November 5 2022 I was 54 and I was 104kgs and pre diabetic. It was a long weekend and I binged watched this man’s channel on “get well to lose weight don’t lose weight to get well” . I am now 87 kilos using free weights and cycling three times a week. I feel like I am in my thirties and feeling really well. Listen to this man do your own research and act. 🙏🏼✨
@@KETO_DIET thanks I appreciate that but I didn’t really do very much of anything……..my body sorta did it on its own. Dr Berg said it would and it did….I was just along for the ride! 👍🏻
Thank you, that is so encouraging. Congratulations on your recovery. I have been watching Dr. Berg for a long time, hopefully I will heal and feel vibrant too.
Hey buddy, 2 can play this game! August 4, 2021 I did the same thing as you at 185 pounds (84 Kg). I too was a prediabetic with fatty liver disease. You may think 185 is not too heavy but you need to know I'm only 5'5" tall. I started by dropping all sugar drinks, intermittent fasting at 18:6 for a couple of months then went to prolonged fasting every two months for 4-5 days. Net result was 52 pounds lost and am off 7 daily medications, 4 prescription. I take nothing and like you feel 30 again. I did this at age 60. Yep, Dr. Berg did it to me too!
My wife's been a t2d for almost 30 years, went on healthy keto 3 months ago she no longer uses insulin and her metformin has been halved. Fasting blood sugar now under 100. She's feeling much much better
Dr. Berg, as a former sugar addict, thank you for sharing your vital info. I now eat keto and my insomnia is 85% gone, my peripheral neuropathy is 100% gone and I've lost 7 lbs. so far. I'm more conscientious about reading labels. I bought an air fryer which has also changed my life. I tell everyone about you.
This is a very smart video that explains what he has been telling all the time about insulin but from another angle. Insulin isn't bad, its the long term habits of releasing so much of it that you body fails to release normal levels afterwards
I've been watching your videos and following your advice. Doing keto and IF, I've lost 26 lbs and I'm not stopping! I've still got quite a bit to go, but all my bloodwork is now normal and I'm off all my meds. I'm so grateful this information is out there. IT WORKS! Thank you, Dr. Berg.
A1c is normal for the first time in 10 years. I managed it in the last few months without meds, which I have been on the last few years. Thanks for all the advice.
I love you Doctor you are a life saver for free people like you have a space in heaven ever since I've known 3 months ago I've lost 16,4kg I'm so happy like never before feeling young energetic,doing omad 1 meal a day and keto no sugar no carbs but taking all the fruits I feel like I want same as vegetables,drinking lots of water with lemon.Thank you Doc
I'm also going omad but I'm cutting out fruit. So what kinda fruit do you eat and how often ? Cause I really miss fruit, I wonder if I could sneak a banana or apple once a day without ruining my ketosis?
Great THANKS, Dr Berg!!! I'm not personally a D2 person, and for a "modern" city living person, It'lldo my best to avoid future D2 etc , issues! Prevntion Steps, and Your Videos is Worth GOLD!!! Unsure how many Millions of people you assisting to improve their Health, but a Nobel Price in Assisting other Humans' Health should be Given!!! THANKS BLESS
One time (years ago) I went to a new doctor. She said, "you have blood sugar issues. I want you to eat 6 small meals a day." She may have also recommended snacks, too, I don't remember now. I thought, OMG, SIX "small" meals a DAY? I did try to comply, but it felt like I was in the kitchen ALL DAY, either preparing, eating, or cleaning up. Not what I wanted to do with my life! But I did try it for a while. By and by I stopped that, and also stopped seeing that doc. I much prefer to eat once or twice a day. No more of this "continuous drip" six ("small") meals a day for me. Your recommendations, Dr. Berg, make SO Much more sense, and are so much easier to live with! Thank you for making these videos.
Hey Dr Berg 👍🏾 This video was tailored made for me. I'm T2D for five yrs. Never took meds I was controlling with diet. Then fell off the wagon. NOW Im going to do IF & your version of healthy keto. My A1C went from 7 in August 2022 to 14 January 2023😞
I was diagnosed last year with T2D...then followed his videos and diet program and withing a month brought my A1C from 18 to 5. I have fallen off the wagon from december until now, I need to get my act together again. All the best from South Africa)))
Hi Doctor, i am type 1 diabetic. kindly research over the increased TSH levels & inulin sensitivity as whenever my TSH level goes up it gets difficult for me to control sugar levels. Usually i take 15-17 units of insulin but when my tsh level shoots up i have to take double the amount of insuin to manage it. One more thing i have recently started eating black wheat flour produced in India itself. It is also helping me reducing my blood sugar levels it is completely gluten free and tasty too. So, if you feel that these above two things are worth researching plz do it as it will help thousands of people to get benefited. Thank a ton.
I love this doctor because since I started keto and no sugar and intermittent fasting I only eat twice a day and fasting 48 hours a week I loose 25 pounds in 3 months I have insulin resistance before I feel better
I forgot to mention I started following you last June. I had inflammation in my knees, elbows,shoulders, hands, back and pretty much all over my body. I knew the problem was sugar and carbs. What I did not realize was the frequency of eating issues that occur. I have to say all those pains left my body within weeks of healthy Keto. I have been joint pain free since I started getting serious about following your guidelines. I will admit I do cheat once in a while but by sticking with it 90%+ most of the time its working great for me. I am over 60 and feeling great!! Thanks!! Terry
I like this take on insulin. It seems to be a good way to explain the issues to a novice. Since you mentioned a bunch of supplements may I suggest a video that may help a lot of people: Some supplements are better taken at certain times and on empty stomach and others with a meal. The instructions on the label may or may not issue the best doses either. Then the instructions appear to be based on the 3 meals a day plus snacks schedule that is so common. So I am interested to know which supplement to take when on a 2 meals a day and OMAD schedule. I am not where I want to be but I have gone a long way with the help of your videos. I am fighting psoriasis.
Dear doctor , my relation is suffering from low blood preasure .... Please give us instructions for what to do and not to do...❤️🙏 By the way she is 100% vegetarian ... please do a video on this
I remember when my dad became a type2 diabetic, and being taught the first function of insulin was to turn sugars into fat storage. If that is true, it also explains these ying yang effects of insulin. High sugars in the blood having high insulin levels trying to convert those sugars into fat storage, creating insulin resistance in cells, because there is to much if it. Leading to the ill effects parts of insulin. Still the solution would be to cut the sugars, cut the carbs, The Healthy Ketogenic Diet, and intermittent fasting. Then insulin doesn't need to spike, and can do the beneficial things it does. Does that make sense?
Exellent and exclusive presentation on the right track teaching us how to fix insulin resistance. I think that people are genetically divided into Insulin sensitive and insulin resistant people. Those with insulin resistance should follow your recommendation to fixe it. Thank you so much for caring about our health and lifestyle changes.
I'm only half way through the video. But I am getting confused about what's true and what isn't. I certainly hope the rest of the video will clear it up.
Yes! I know this before reading books like: “Metabolical” from professor Lustig, “Why we get sick” from professor Ben Bickman and “Diabetes code” from dr Jason Fung! Only difference between you and them is: They don’t have wide audience as you do! You have most powerful channel to spread words of truth in your mission to help people! THANK YOU!
My mom is 83 years old and has had Type 1 Diabetes since she was 16. She NEVER eats even one teaspoon of anything with sugar in it and eats only low carb fruits (mainly blueberries, strawberries)and minimal high starch vegetables (only sweet potatoes). If she didn't have OT she'd be in great health. She should be your poster child!
@@d.wilbur5164 OT is Other Tremors -undiagnosed. Her thigh muscles tremble so bad when she stands that she collapses in seconds but can walk miles as long as she doesn't stop. No doctor can figure it out.
Would you be willing to tell me a little more of what she enjoys eating? My girlfriend has type 1 diabetes and I'd love to know how to help her feel better.
I’ve theorized that vascular calcification is almost entirely due to sugar over time in the blood stream. Sugar is sticky. Everything you have mentioned either seems like a direct result of insulin or a result of less sugar in the blood stream ie… insulin help blood pressure. It certainly would if the vascular can expand and contract properly. We didn’t evolve to deal with the excess of carbs we have available to us.. in particular sugar
As someone with type 1, whenever I do daily CARDIO (break out into sweats is the key here) and I have 0 carbs during the day my insulin demands of fast acting insulin are around 10-14 units. When I'm doing liberal Keto (30-40 grams of carbs) and I weight train, I need around 30 units of fast acting insulin
@@kmiller36 intermittent fasting is key, eat low carb foods like berries as your carb source. Just stay heavy on eggs, beef, vegetables, sweet potatoes and such.
@@kmiller36read the book, keto adapted, by Maria Emmerich. She tells you exactly what to eat and what not to eat! On a true keto diet, you don’t eat sweet potatoes, and you eat very moderate protein, because to much protein raises blood sugars.
@@kmiller36 For me personally, lots of trial and error. My doctors were useless. Also type 1 & type 2 are vastly different. Furthermore, even if two people have the same diagnosis (type 1) they will experience things differently. I would HIGHLY recommend.a freestyle libre 2 or 3, as this makes your life way easier measuring your glucose levels. I had to fly out of my country to get one since not every EU country provides them. Also, from what I understand, if you are pre-diabetic for type 2, it could be reversible with lifetime diet and exercise intervention. For type 1 it is more severe and bleak as I understand there is no cure.
Dr. Berg, Today I started keto diet. This month I also began semaglutide injections to help me lose 50 pounds gained since menopause. Though originally for diabetics, semaglutide is now being prescribed for weight loss. I am not diabetic. It is my understanding semaglutide increases the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas while decreasing glucagon produced by the liver. It has curbed my appetite and carb cravings. However, in learning how insulin wrecks our health, what is your opinion regarding the use of semaglutide and might it hurt or help my keto journey?
Have you read "Why we get sick" by Dr. Ben Bikman, PhD? He's a cell biologist. That's an amazing book about insulin resistance. I would disagree about LDL being a marker for metabolic syndrome, HDL and triglycerides would be a better marker. Also one of the reason why exercise is so important for becoming insulin sensitive is because it overrides the fat cells demand for insulin. It tells the body that the muscles takes priority for insulin taking away from the fat cell allowing it to become more sensitive.
I hope your videos will continue to teach people that a person like me - a type 1 diabetic, is completely different than the "cool and popular" diabetes, type 2.
My urologist prescribed Oxibutynin 10mg. but mentioned fact of Alzheimers danger! It reduces urgency to pee particularly when going away from home like shopping or a visit to a doctor!
I've just recently been hit with type 1 and it's been a bit of an interesting time. I was never a heavy sugar eater before and now I have to be even more careful about it. Luckily the technology around it these days is great.
Check out all the videos at the Low Carb Down Under channel. Check out Dr Troy Stapleton's story. Also Dr Ken Berry (how to eat low carb) Dr Sten Ekberg has great videos too... Some very specific ones on carbs in food.
This is one of the best explanations I have ever watched. All of the videos of Dr. Eric Berg are brilliant but I am overwhelmed with this one ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Always with you Dr. Berg 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞
This is an excellent video, Dr. Berg! I have type 1 diabetes. Have you made a video about the different types of diabetes? There are many misconceptions about it, mostly between type 1 and type 2-the causes and the diets they should follow, even among Doctors and nurses. Thank you for sharing such important information.
Berberine and cinnamon have never had much of an effect on me, but the other 12 on that 14 point list are all good. In my view overconsumption is the biggest issue, and eating less frequently while controlling calories if you are insulin resistant is probably more key than macronutrient balance. You can eat only protein and fat, but if you overeat, your blood glucose will still spike, just slower. The rate at which blood glucose rises and the resulting insulin change (injected or not) matters a great deal for all of the downstream effects of insulin. It's very easy to take all this for granted until it no longer works, and then information like this is valuable. I look forward to more content in this direction as Dr Berg explains complex things in a simple way.
Ray Peat and numerous other researchers have been asserting this for years. The issue is not with the carbs or insulin but with the inadequate metabolism of glucose. Berg is gradually becoming more receptive to this concept as he undoubtedly conducts extensive research. However, what will it take for him to acknowledge that adopting keto as a lifestyle may not be a sound idea?
I have been keto for about 5 years now and practice intermittent fasting where I fast at least 17 hours a day. I also alternate my fasting window times but my blood sugar is around 115 when I wake up in the morning before consuming anything other than sometimes water.
Wow! More information that you can only get from Dr Berg. Type 2 diabetic, beating it with IF and low carb, Keto. I was thinking about asking my Dr to do HOMA IR test. He always says my pancreas is producing plenty of insulin, but can he know without that test? As Dr B says, I still struggle with the Dawn Phenomenon. Maybe there is a test for high Cortisol or that may be part of regular blood work? Thanks Doc.
My daughter was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. When she told me, I told her I could fix that with keto. She immediately shut me down because her ob set her up with a nutritionist who said keto was bad & immediately set her up with weighing foods, monitoring levels & the standard American diet.
People with Diabetes get brainwashed with a lot of Misinformation from Doctors and other so called experts. It's a Trillion Dollar industry! Even these Doctors and experts have been deceived. Some or many may know the truth though and don't want their Diabetes industry to go away.
The MDs takes on paradoxes, Eric Berg, “when there is conflicting information, that is a paradox. You get cognitive dissonance” Pradip Jamnadas, “When you don’t understand something, you call it a paradox” Steve Gundry “Plant paradox, buttocks paradox, … imma make a new book on every health related paradox and resell old info” David Bowie, “Telling Lies - Paradox Remix”.
Today is day 5 of the Keto diet for me, I had two over 18 hour fasts already, I find it easy to do as long as I am drinking lots of tea, I am also exercising, I am proud of myself :)
My 62 year old type 1 diabetic husband went from being obese, on a horrible yo-yo blood sugar roller coaster, stage 1 kidney disease was taking 80+ units of insulin a day to being his optimal weight, taking 20 units of insulin per day, no kidney disease, and a host of other benefits: KETO SAVED HIS LIFE
Please make a full length, in depth video on insulin, growth factors, fibrin, stem cells, and red blood cells on the dysfunction of diabetic (t2) wound healing at one of the most difficult sites: the heel bottom. Do cold lasers have a place healing diabetic ulcers???
About conflicting information... How is it possible that some sources advice to take magnesium and calcium together and others say that calcium prevents magnesium from being absorbed and both should be taken separately? Which is correct?
Ive been type 1 diabetic for 43 years. I take 22 units of long lasting insulin a day, and depending on meals I think i fluctuate between 20 to 30 units of fast acting insulin a day. So when I saw the amounts you listed i was like... DAMN what are these people eating, an entire wedding cake in one sitting?
Yeah,my doctor by request from me ordered "one" Homa IR Test but once the powers that be knew that the patient was on to something, I've not had another like test.I'm now in the market for a doctor who will work to make me healthier not work to keep me on the plantation of progressive worsening, which in turn makes somebody bigger monies.
Quite interesting indeed, all of it, it makes perfect sense, much of that! So, dr. Berg, I guess it may be high time to put things to be put back into perspective, especially when there's talking about good & bad😌. Isn't it comparable to the "never ending story" of the alleged "battle" between proces and function, the chicken or the egg, the beginning (A) and the end (O)🙃?! Btw, the receptor part is often left out when generally explained, so great thanks to contributing to telling the whole (some) story and dito facts, I synchronistically spoke of components mentioned at the end, to someone close this very morning 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙂!!
I really wish I could eat large salads.. they cause so much pain!! 😩 I simply cannot do leafy greens anymore, and it sucks bc I love salads.. but I do NOT love the pain and inflammation that comes with eating them.. I'd probably do well with the carnivore diet, but I prefer eating more balanced meals.. I feel stuck lol.. anywho, great info on insulin! thanks! 🙏🏽💖
In many instances the DOCTOR HIMSELF is the culprit! Trying to tell him the keto diet will reduce the dependence on insulin injections is like telling a preacher the devil is the good guy! They refuse to listen!
Absolutely. They have been trained, taught, indoctrinated, and whatever else to describe this conundrum of craziness we as society are faced with when we try to communicate with corrupt medical community. For example , Dr Ken Berry has a book called " The lies my Dr told me " He himself was in practice as a physician for 20 years before his own health woke him up to how bad our health system really is. Thank goodness we now have access to more than just a typical Dr treating us like we are just sheep.
Dr Berg I have ordered supplements from your website for a couple of years now. Love your videos as they are always informative. I have been taking K2 & D3 for 2 years. Is it true that this combination removes plaque and excessive calcium buildup in joints?
Thank You, Dr. Berg! I agree Healthy Keto should not be considered a "diet". They can keep the fruit diet the yogurt and a bagel diet the pounds of mystery meat diet etc.. recommendations! HEALTHY KETO IS AMAZING! 👏
There are other channels as good as this one is, and he is one of the best.There is some over lap but a different emphasis. The exercise part, specifically HIIT or weights is makes you the opposite of insulin resistant, it makes you insulin sensitive. Yes, that was a bit of a body builder channel.
Great information sir....thanks a lot for sincerity.....some would certainly not like all this sincere effort because of their personal gains and products.....
I’m diabetic and trying to do intermittent fasting and the Keto diet and wasn’t sure how my insulin shots worked into all of this. None of the videos that I had watched really addressed how to do this if while taking insulin shots. Thank you Dr. Berg.
I'm a type 2 diabetic. Last time I went to Dr they prescribed insulin shots. My blood sugar went to 30 and I threw the stuff out. Dropped metformin and replaced it with Berberine. Added Chromium, Potassium and Magnesium supplements Blood sugar ranges from 93 to 120 most of the time. Be sure to check your blood sugar often when taking insulin if you're a type 2
Thank you Suzanne. I’m taking the insulin mix of short term/long term and would like to be able to get completely of the insulin. I’m 70 so I’m not sure how much damage has been done.
@@pennyp8841 T2 can be reversed by a very low carbohydrate lifestyle. See Dr Ken Berry And any videos at Low Carb Down Under. These are front line people. Less carbs means less insulin. Small changes will minimize mistakes. Don't change your insulin dose my more than 10% at a time. Give each increment a few days to see how that works out. Maybe you can get your doc to practice the long acting levimir or lantus separately from humalog. Then you only take humalog for carbs and for BG correction. You should have a scale for that. For example, 1 Unit for every 50 points over 100. Or 1 Unit for every 15g carb. You can jump all the way into to keto at once.... Under 30g carb/day.... But you will need fast changes to insulin dosages. If you don't have experience at this, look up Dr Eric Westman. You can work into keto meal by meal using the 2 separate kind of insulin. no carbs equals no insulin with the humalog. Then at some point you will not need the long acting. Study before you try anything.
Hello, thank you Dr. Berg for all your videos, work and knowledge 😃 I have still a question, if I want to make IF and start to eat at 10, drink coffee, drink lemon or apple vinegar water and take my supplements (Omega 3, magnesium, zink etc.) when should I take it and in which order? I also have to separate supplements and coffee with minimum 1 hour between them? I would appreciate an answer. Greetings!
Excellent video! Just one question though about fat intake. The role of insulin is also fat storage and if fat is high then insulin would be needed to put it somewhere or else fat will stay in the blood stream and cause damage. Please explain this also dr berg.
To many Carbohydrates(Sugar) in our diet gets deposited on our body as fat. On Keto Diet Fat is used for energy to run our body and the excess becomes 💩💩💩.....!
@@KETO_DIET I am not saying carbs are good. But excess fat will is also not good. In this sense why the body does not use carbs as fuel and throw away the rest. I love keto and have been doing for 5-6 yrs but excess fat is my question and the role of insulin in fat storage. Think about it and then reply.. Thanks
I cannot thank You enough. Thanks to your videos I found out that the cause of my POTS was fue to vitamin B defficiency..I have been on that supplement for only 2 weeks and the improvement of symptoms is amazing. I am wondering if You could do a vídeo on periodontitis. It would be very helpful.
Say your receptors are there to receptive insulin but you drink stimulants so your body is ramped up it’s like driving on the highway too fast and you just accidentally missed your exit
I have been sugar free and min carb intake for a month and my skin has cleared up. I’ve got my period on time. I feel more awake, my body doesn’t hurt anymore. I was inflamed and I had no idea what was happening to me. My hormones were all over the place and I had suicidal thoughts. I feel sooo good now. Thank you! It is because of You and your approach that has helped me understand what I have been doing and what I need to keep doing now. My best friend has a temperature now for a year. It comes and goes, but she always feels like she is burning. She has done so many tests and nothing has showed up. This thing comes and goes and mentally has changed her so much, she has become depressed and lost all the energy and willingness. I wish I could help her, I’ve been telling her that she needs to change her nutrition. We still don’t know why she is burning.
I have been using stevia. i used to use the stevia made with alcohol but i have switched to it made with glycerin. will glycerin spike insulin? i have been watching your videos for over 3 years and learned so much! thank you!!
Insulin helps with all this stuff, it's the fact that when Insulin resistance occurs the Insulin can not stay to the same relative level as when Insulin resistance is not at the same level, so the relative dips in Insulin do not have the same level of effect, even when the lowest dip is higher then the non Insulin resistant high
