I do 2MAD right now in a 5 to 6 hour window and that works well. I loved eating plant based too, but not all the problems that came with it!
Hello... I have requested this in the past (not sure if posts get reviewed?) but I would appreciate, as I am sure many other people would too, having the video content always summarized in text. The other keto experts I follow do this and it is extremely helpful to also read in addition to having a long video to have to sift through to retrieve specific information being shared. Just a thought, request. A really useful one!😉 Thanks for listening and I hope you do this, Dr. Ken D. Berry.
Dr Berry. I am a type 1 who after many years of following classic ADA guides have also developed CKD. I discovered Dr Bernstein several years ago while searching for a better kidney friendly diet. I dropped into a normal a1c range quickly and stabilized the drop of kidney function. Both my Endocrinologist and my Nephrologist are after me to increase carbs to a minimum of 60g daily to avoid hypos To reach this number, I have had to add refined carbs to what I get from veggies and luxuries like good salad dressing. I limit my protein to 70g daily I believe that to be insufficient for a 220 lb 6ft3” 78 year old body. In the last few months my a1c has drifted up from 5.1 to 5.6 while at the same time, my Dexcom G6 has increased its prediction to 6.5 Being told the difference is the effects of CKD During this period, gfr has ranged at 18 +/- 2. Would love to see a video address my somewhat unique situation and a keto diet that would make the most sense. I have been eating a slice of rye bread at 14g to supplement vegetable source. I also restrict severely sources of potassium and phosphorus. I have tried reaching out to type1grit and some of the contributors like Dikeman and Hightower
I was a self-diagnosed self-treated diabetic for years. I have been diabetic for 30 years now with no complications and have rarely have an A1c over 6. The problem with the continuous monitoring meters is they us a different method to test your blood. Their acceptable deviation is 20 points, that being said I have experienced as much as 60 to 80. For me, this is not acceptable and because of that I quit using them. I deal with the real numbers otherwise you make bad decisions on insulin needs.
I agree with you, I’m T1, I’ve been using Libre for 4 years. I’ve had them telling me I’m 12mmol, yet my finger prick blood was 5mmol. That’s a huge dangerous difference.
Been Keto since 2018 when was wrongly diagnosed with T2D last year February 2022 I got sick and april I got diagnosed with LADA T1D went Carnivore and still on it. Eat two times a day.
I’d like to add that often those with LADA, a form of Type 1 Diabetes, are misdiagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Make sure you have your diabetes antibodies tested to make sure which form of diabetes you have.
I'm curious if you ever go speak to endocrinologists and teach them.. Both about low carb and fasting...my endo says that she doesn't recommend fasting for anyone.. When I told her I was going to fast for a couple of weeks.. So I ignored her as usual..
Consulting my Dr just goes wrong. Please tell me about a Dr in South Africa, Gauteng that would help. 5 days in I haven't had any readings in the orange hyper reading
Thank you so much for doing a video on this because my grandson has Type 1 and it can be very confusing. How can you get a continuous monitor when insurance wont pay for it and we cant afford it?
Hi Dr Berry, I'm looking for a second opinion and would love to source a doctor through that link you referenced, but it didn't appear to pop up on the video - would you mind sharing it here please? Thanks in advance!
Hello Dr. Berry, Love your video's. I'm low carbing my self and got a lot of my family and some friends antusiastic about lchf. I'm spamming them with your videos lol. My wife is a type 1 diabetic. We are both low carb for about 3 months. She's taking her time, not rushing into anything. We recently learned that protine also uses insuline. Roughly about a half the insuline that she would need for "slow' carbs. She is just monitering this and she finds that her sugers are much more stabel and on the lower side when she eats more protine. This got me thinking. Is it so that the body devides the total amount of insuline over the bloodsuger and protine? So if the bloodsuger is "toxicly" high, the insuline is primaraly used voor the suger, and when the bloodsuger is low, the insuline is used to deal with the protine? Could this be why her bloodsugars don't peak that much at high protine? I can't seam to find any theories on this, hope you can help me if it works like this or that it is something else.
Hi Dr Berry, just a quick note really, because this is all confusing as regards diet. Watched a video earlier today from Dr John Whitcomb M D, it was posted Jan 19, 2018 and entitled Lose Weight Forever - Its the Leptin! Interesting enough video, but he explains we shouldn't be eating red meat and if we have protein - meat source - we should be eating 1gm of meat per kg of ideal body weight. So my ideal weight is 80kg = 80gms of meat - half a chicken breast, really? apparently anything over the 80gms is turned to sugar/fat and stored, so preventing weight loss. Oh I should point out I am type 2 diabetic, completely off my medication by following your program, lost about 30 lbs so far (two months).
i am a typ 1 and i went cold turkey Carnivore 4 weeks ago and still alive…i hate all this advertising and continue the Big Pharma system of making as much money as possible
T1 since 1955 and will be 78 this month. CGM for sure and low or no carb the way to go. Time in range currently 100%, a1c of 59, walk 2 miles a day with an old dog who seems to be doing well too.
As a T1 for 38 years, after reading Bernstein's book and watching your videos, I haven't felt as good as I do now. I feel like you both have changed my life. Thank you!!! BTW, I'm converting to Carnivore and I feel ALIVE for the first time in a long time.
Richard Brach, I've also been T1D for 38 years. Dr. Bernstein is great, I followed him for 12 years and got my A1C down to 5.8 to 6.0. I've now been carnivore for over 1 year and my A1C is down to 5.3! Best wishes for you!
Thank you for doing a video(s) on Type 1. Both my husband and myself are T1's, age 62 and 70. We started low carb, healthy fat last year and since then have both lost about 10 pounds and lowered our A1C's significantly. We had no support from our endocrinologist who said we wouldn't be able to sustain the diet/lifestyle and wanted my husband to continue taking statins. Note: In over a year we've had no trouble sustaining this diet (we find it quite delicious), hubby stopped taking statins and we stopped seeing that endocrinologist.
Most Doctors are just drug pusher for Big Pharma'. My Endo and Diabetic RD don't know anything about Low-Carb and Dr. Bernstein's Solution. I can't change my doctor under my Health Plan which is K*******.
Thumbs down?!? Really?? I give this 1,000 thumbs up! Love the videos and I have been helped so much by them and my knowledge has expanded greatly (and just when I thought I knew everything😂😂) I have just convinced my T2 hubby to go keto/low carb. His glucoses levels were a constant spike up or dropping to dangerous lows. He does have a CGM thank goodness. He’s only been on keto a week but already he has noticed he’s fuller quicker and stays that way for most of the day. Insulin injections have been few and far between and his glucose levels are staying within 20 points higher or lower than 130. Yay! I even have him watching your RU-vid channel. Thank you, thank you, thank you 💖💖
Joan Hamilton There is definitely a lot of push back but I understand doctors are afraid of what they don’t know. I can’t wait to see this reach the medical community more, and hopefully families will start to see that we are saving our kids from limb-loss and vision-loss and every other possible risk that comes with the T1 BG rollercoasters. I actually had time to spend with a sweet friend who has colitis and she understands the chronic side of life. We had a nice conversation and I explained all of this to her in one long & relaxed sitting. By the end of the conversation she said, “you are a pioneer.” 😂 I laughed and realized, you know what? I am! We are. Sadly, other people have to wait longer than we did to see clearly but we don’t have to wait and every decision we make sets an example for anyone watching. And eventually they will see that we weren’t just quacks. I know the hardest part is caring for people who won’t listen when you know they have the same deep ache over this as we do but they have to wait longer to reach the point of adjusting. I think it’s ok to consider ourselves pioneers and to know that when other people are ready, we will be here for them. The research we do NOW will benefit people we love, later. And people we don’t even know yet, as well. 😉
Love this!! My 15 year old is a T1D (diagnosed for about a year and a half). It is a life changing diagnosis and so many people just don't understand it (nowadays when people hear diabetes, they just associate it with someone they know with T2D). The day to day management (and fear) involved is hidden to most. The CGM was life changing, I don't know how we lived without it, but getting it involved a prolonged insurance battle. My husband and I do keto and our children are lower-carb at home. When our 15 year old eats at home his BG numbers are amazingly stable, there is no denying that low-carb works. But since he has a life outside of our home at this point, he needs to make the decision himself to fully transition, and he's not there yet. His Endo acknowledged that low carb is a treatment option when we asked him about it at his last appointment, however our diabetes educator (same practice, same visit) was not supportive of the idea. I really hope that in the next few years, the low-carb diet will be given as a treatment option at diagnosis, rather than something patients have to stumble upon on their own!
Thank you Doc for everything thanks to you i realize why my A1C, Insulin and blood glucose started creeping up I will never take another statin again... my fasting glucose is back down to 75 to 80...A lot of doctors out here are doing more damage to people than they will ever know
I got the memo to my doctor by giving them a copy of the book "The Obesity Code" by Dr. Jason Fung, MD. The book has everything a layperson or doctor would want. The book is written in layperson's language so that it's easy to understand. To impress doctors, it's written by an experienced medical doctor and has a thick reference section backing up what Fung writes. The reference section is good, too, because busy doctors don't need to spend hours looking for the supporting studies. Doctors can't possibly have time to study everything about every disease. Also, in the case of carbohydrates and metabolic syndrome diseases, publicly-traded sugar, grain and carbohydrate, and human-invented seed-oil corporations and religious organizations have gotten too much influence in manipulating what doctors are taught. If you want to know the religious part, search online for: (1) < fettke AND "temperance movement" >. (2) < fettke AND "temperance movement" AND salt >.
Kimberly Cooper You are my hero!! This is a fabulous idea. Thank you ♥️!! How did your doctor respond to your suggestion? I know there must be a gentle way to share the information. Perhaps, “hey doc, I’ve been looking into this and I’d love to know your opinion on it when you have some time to look it over.” Please feel free to share how you approached the doc if you get a chance. Thank you for being bold!
@@motherof1doll. , first, it's good to respect the fact that the doctor has spent a lot of time, work, and sleepless hours at hospitals learning and acquiring his/her education. Also, it's good to realize that there is no way to learn everything about every disease. Instead, patients study their own diseases, bring info to their doctors, and let their doctors put the info together with the doctor's education. Those thoughts help patients have a good attitude toward their doctors. Once you have that good attitude, just say something like, a lot of people are reading this book. I thought you might like to know what it says. Or if you think there's a better way to give the book to your doctor, try your better way.
Kimberly Cooper This is exactly how I’ve been feeling. I went through a period where I was frustrated with doctors (except for one very thoughtful, unassuming, curious, didn’t-give-me-the-quick-answer MD .. the one who saved my daughter’s life, thankfully). But, as time goes on I realize the combination of their training mixed with our 24/7 life experiences along with today’s amazing social networking capabilities, we could be an amazing team if we are all spending our time just listening..
I have had T1D for 36 years. I’m on an integrated pump/cgm. Prevents lows and highs. I went low carb overnight and my sugars have never been better. I don’t need to bolus for meals at all. I just live on my basal rates. I’ve had no problems. NONE of my doctors approve. I see endocrinology, nephrology and cardiology. I would need all new docs. Very hard to find any that are on board with eating Keto for type 1. I get the bad advice to do the dash diet. I feel better on Keto than I have in years.
Same here, none of my doctors would back me up on this. Even my endocrinologist and nutritionist said eat at least 45 carbs per meal. So now Im watching every video there is and doing it on my own.
I encourage people to buy the book "The Obesity Code" by Dr Jason Fung, MD. Read it. Then, give a copy to your doctor and ask if you can discuss what it says. That book should be able to convince most doctors. After that, buy the book "Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution" by Dr. Richard Bernstein, MD. Read it and give a copy to your doctor.
Thank you, I'm a type 1 diabetic I've been on keto for about 9 months, it's the best thing that I've decided to do in my life, no depression pills or Hypertension pills anymore I'm 22 years old. My a1c for the last 8 months has been between 5.2%-5.4%. I had ketoacidosis about 3 years and a half ago. Blessings to your baby and family!!!
So glad to see this! My husband started with Step 5 and read Dr Bernstein's book since we didn't have a direction. His A1C's dropped from mid 7's to high 5's and low 6's. I'm just really happy to share this for any type 1's that might read my FB! I finally found a new doctor after moving and changing insurance - I'm excited because he knew what keto was and considers it a good weight loss tool. He also did as I asked and did an A1C right in the office. I wasn't happy to find it was 6.2, but now I KNOW what I need to do and am in the process. I just got home from a 3 week vacation where I didn't really worry about what I ate. Also, since we moved last summer, I now have a gym about a mile from home and have started to work on my strength and stability (I'm 66 and starting to really notice the changes age makes). Thanks for all the videos!
@@rbalschun9624 Easiest way to find it is to click on the "show more" button right under the video and a link to the book on Amazon (with all the information) will be one of the first items you'll see! It's fantastic, has a TON of information.
Great content, Im a type one and Ive been doing keto since march with amazing results. My a1c dropped from 6.2 to 5.0. Going low carb, having the sensor to scan the glucose all the time, and the support groups on fb are the icing in the cake for everyone who have diabetes and wanna live a healthy life!! Thanks for keeping this subject on spotlight, Doctor! We need more content of type 1 diabetes here on yt, keep it up the good work
I'm a T1 LADA for 27 Years. I've been following Dr. Richard K. Bernstein's "Diabetes Solution" for 18 months and my HbA1c is now 5.0 I used to take 68 units of Lantus twice a day and now only take 20 units of Tresiba twice a day, with a small amount of Novolog for corrections. In the past, My A1c's were in the 12 to 13 area and have suffered from all the complications of diabetes (Neuropathy, Retinopothy, etc.) and they are slowly going away. The Low Carb Lifestyle is the only way a T1D can live a normal life. I use a Dexcom CGM and am a member of Typeonegrit (as well as type one diabetic carnivores).
I’m a type 1 on the pump with cgm been diabetic for 30 yrs started as a type2 but it switched on me Been keto for 4 yrs lost 45lbs I don’t bonus when I eat just basal a1c is 5.8 there wasn’t much info When I started this way of eating basal is set at 1.2 day time at night I lower it to .5 so far good
I had a cousin who shared a meme on Facebook saying that Diabetics NEED carbs. I responded with my story of having my type 2 reversed by Keto and that CARBS are the problem. She replied with that she was a type 1 and now also a type 2 and she had been both for years and her Doctor told her she needed carbs. Unfortunately most people have been so mislead by their Doctors and dietitians that nothing you tell them will get them to even think of doing Keto. I hope she wakes up before its too late. The same for my Dad. My Dad is a type 2 diabetic and he is refusing to do Keto. He continues with his oatmeal and banana breakfasts, bread, rice, potatoes, chips. In fact my mother caught him eating an ice cream bar and then later on in the evening eating a brownie. Then he complains of severe foot pain that is so bad he has to take Aleve PM at night to sleep. I had hoped that my success with losing almost 70 lbs and reversing my type 2 diabetes would encourage him to ditch the carbs but he refuses. I just don't get how continuing to eat the foods that are making you sick is somehow acceptable.
The fungus/candida that carbs feed are like an addiction like an alcoholic. It's a craving. Fungus/fermentation in alcohol feeds the addiction to alcohol, same for the fungus/candida that feeds carb cravings. Research it.
Thank you! I've been waiting for this video! My husband is type 1 and we've been slowly getting him to go low carb. His normal sugars used to be over 200. Now it's in the 140s and dropping. Thank you!
TypeOneGrit isn't a terribly friendly group, very cultish & judgy unfortunately. The struggle of T1's is real and the support has always been minimal, we are overlooked and judged far more harshly than T2's because we can never be cured. Carnivore for 7 months now, moving to Ketovore because the protein/blood glucose struggle is overwhelming, fighting the stress of it all because I need to lose weight and take charge of my health. (a decade of destroying myself after the loss of a child needs to be fixed!) If I were anywhere near you, Dr. Berry, or Dr. Cywes, I'd set myself an appointment for personal consultation, though I'd likely cry my way through the entire appointment. Thank you for these videos, they keep me going.
Tho 3 years old post I agree totally with all you said! I’m overwhelmed during this carnivore eating bc of my chaotic sugars. Supposed to be “flat lining “ but every day is different and I’m lost😖. How’s it going now?
@@jmh8510 Absolutely nothing has changed. Still overweight, haven't lost a single pound in the past 3 years, and I have at least 150 to lose. Still taking copious amounts of insulin, despite lowering my insulin to nearly half of what it was before I began, I've not been able to bring it down more, which I feel is likely a big part of not losing any more weight. My hga1c is stable between 6.8 - 7.1 but of course that is not ideal and it's a struggle to get it lower. And I hate discussing this with anyone online because they are very quick to pick apart everything I do/eat and lay the entire blame on something I'm doing wrong (all non-diabetics of course) cause I'm clearly a failure cause it works well for them, so I generally just keep to myself these days.
Excellent video for T1D and the low carb diet. My spouse is T1D and I've been waiting for a video just like this. You've also helped me go Keto. I'm now six months Keto, going strong. Thx Dr. Berry. You're the best.
I'm a Type 1 and after reading Dr. Bernstein's Book on a low-carb plan, I told my Endo I wanted to lower my A1c below 5.0, (normal BG) show said that it was too low. So most Medical Professional don't believe TD1 are entitled to have normal blood sugars. Isn't that like tell a cancer patient they aren't entitled to cure their cancer? Well, my A1c went from 7.4 to 5.9 in just 2 months of low-carb. If you Endo ask me what I did, I will just say I don't eat grain - I will never mention the word "KETO", I am afraid they will take away my CGM.
My husband (43) and my daughter (12) are both T1Ds and eat keto. I can't begin to tell you how life changing this has been. Their A1Cs are great and they use so much less insulin than most people in their situation. I wish more T1D would understand how beneficial this WOE is. It breaks my heart when I hear that T1Ds are rationing their expensive and unaffordable insulin and causing so much harm and in some cases death. If they only knew that keto/low carb could change their life. Thank you for getting this life saving and life changing word out.
One of my best friends is a type 1, who will hopefully watch this when I post it on his FB wall. Thank you so much Dr Berry. There is so much info for type 2s, but hardly any for type 1s who want to go low carb. This video is truly a blessing.
Thanks for this video. I have a lot of experience with managing my own type 1 (54 years). I think your step five should be step one. By reading Dr Bernstein’s book before you start, you will have a wealth of information, and will be far more able to calibrate food/insulin requirements accurately. I do not use a continuous blood glucose monitor, and have done fine. CGMs are very expensive to use. Also, it is essential that information about the carb content of foods is NET CARBS: many guides list total carbs, which will often be a significantly higher value than net. Warning: getting tight blood glucose control is hard work, and records of food ingested, insulin doses, and blood glucose test results must be kept: this is a precision process!
Dr. Berry, I have a serious question. If you have to be admitted to the hospital and they want to start an I.V., that’s glucose. Will that be dangerous to a person in ketosis? Specifically, would it dangerously raise insulin levels, possibly leading to coma or even death?
Thanks Dr. BERRY! I have been following a low carb and now carnivore diet for 6 ish years and it has made my type 1 diabetes so much easier to manage. Dr. Bernstein is my hero
Seems like the AMA would send out black helicopters and men in black face mask to Dr Berry's house at night to tell him to not talk about this type of stuff about how a good diet will prevent you from taking their medicines.
You are right about Dr Bernsteins book, he is the man! My father had type one for 60 years and passed away at age 70. He would have benefited from the knowledge we have today i am sure. As Dr Bernstein covers in his book the reason a doctor will never recommend a low carb diet is that he wants to avoid the possible legal ramifications he may face if you die suddenly from hypoglycemia, he would rather see you die slowly over a number of years from hyperglycemia. Could you do a video on the difference between type 2 diabetes, its diagnosis and treatment as compared to LADA or adult onset type one as it is called sometimes. Thank you for your good videos!
Eat more fat and imagine this. Children that have seizures are fix by a keto diet, peoole allergic* to wheat or beans or have celiac are literally told to stop eating those foods , so you must understand that the fix is you genetically eating the correct foods. YOU that have these metabolic problems, you are our correction, you are the litmus test in our human evolution.
Without insurance coverage, a cgm costs $7000. per year.... too expensive for most people. Hopefully, eventually all those with T1D are eligible for a cgm.
I have become incredibly insulin resistant since I started this diet. Apparently its called physiological insulin resistance however its stressing me out because my lowest blood sugars always range between 8-10mmol no matter what I do. The same amount of exercise that used to bring my blood sugars now dont shift my sugars at all now or only by a blip at best only for my BG to rise again!! Does anyone else experience this? Im so frustrated
My son is T1D and his last A1C was 9.1. We’ve got to get this down but his Dr doesn’t want to put him on a diet because he’s “13 and growing” Should I give him one meal of carnivore a day or how can we get that A1C down? I’m pretty worried about it. Thanks Doc.
So glad you came out with this just found out 11-14-2019 on world diabetes day that my 16 year old son has type 1 diabetes. He followed the keto diet beginning of this year and stopped around when football practices started this summer and off and on did keto and dirty keto. The endo doctor when he made mention that he wanted to do keto for his diet she was kind of on board but didn’t seem to like the diet she expressed more towards the Mediterranean diet. He still is head strong with keto and carnivore and told them that he knew how great keto made him feel. So as a whole we all as a family will start keto together and a few doctors we saw up there when they heard he did the keto they all said that he probably prolonged the symptoms of the type 1. So this was a God send that you posted on this subject. Please keep them coming as we want to learn more I am pushing for fasting as I know autophagy helps with beta cells a stem cells any thoughts on that? Thanks for all you do you have helped us many times over the past year with your videos prior to this.
Thank you very much Dr.Berry. Your main competitor simply will not get into this subject even after I have requested and suggested many times. Thanks for leading the way. I am excited for this series of videos.
Thank you Dr. Berry. It is hard to get attention on this as us type1's are only about 1 in 20 of the diabetic population and 1 in 300 of the general population. I am a T1 living this kind of care following the Dr. Bernstein plan, average blood glucose around 88 and A1c of 4.9%. Thank you for calling this care low carb rather than Ketogenic. There are significant differences. I do not want to take anything away from what you have done here, You did good. I just wish you would have consulted more with well controlled type1's for the "in the trenches" perspective. Maybe in the future? Thank you again, it is really appreciated.
I assume you meant Glucose, if so, Have him ask his Doctor about Gluconeogenesis. When the Liver detects low Glucose levels, it will create Glucose. This happens on a Keto Diet. There are ways to deal with this, maybe regular exercise to help use up the glucose, adjusting Insulin dose, trying different types of dietary fat, increasing low carb veggies. Maybe small amounts of Complex Carbs, it won't be any more Glucose increase to deal with than the Glucose created by the Liver. Ask the Doctor or Nutritionist that understands Diabetes.
@@eaglemotive Gluconeogenesis happens on ANY diet and creates only a few grams of sugar so its neglible in practice. And complex carbs are a made up concept - Jason Fung has proved that brown rice has a higher GI index than white. The advice you have given is wrong. Type 1's take months to a year to smooth out their blood sugars on a low carb or keto diet. Telling people to go around fiddling with concepts like "gluconeogenesis" is taking their eye away from what they need to do, which is keep at it. But your advice to do regular exercise IS helpful.
Are you a T1D? Sorry, but you are dead wrong! Unfortunately, it's not that easy for T1Ds, they must inject insulin, even if they eat no carbs. Just stopping carbs cold turkey without adjusting insulin ratios could cause death quickly from an insulin reaction or slowly from keto acidosis. Dr. Berry's advice is spot on!
I’m T1 and found 2 RU-vid videos from Dr Cywes back in Feb about 2 wks after I started Keto. I’ve been on pump 30 yrs now was on 100-125 units/day as my body became more and more resistant and I kept gaining weight on ADA diet. I have CGM. I went straight to 20 total carbs/day and did get a keto app to keep tract of food, weighing everything I eat. I made frequent changes to my basal rate. I haven’t seen endocrinologist sine 1997 but have GP but didn’t speak with him before starting. Saw him 6 1/2 weeks and 28# down and off my BP meds. He was not pro Keto but told me to continue whatever I was doing. Saw him again 3 mo later and then down 48#. Last saw him down 60# and now down 73#. Currently basal 24units/day, rarely need to bolus. Ave BGs 97. Ive only needed to treat hypo 2 x since starting. I did FB group for several months but too many adds for keto manufactured foods and look-a-like recipes so I stopped the group. I love the meats n veggies I get to eat. I love my health improvements!! As a retired ICU RN, I felt I could titer my own pump since I had for 24 years. But I will say most T1’s should speak with MD before starting. Please have more videos for T1’s. Good luck to all that go on your new journey. It’s only been 10.5 months for me but I’m never looking back!! Happy New Year to all!!
Hey Doc, Not sure if you’ve already answered something like this before or made a video on it... but do you know much on breastfeeding with keto diet? Like is it safe, will I lose some of my supply or will I feel weak because carbs really help keep my energy levels up while breastfeeding... when I’m not I’m obviously 90%less hungry so can easily do the keto diet... but I feel it may be a challenge while breastfeeding. I’m also gonna try out intermittent fasting when I’m done BF so that I can gradually lose the excess skin from carrying my twins cause I was watching your video on loose skin and intermittent fasting etc Look forward to your reply 🙂
Lions and other carnivores are able to do just fine on giving nutritious breast milk to their babies. Lions and other carnivores eat the organs, too. Organs are higher in some nutrients than is muscle meat.
Hi Sabrina, I'm breastfeeding my youngest (9 months old) of 4 on a keto diet and did so with my second youngest on a lchf diet. my milk supply was and is fine. Just go with the flow and eat all the fatty protein you need to keep your energy up. I devour lots of eggs and tend to keep cooked salty pork belly pieces in the fridge ready to go for when my hands a full and I need to eat.
Dr. Berry! If one is already a well-controlled, at least knowing how to micro manage the D (it's all an artificial balance, and many times there are no explanations for the highs - lows are usually obvious) diabetic, counting carbs, you should be able to switch at the next meal! If you're only taking insulin for carb boluses, then you just won't bolus for the missed carbs. YES, you have to keep a keen eye on your basal rate, because it will probably change some, but you can start at your next meal! I am type 1 on a pump and did it with no issues! It's a relief not playing the guessing games with carb counting. Now, yes, if you are other meds, you'll have to take that into account. But you body will happier instantly with less insulin! One caveat about Dr. Bernstein, he is NOT up to date with pumps and the rapid acting insulins of Humalog and Novalog. I love him, but this is a large missing chunk of his sage advice. You will have to bolus a little for the large amounts of protein... and probably an extended or delayed bolus. It's about 25-40% of what you would take for the same grams of carbs. Ex If 40g carbs - 4 units for you, then 40 g protein will be only 1 to 1.4 of 1.5 U of insulin.
I'm DT1 and doing low-ish carb so I thought I could just go all in 3 weeks ago. First 3 days I was doing great. I adjusted my basal rate and it was all good. Then day 4 my bloodsuger kept going up. I was continuously checking my bs and adjusting. I had extreme thirst. Even though my bs never went over 250 I was having high ketones. I almost went to the hospital. I was able to treat for DKA by giving myself 1.5 times the bolus my pump suggested and drinking a ton of water. I kept checking and bolusing and It all settled down after about 15 hours. So to all the type 1s out there. Do follow Dr Berrys advice on going slow. Wish I saw this video 2 weeks ago. Anyway, love your channel and keep the type one videos coming ❤
Question for you , is it possible that you had a cold/flu or infection or simply being dehydrated during the high ketone level! Same thing happened to my son and surprisingly his blood sugar were low and in a great range but he had a very high level of ketones... so after drinking a lot water per his doctor request we were able to get rid of the ketones from his body in couple of hours with no insulin injection since his blood sugar were already low !!!! Base on my experience with him on a low carb diet I believe that dehydration or infection ( cold or flu) do have a direct impact on type1 diabetic patients in regards of making a high level of ketones....
@@az.az466 No infection. Its possible that I wasnt as hydrated as I could have been. But I have been drinking over the reccomend amount per the app Carb Manager.
@@winter4626 most likely must be from dehydration then , I am trying my best to make sure he is always hydrated also what I am doing every other day I am adding organic half a powder electrolytes to his water to make sure he is getting enough sodium and potassium as well. Believe or not I tried this when he had ketones and after a couple hours the ketones where gone!!! I believe there is a straight relationship between DT1 ketones and Body PHo ( potassium, sodium and magnesium) . My best wishes to you. In my eyes and heart each type1 individual is a real hero!!! No one knows how hard is it until you see it closely....praying for a real cure in a very very close future.😊
Dr. Berry, my last blood test: My fasting glucose is 72, A1C - 4.6 , my triglycerides is 94 mg/dl, my hdl is 72 but my ldl is 376 mg/dl. I'm on keto diet for 4 months, I'm feeling great, like I never felt before. I'm a mountain biker, and I work out 6 days for week. My wife is a physician and she is very worried about my LDL. My body fat percentage is 9 %. My height is 176 cm and my weight is 70 kg . I'm feeling fantastic.