Can Insulin Resistance be reversed through a carnivore diet? 

Are you male? Seems like many of us females are screwed, nothing works….so frustrating

exercise will speed up reversing IR, but NOT needed, in other words exercise will speed up the recovery of IR .

The answer is No. you can avoid sugar spikes by cutting out carbohydrates. That isn’t the same thing. You don’t grow a replacement leg by simply choosing not to walk. It can be reduced in three ways. Losing weight, Taking more exercise, By cutting out all dairy and meat fat for a period of time, then adding in plant based whole foods that contain a healthy balance of fats. (Healthy means, including omega 3 rich legumes, walnuts, green veg and not just eating omega 6 rich sources such as refined oils and pecan nuts) There is no benefit from carnivore other than short term weight loss and learning diet discipline that can then be modified to a more healthy diet.

@@jgreen9361 all lies !

@@jgreen9361you believe what you want but you can’t deny (even though you are) people who live the truth and facts. The health improvements (not just weight loss) are incredible because meat is a whole food.

That's great! How did you personally accomplish it?

Nerves take much much more time to heal. You might still get some healing if you continue this WOE.

@@cynthiabahena9721 WOE ???

@@KarmenD-ce5re WOE=way of eating

Try carnivore. For me it has the same effect as ozempic on appetite but without all the dreadful side effects. I did ozempic for 6 months and it nearly did me in.

When are you checking? How big is your eating window? You may want to restrict to 8hrs and have 2 meals not 3. That worked for me.

Try less protein otherwise you have to increase your insulin. Make sure you are eating enough fat.

@HHSquare22 Thanks! I’ll try that.

@tracyjohnson4469 I will try the 2 meals a day and see what happens. ThNks!

No, it's only a small bump in insulin. And plus it's really hard to overeat on protein.

@@DynoDeso thanks for the info

It might be because of nutritional defiencency. Particularly not enough vitamin D3, chromium, magnesium or vitamin B1. Meaning way before you started carnivore you might have been and still be defiencent. Look into Benfotiamine.

What do you eat, specifically ?

@@antonbelsky Beef, just beef, twice a day. My endocrinologist is mystified. She actually said she was going to see if Yale had a study on people like me. I've recently been put on ozempic to help the insulin resistance.

High glucose is one issue. High insulin is another. First of all, what do you call high? Having high blood glucose can by itself raise your fasting insulin. Obviously, you have other issues that need to be uncovered.

Hm, very interesting! Something like abnormal hyper-gluconeogenesis ?

On a SAD diet insuline resistance only gets worse. You have to reduce your carbohydrate intake in order to reduce your insuline resistance.

If you go low-carb, by 3 months, you should have results. It can even happen little by little each month. You have to be consistent. Good luck

Keto / Carnivore will give you outstanding results compared to SAD, in many respects. However, it won't necessarily remove just fix it on it's own and it could take longer than a few months. For some, they see immediate results, others, to fully heal it could take years. Also, be sure to track your macros, get a glucometer or some way to measure your BG. Don't be afraid to add animal fat and play around with protein ratios to see if you get different results. There are some really loud voices all over RU-vid that will be very vocal about protein not increasing your glucose, that is just not true for a lot of people. Read through the comments, and you will see what I am talking about.

so, YOU DONT KNOW! dont comment on what YOU DONT KNOW! ill trust the DR.'s answer , thanks!

@@KarmenD-ce5re What I know is that if I eat over a certain amount of protein per day I will get Type 2 diabetic levels chronically even in the absence of exogenous glucose. I am also aware many others experience this, so in that regard, I do know. What I don't, know, an either does any doctor regardless of credentials knows, is how each individual is affected by insulin in that moment because it can't be tested in the moment with any significant measurement. Even if you don't personally experience this, assuming you actually religiously test for yourself, it doesn't mean damage is not happening. Much like it takes decades to discover the damage high glucose does to an individual. Excessive amts of protein or energy intake make be doing the same. Mos of these doctors are working off theories, you shouldn't trust anyone 100%. You should test for yourself and be very intentional about it, or don't, and just blindly trust them, until you find out the hard way.

Dairy promotes growth - it's designed for babies to grow. It will stall your progress or make you gain weight. The perfect mix of carbs, protein and fat might not be helpful for insulin resistance. It's also potentially addictive and may lead to overeating.

@@carnigoth Nonsense!

I drink lactose free whole milk the sugars have been taken out . I do limit it but being a big lover of tea ( hate coffee yuck ) that was my way of making a compromise. It may help in your situation. And it tastes just like regular milk . 😊

I hate to break it to you, but Lactose free milk does not have the sugars taken out, it has the sugars broken down so it's easier to digest. Lactose free milk is actually sweeter tasting than regular milk and probably spikes blood sugars worse than regular milk. Regular milk has the more complex sugars that many can't break down, lactose free has more simple sugars that have already been broken down.

My pre-diabetic father-in-law who has a monitor that tests his blood sugar in real time. Milk spikes it bad, unfortunately.

You need to consume very little protein (if you are female around 70g of protein and around 200g fat)...With IR your body cannot process protein, thus it ends up raising bs which in turns worsens IR and leads to diabetes..