Dr. Hallberg on Carbohydrate Intolerance, Insulin Resistance and Reversing Diabetes (Ch 2) 

Thanks Dr. I cried over ur vid, I finally understand it is not me lack of will power, it is not me that is weak, it is a disease just like intolerance of lactose, intolerance of gluten, me is intolerance of carbohydrates, it is a disease, or an deficiency, u can only make a solution when u find the problem, I feel like I finally have a clarity! Thanks so much for the life changing video!

That's the clearest explanation of insulin resistance I've ever heard and I've been listening daily to hours of low carb videos (like mon-friday 8 hours a day lol) Thanks for that!

I'm 25 and, I believe, was a pre-diabetic. I had very high blood pressure in the range of 150/100, was gaining weight and developing a pot belly and was depressed most of the time. I learnt about insulin resistance here on RU-vid and immediately began to take steps to implement what I had learnt. I didn't go Keto, but I lowered the average glycemic index by switching to whole grains like brown rice, and substituted cornmeal for sorghum and millet meals. I stopped using vegetable oil, substituting it for coconut oil and butter. I also did a lot of intermittent fasting and reduced my number of meals to just 2 with no snack whatsoever in between but just loads of water. It been a little less than 3months and my belly fat is gone, lost some weight (just a little bit, but I wasn't obese anyway), my blood pressure has plummeted significantly and is now average 120/80 +/-. I feel a lot better my energy is back and the brain fog and depression is significantly reduced also. So I think the case is not lost for those who can't do keto for one or more practical reasons. Lowering the average glycemic index in combination with other strategies seem to do the job as well.

I saw your TED talk about reversing diabetes and it changed my life. in six weeks I have lost 19 pounds, reduced my meal time insulin to almost nothing, my nighttime insulin has gone down from 148 units to 114. My diabetes doctor is blown away. Thanks you are an awsome doctor.

This is the hands-down best explanation of insulin resistance I have seen or read anywhere. Thanks so much!

From ur videos my a1-c went from 10 to 5:5 in 3 months thanks 😀😀

I ate brown rice for a year, thinking it was good healthy food, but I couldn't lose weight. I wish I had seen this video. My blood sugar plummeted as soon as I started eating low carb. Yes, hamburger, steak, eggs, cheese and butter were no problem. My doctor had prescribed insulin injections for me, which turn high blood sugar into fat and prevent the burning of fat. This is like prescribing a couple of margaritas to an alcoholic. Just maybe, low alcohol would be better.

RIP, Dr. Hallberg. I am still learning from you. Your legacy lives on.

THANK you Dr Hallberg for teaching us how to HEAL! You are a beacon of Light!

When I eat carbs it affects my sleep pattern in a big big way.... low carb diet for me

You have important information that is constantly being over looked, even by professionals. Thank you!

Wow, you're the best! You are the 1st Doctor to explain it this way! My sugar level have been out of control and I've been getting dizzy often. Gotta take control of this devil!

Thank you. Though I've been diagnosed as a Type-2 diabetic for only a short time (8 months), I'm certain I've had it for quite some time. Beating my head against the wall as I try to learn about glucose / insulin and how to best control it, I finally feel like I have learned something of substance. I have no idea if "Virta" is legit or not though preliminarily, it looks good to me. One thing I just discovered while surfing around is your openly-posting of Virta recipes. Allowing access to these without membership speaks volumes to me (in a good way). Thank you for offering life-choice alternatives and especially thank you for having the knack for putting things in context and being able to provide clear understandings of the complicated influences to what we know as diabetes. Thank you very much.

Fantastic explanation. Easy to understand in terms of low carb tolerance. Nobody’s used that simple analogy before; to regard it as a sensitivity or food intolerance i.e carb sensitivity. Brilliant! Thanks

This is the best so far explanation on insulin resistance,Thank you Dr. Hallberg!

Great Video!! Easy to understand for those struggling as Type 2 diabetics... I wish more health care providers would understand these basics of "good' vs bad carbs.

This is the first time I actually understand this process! Thank you!

I was shocked when I found this video. You break it down even more than my nutritionist, but both are great. I was just diagnosed with diabetes, insulin resistant (cause of PCOS), fatty liver disease and all carbs intolerant. I basically only eat meats, veggies and some cheeses. That is it. It absolutely sucks. There are actually no words to explain how I feel. I'm a chocolate addict. I love my chicken Pho. I love Mexican rice. Can't have any of those anymore. Even with diet and weekly injection A1C isn't improving, very upsetting. Anywho, thank you for the informative video.

Great information. Easy to understand.

Very easy to understand

Finally I understand! Thanks for the great information.

This is great way to explain. Lucid. Thanks doc.

Wait, doesn't the carbs in rice enter the blood more slowly than just eating a candy bar or drinking a soda?

U r great human being

You are a great teacher, thank you!

Very easy to keep up with and understand Dr. Halberg's lecture. Thank you

Yea but doesnt brown rice slowly disperse the sugar compared to white rice?

I'm 380lbs. w/ type 2 diabetic and started keto a month ago. So slow for me to lose weight and lower blood sugar. Energy low and building to 1 big healthy meal a day is coming soon. Being a good boy other than nor working out.

wow, now I get it. thank you for breaking this down in layman terms. I think you just saved my life!

WOW The best explanation!

Very informative and well organized. With all respect, consider voice training to help with the strain.

Excellent. So clear. Thank you.

I can’t breathe if I eat sugar. How do you fix this?

Fantastic video!

This helped so much! Thank you!!

Great explenation!

Great info delivered very clearly. 🙏👍❤️

comparing long-chain carbohydrates with monosaccharide is a bit misleading in theory would make sense, but you can test for your self, eat a cup of brown rice and on the next day eat 9 spoons of sugar, then tell me there is no difference, also most amino acids are glycogenic, does it means that amino acids are sugar? but the most misleading parte is yes, our body has about 5 grams of sugar per 5 liters of blood, however you wanna call it but its 5 grams AT A TIME, not throughtout the day, in the absence of carbohydrates, the body is constantly converting amino acids and fats into glucose, to keep that 5 grams consistently, so it turns out to be way more than 5 grams, and the cost for converting protein into glucose is about 2 to 1, so basically eating protein is just an expensive way of eating sugar by the way there is no such thing is carbohydrate intolrance i encourage people into researching more about enzymes deficiency (amylase deficiency), low stomach acid and food fermentation in the stomach/gut causing bacteria infection, and also metabolic issues involving the adrenal glands, these are all factors that can be misinterpreted as insulin resistance and even type 2 diabetes

Excellent Explanation 🙂

Easy to understand BUT... You haven't mentioned the tests to run in order to see what level of carb tolerance we have.

Thanks this explains insulin resistance very well.

Girl …. You are just the best.

Thanks

There was a time when I listened to these so called fitness gurus telling me a calorie is a calorie and it doesn't matter where you get it; calories in vs. calories out. Back then, deep down, I thought it didn't seem right. I could eat some donuts or pastries and drink a few cans of soda and that would be the same as if I eat something healthy that had better nutritional value? Given if both foods had the same calories? Some of these fitness gurus should be locked up

This is an excellent video.

Excellent video!

Excellent Explanation! Better than Dr. Jason Fung.

Myy understanding is since only 60% of blood is actually liquid then its more like 2.5 grams (1/2teaspoon) in the bloodstream rather than 5gms. True statement?

So what do we do about this?...eat a very tiny amount of carbohydrates?

Are the cells clogged up or the sensors worn out from insulin resistance!?

Excellent video. Can you please give me a 3 meal plan that will be safe to eat or even the list of ingredients . Thank you.

But how can you measure carbohydrates tolerance. I came from a country where people eat rice all day but doesn't have any of these problems.

RIP Sarah!

i am trying too understand why i am deathly allergic too insulin and this did not help me

Amazing!

very clear explanation. please work on your voice pitch. too high. modulate.

One cup cooked or raw?

how do I know when my body is insulin resistance?, how can i reverse it? how long does it take to reverse it ?

Hello Doctor! You way of explaining is so good! I have a query here, my husband and myself ( age 58 and 53 respectively) been living a considerably healthy lifestyle since we were in our early 30s ( exercising, walking, clean eating etc.) Last week we went for a body check-up and came up with borderline diabetes. Can u please explain what could be the cause of that? I m confused and worried as to what should we do now.😔

Sugar makes me tired and gives me brain fog. Not sure why. I avoid it in every single form imaginable.

Thank you for this explanation on insulin. But I'm still confused. Correct me please. Low insulin tolerant people store glucose in fat cells, which are all over the body? Or just in specific areas? Does insulin make new fat cells to deposit glucose?

I am 100% sure a tv series big ban theory character was based on her!

So freaking smart. Than you

so does age have an effect on blood sugar

What happens if we eat a food that is carb dominant, like sweet potatoes, and eat them at the same time as a food that is mainly fat, say oil? Will the fats ensure the glukose is released slower into the blood, just like fiber? or will we still get a spike and a crash unless we add fiber, say broccoli, to the carb?

Hey! Thanks for doing an absolutely great job with Virta, I'm really inspired by you!! I just wanted to bring up a quick note from this video. You state that one cup of "brown rice has more sugar than the can of soda". After this you display the nutritional facts of brown rice showing that it contains 0 % sugar. I'm sure the point you're trying to make here is the higher carbohydrate content of brown rice vs. coke, but the comparison is invalid in two ways. 1) The sugars vs. carbs as explained above. Sugar is a carbohydrate but not all carbohydrates are sugar. 2) One cup of brown rice is 190 grams in mass and one can of coke is 366 grams. The comparison would be more valid if you looked at an equal amount of these products. This note is not at all to discourage you from your great work, but to fix minor details in order to reduce possible friction in the future :) Please keep up the great stuff! -Oskari from Finland

I am take Liraglutide in insulin resistance

so where is belly fat come from, its from high insulin produce?

Is there something wrong with the insulin or is there no room for the sugar to be stored as fat?

Could this cause extremely high cholesterol and triglycerides?

God bless now and always Dr Igudia. And I really wanted to say a very big thanks for helping me cure my Type 2 Diabetes I thought it was the end until I meant you keep saving lives doctor.

Thanks you Dr Igudia on RU-vid for all you do in my life and my family. I went for a test today after taking the medication i ordered from Dr Igudia and I tested diabetes negative. Thanks doctor I will keep letting the world know about your good work sir

hi sarah! i'm diabetic type 2, and even if i keep my carbs on the very low side, my blood sugar is still high! even after trying intermitent fasting! I did the 20/4, and it's still high in the Morning, i even did a walk of 50 min, still high! Don't understand? What's your opinion on that Sarah? Thank's!

now negative from Type 2 diabetes after did a Test , it was like a miracle , i really can't thank you enough Dr Igudia , You cured me naturally after I came across your channel on RU-vid , with your herbs , May God bless you Handsomely

Nothing beats plant base foods

If the world had more people like you, it would be a better place. You make a difference, Dr Igudia thank you for curing my diabetes and introducing your medical products to the worlds.

My heart just keeps thanking you and thanking you Dr Igudia for all you have done for me, you gave me your words that you could heal any sickness or disease, thank you for permanently curing me of my type 2 diabetes you are amazing.

First if all when they planted the rice, they did not put sugar in the roots

Testifying about Dr Igudia on RU-vid is a great joy I have ever had in a while because this man transformed my life In all ramification. Thanks doctor for putting an end to my type 2 diabetes’s and putting a smile on my face again.

RIP DR

I thought my body would never be the same again, but you fixed it. My heartiest gratitude to you Dr Igudia for helping me cure my Type 2 diabetes successfully

Why after eating carbohydrates I go to pee minutes later ?

Did this so called doctor just say "supposably" at 4:55?

Why is high insulin a problem?

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Insulin resistance is actually caused by high fat intake. When the fat is stored in cells that are not supposed to store fat like muscle cells the fat inhibits the mechanism of glucose transport into the cell. Type 2 diabetes can be fully reversed on a whole foods, high carb, vegan diet while low carb diets only hide the symptoms because almost no carbs are consumed. Considering the risks a low carb diet has like increased all caused mortality the vegan diet which can precent most chronic diseases and reverse type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease is clearly the better choice. Nutritionfacts.org

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Everyone promises "Reversing" in their title, none deliver. This lady doesn't even take a stab at it.

This information should only be considered by people with their muscles coated in lipids i.e not allowing insulin do its job i.e bmi 25+ i.e obese .otherwise this video is specially crafted to put carbohydrate in a bad light. for those people who are lean go ahead and eat your carbs ad libitum and burn those energy all throughout the day simple sugar or poly doesn’t matter . Do it through your NEAT , keep talking( even to yourself) keep movin oxidize that glucose efficiently postprandial and you dont have to restrict yourself on your diet. Sugar level drops fast because the organ tissue , skeletal muscle , brain lungs etc uses sugar as the primary fuel. De novo lipogenesis ( excess glucose to fat storage ) RAAAAAREEELLYYYY HAPPENS. It is a very complex and highly regulated metabolic pathway that the body would rather burn the glucose through you going about your day.Look at the centenarians , look at thw construction workers, look at yourself when you were 12 .

This makes me sad , i like rice . 😑

The voice fits the mice family!!!! LOL LOL LOL

It’s not the carbs/sugar that are the root cause, it’s too much fat in the diet that plugs up the cells causing insulin resistance.

I need my carbs to become WOKE so they become tolerant

The information is good but she is annoying to listen to with that chipmunk voice.

Yeah, tell it to Dr. John McDougall and the slim and very fit Asian population. I eat white potatoes and rice by the truck loads and lost weight. Clown.

Interesting video but her voice was like nails on a chalkboard to me. Next!