DOES KETO ACTUALLY MAKE DIABETES WORSE? - Dr. Westman Reacts
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- If you've had success with a keto diet -- losing weight, getting rid of heartburn and joint pain, and maybe even completely reversing your type 2 diabetes -- what should you make of a doctor saying that keto causes diabetes? Should you abandon a way of eating that has transformed your health -- and possibly your life -- based on alarmism and hyperbole from someone with little to no clinical experience helping patients?
What does the science say? What does over two decades of helping people in a medical clinic say?
Watch Dr. Westman's newest video for his perspective on a video released recently by a doctor who favors vegan diets, who claims that keto causes diabetes.
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Keto made my type 2 diabetes so bad that it got fed up and went away...
Best comment I have read today.
Hejeheh.
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I see what you did there 😉
Tube search- Keto foods ryan taylor ---- my bet you aren't giving up things like waffles and bread
Dr Westman my endocrinologist does not want me to follow Keto or carnivore, he is totally against it. I’ve been a diabetic on insulin for over 35 years. I’m also on jardiance and take the max dose of Wellbutrin. I’m fed up with the diabetic diet, he wants me in Mediterranean diet. I’ve used that it does not work for me. I decided to start Keto myself and keep adjusting my insulin pump. I went from 120 units of insulin daily down to 65 units daily. I can do this and will do it.. I am in menopause also. I am losing the inflammation throughout my body and have reduced my pain throughout my body.
I applaud you for deciding to do it anyway. You may want to consider, if at all possible for you, to find yourself another doctor who will support you with your health decisions. My daughter-in-law had a similar problem in which her doctor was making her feel bad about her inquiries into her health problems. We all supported her in finding a new physician that would support her questions and decisions. Now she found one that she feels really comfortable with and I think that makes a big difference.
Prayers that you an locate a real physician. God bless you on your journey to optimum health.
Are you type 1 or 2?
Find a different Endocrinologist.
Of course not, he can't make any money from healthy people!
Dr Westman is always so respectful and polite of the people who write absolute rubbish about low carb, keto diet😂.
Dr greger ,be sure your sins will find you out , lying is not a good thing ,
@@marianking1379 My mom is not statistically significant or peer reviewed but her experience has had real significance among her circle of friends and family.
Nearly 3 years ago, my 84 year old mother finally had a follow up appointment with her physician which was delayed for months because her doctor has been in charge of treating Covid patients in the hospital and in nursing homes and was not able to meet with her. She had a full blood panel taken for this visit and her doctor was astounded at the progress she had made during the last year. She is now no longer diabetic and she was instructed to stop taking insulin after having been on it for 12 years. Her doctor also praised her kidney function which has never looked better. Also, she couldn't believe that her total cholesterol was only 139, with LDL of 67, HDL of 60, and triglycerides of 82 which is a big improvement for her. According to the Framingham Heart Study, these numbers mean that she is virtually "heart attack proof" as many plant based doctors have noted. Her physician (Johns Hopkins med school grad) mentioned that she is reconsidering the diet for her family based on this experience. She also asked my mom to share her experience with our community after the pandemic. All of these results are exactly what I had hoped would occur. Below is a typical day of eating for her. I plugged her bloodwork test values into the Levine Biological Age Calculator and she has aged minus 15 years during the last 3.5 years. I joke with her that she may be required to give up her Social Security benefits if she keeps going like that. She was able to get off of all blood pressure medications after 3 years, tapering off so as not to over-medicate which is dangerous because it can deprive tissues of necessary oxygen and nutrients. My understanding is that low carb diets are a workaround that do not address the root cause of diabetes which is excess intramyocellular lipids (also fatty liver/pancreas) and the resulting insulin resistance. Excess saturated fats and refined sugar/flour are the most common cause of this metabolic system failure. Unless a person can eat whole food complex carbs again without a prolonged spiking of their blood sugar, type 2 diabetes has not been reversed.
Here is the menu for a typical day: Breakfast: Organic steel cut oats with some buckwheat and wild blueberries, raspberries, 1/2 banana, tablespoon of ground flax and ground chia seeds, tablespoon of hemp seeds, organic soy milk, Ceylon cinnamon.
Lunch: Green smoothie heavy on the low-oxalate greens (frozen kale or collard greens, frozen pineapple, banana, orange, lemon wedge with rind, organic soy milk, avocado sliver, amla powder, dulse flakes, apple cider vinegar, blackstrap molasses, nutritional yeast, small scoop of hemp protein powder, fresh ginger, medjool date, fresh kale) with a small handful of almonds and walnuts - or - some soup and salad.
Before dinner snack: one apple.
Dinner: Variety of simple meals including spaghetti, chili, vegetable soup with beans, lintel miso soup with organic tofu cubes/onions/mushrooms/kale, split pea soup with onions/mushrooms/carrots/celery/potato, roasted vegetables (squash/carrots/potatoes), rice and beans bowl with onions/mushrooms/kale/peppers/salsa, organic tofu scramble with onions/mushrooms/peppers/kale/turmeric/nutritional yeast, broccoli, asparagus, green beans, etc. Dessert: frozen banana whip with papaya or strawberries topped some days with a couple of macadamia nuts or a Brazil nut - or - some red grapes.
Make sure to include G-Bombs every day for optimal immune system (i.e. - greens, beans, onions, mushrooms, berries, seeds). Avoid most processed foods. Include tofu perhaps twice a week but not more. Stop eating after an early dinner except for a few pistachios before bedtime.
Good luck and good health to you and your family!
I started keto 4 years to reverse pre-diabetes and I did. Been in remission for 3 years and 9 months. Been clean and broke my addiction to carbs 3 years 11 months ago. Thanks Doc!
there is no "remission". diabetes isnt cancer. what youve done is reverse your poor diet and made it better for your health. Keto was ORIGINALLY developed for diabetics. Imagine that. Read more about it.
Similar story myself. Prediabetic High A1c, obese, etc.. Been on Keto 1 1/2 years lost around 60lbs, now "normal" A1c and weight. Dr. said Keto causes coronary artery disease. Changed to new doctor at a different clinic, she says the same thing!
@@fatbomb7832 Good news! Good for you. Keto was developed in the early 1900's because Drs were aware that food worked against diabetics, so to speak. They found low carb and high fat provided nutrition without the insulin explosion in the body. Why these Drs are warning of "coronary" when that is something most NON diabetics have to worry about is beyond me. Thats like warning a bike rider about a broken chain so much that they forget to watch where they are going. Keto may not work for everybody, but LOWERING the carb intake and using as much of keto as possible has helped me to lose almost 10 lbs in about 2 months. This made my Dr "angry" because I wasnt "carb counting" properly. I found a new Dr. who is interested in MY HEALTH, not THEIR program. All the best to you.
@@ChrisSims-kf5hq Thank you. My wife and I were catching up on episodes of Poldark, a British TV series set in the late 1700's, early 1800's. In one episode the doctor tells his patient he has the "sugar disease." His advice was no more wine. In a subsequent episode the patient tells a relative he can no longer eat sweets. Not sure how historically accurate the show was, but food for thought nonetheless.
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I was dying of liver disease in 2019. After adopting a keto diet, I was able to reverse my liver disease completely, begin exercising again after being too weak to even walk to the corner, and improved the ejection fraction of my myopic heart (due to a leaky valve) from 35% to 45%, and I lost 60 pounds and have kept it off in the bargain. Today I am healthier than I have been in decades, and I feel great. Every day. Low carb works. Period.
Are things still going well? Please keep us updated. I'm really curious because I too am thinking of using keto diet.
So pleased for you.Excellant.God Bless.
better give the keto up and follow the vegan approach according to Dr. Gregor
@@miguelc2840Did you start Keto? How are you feeling?
Great! I love feeling well on keto too!
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Dr. Westman, your self restraint demonstrated by not using the term “jacka$$” is nothing short of awe inspiring.
Amen!
Lol which is what I am calling him. I have no restraint when people are dumb and dumber people follow them. I am really mad at Sugarmd too. They are killing people and don’t care. I can’t believe sugarmd is telling diabetics to “cut back on sugar” and to eat oatmeal for breakfast WTH. They need to watch dr Westman and Dr Berry
Yes! Yes! Yes!
I love how mild-mannered he is. 🥰
Went ketogenic almost 5 years ago to heal a brain injury and pre diabetes. It works like crazy. My doctor is astounded and still warns me that I’m killing myself. I think she has to say that. And I think she’s vegan. She looks very unhealthy.
My new doctor is also vegan! Can't seem to find out philosophy/opinions before and not allowed or want to jump around. Glad you are healed!
@@carolcoy2820 Thank you! If I could find a doctor who believed in this lifestyle I’d change doctors in a heartbeat. But so far no one. I’ll keep looking :(
Doc stories aye? Mine about 3 yrs my senior and looks like my dad. I started noticing something makes him uncomfortable. Must be my keto etc. So goodbye doc.
@@carolcoy2820 - 95% of Indian Docs, and
there are lots are - vegan. Holy Cow!
I went to a vegan ophthalmologist. Nothing worse than smelling her rotting sewage breath when she was 6" away from my nose while checking my eyes.
Thank you, Dr. Westman! After the last few years, we should be good at recognizing "political medicine!"
The first time I saw Dr Gregor online a few years ago I thought he was in his 60s. I was shocked to find out that at that time he was in his early 40s, and around 10 years YOUNGER than I am! My personal opinion is that he's a quack.
Thank you for this video. I followed Dr. Michael Gregar for 3 years. His app Daily Dozen made me a type 2 diabetic. Keto has helped me lose 70 pounds and reverse my diabetic.
His daily dozen made you diabetic? I find that hard to believe. He only suggests 3 servings of whole grains, 3 of beans, 1 berry and 3 other fruits. The rest of the daily dozen is low carb. His daily dozen doesn't suggest anything refined. It doesn't suggest sugar.
I went keto to treat my seizures. And it is working very well. I will never need to worry about getting diabetes
I've never had an appointment with you as my doctor, but you have through your videos helped me lose so much weight (220 lbs) and reverse my diabetes (10.8 to 5.1), and I'm 77 years old. The two things I like 1) you simplify keto, 2) you recommend medical strength keto. I stay around 10 to 15 carbs a day. Thank you so much. Bill
Would you post what a typical day of food looks like for you? Are you counting total or net carbs? I have been on keto for over 3 years now (I'm also a senior, but female). I lost a lost of weight in the first year, then it stopped and my weight started to creep up again. Now I am barely holding my own and still have 25 -30 more pounds I should lose. I am also hungry most of the day, which was not a problem for me the first year of keto. I'm not talking about being 20-something slim but a reasonable weight.
On the bright side, my triglyceride level is great, my blood pressure has improved, and my blood sugar is in the normal range when I check it. My doctor crabbed at me for high cholesterol, but I think that's bogus. Joe Rogan had a cardiologist on his show recently who debunked the idea that cholesterol is dangerous and that statins are helpful. The only people who are in danger from high cholesterol are those who have the genetic condition that makes their levels astronomically high. Statins are a cash cow.
Great jobs!!! Wishing you all the health and happiness!
You have amazing perseverance.
Great news!
I would suggest lower your carbs a bit more and increasing your protein.
Also get a bit of exercise (or a bit more) if you’re able.
That video was one of the most disingenuous and dangerous pieces of dietary advice ever. I marvel at your self control for not yelling "BS" and just not stopping the video.
I am new to carnivore and discovered that website. It caused me to hesitate about my way of eating. It was all the benefits I saw in just a few weeks that made me decide to ignore the website. Thank you for posting this video!
I followed everything Dr Gregor recommended to the T. I folloewd his recipies. I did not lose weight but i should have been healthy. Smart gor me, I had a lipid panel blood work when I started. After 100 days following his plan all plant based , my triglycerides went up and my hdl went down. 60 days on keto, my triglycerides were 40 and my hdl was triple digits. I have all the receipts.
Please Google "very high HDL" and review the medical journal articles that appear.
I put a lot of stock into what you say Dr. Westman. Glad you are calling out the quacks. There is another influencer named Bart Kay who is calling out people who are giving out bad/dangerous advice and he backs his knowledge up also. Keep up the good work, sir. PS: This guy you're critiquing isn't even making sense.
Dr Westman speaks truth and science👍👍
Dr Westman already done a video with Bart, I'm glad that people like these to are around to set the record straight
Gregor is one of the worse out there
@@Damudean And his voice is also really annoying.
Bart Kay does not appear to teach where he said he does. I personally consider it to be a red flag.
Literally reversed my Type 2 Diabetes with keto starting about 5 years ago. I'd been diagnosed with a 7.6 a1c and had already been looking into keto at the time. I asked my doctor if I could make some dietary changes before going on any blood sugar meds (ex Metformin) and we agreed to follow up in a few months. Within about six months, I was down to a 5.0 a1c. My doctor was baffled, because the idea of keto went against what they thought was healthy, but the numbers didn't lie and so I never got put on blood sugar meds.
When I switched doctors in early 2020 (because of new insurance) and they took my a1c as a starting point (which was 5.1 -- a LITTLE higher, but still okay), the new doctor asked 'Are you sure you're Diabetic?'. I told him about my keto diet and he just replied: 'Well, just keep on doing what you're doing then! It's definitely helping'. 😀
You and I have a fairly similar story, only that I did end up on diabetic meds for a time due to the low fat/moderate carb diet I was put on. My A1C also hit 7.6 before I said enough is enough. I was on that stupid diet for four years and it didn't work. Just over two years on keto, my A1C sits very comfortably between 5.0 to 5.4 without meds.
Wait, he says you have carbohydrate intolerance, but the solution is to keep eating carbohydrates?
I hope I won't ever meet that so called doctor in person. For the sake of people close to me.
Dr Westman is extremely polite. I don't think I would be able to restrain myself...
There's a tidal wave of 'scare tactic' mis-information out there about Keto, Low Carb & even Paleo diets now. Thank you Dr. Westman, for these Reacts videos. They do a lot for those of us who've found health by simply changing our diet, even though most of the world including our medical institutions, are pushing plant based everything, to the point where it's becoming a political, medical & ethical football.
I notice that as well and some considerable amount from environment protection and animal rights group, who often otherwise have a cause I can sympathize with but I'm not happy at all when seeing they advocate more or less what Dr Ekberg call Frankenfoods
When I came across this “doctor“ I was amazed that he was 180° out from Dr. Westman so many others. How could this be? I knew there was something wrong. I had a suspicion that the the data that he was showing on the screen was old data, but I couldn’t tell, so I was hoping that Dr. Westman would critique this and now he has. Thank you Dr. Westman. And I appreciate the fact that when you do react and critique it is done in a respectful, humble manner without any ad hominem comments. Further adding to your credibility. God bless you.
What a lot of people don't realise or understand (and want to learn) is that the majority of food that people eat is processed, some of it highly processed, with a lot of additional (cheap) ingredients to make it taste good and that they are deliberately formulated to make people want and therefore buy more. The food manufacturers are in to make money, and as a consequence of the health issues that the food creates, the medical and pharmaceutical industries are making money from it too. I'm 65 and have seen the big changes in food and what people eat in my life time. And up until 18 months ago, I was one of them. I'm now low carb and sticking to it. It's made a big difference to me and has improved my quality of life.
@@karin273 I saw a video about creating a food where they showed them deciding on how much sugar to add to a (tomato?) soup. They had testers try different sweetness of the soup starting from low sweetness to higher sweetness. They then had to state which one they preferred. It would depend on what those people eat normally how sweet they like things because our taste buds adapt. For example, I don't use or like pepper and I very often find that ready made foods and restaurant meals are too peppery for me. If I did use pepper regularly then I would choose a more peppery version of a test food.
In Australia diabetes is costing $1.5 B annually, a preventable disease, in the past there was not one low carb clinic now there are many, thanks for spreading the low carb diet. There are a lot of companies getting rich from the spread of diabetes.
That's awesome. I do wish NZ would catch up!
Enjoy watching Dr. Paul Mason and the RUclips channel "Low Carb Down Under".
Dr Geiger's style of rapid-fire metaphors and rapid-fire mentions of various studies may confuse the uninitiated in thinking there's overwhelming evidence supporting what he's saying. A technique common with some talk show hosts that string together synonyms to give more weight to a weak argument.
Cool then u must have overwhelming evidence to support your ketogenic diet right? (don't use the benefit of losing weight. It's simply a caloric magic)
As Phinney put it, "dogma has no place in empirical science."
3 cheers for Dr. Westman!
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Oh good grief! I reversed my T2D at age 61 first on keto, then ketovore . After following ADA for yrs got sicker and sicker. Then went plant based and it nearly killed me . Now after 3 yrs my A1c is consistently between 5.1 and 5.3 eating mostly meat lots of butter and occasional veggies
Triglycerides down from 1386 to 155, HBp resolved and I feel 20 yrs younger
Holy crap. I’ve never known anyone with triglycerides that high. What was your a1c starting out. Thank God you decided to live.
@@Chrissy0325 Yes! I did this due to horrible headaches, ankles legs swelling , could barely walk. Scared me so much...I am greatful for so many Drs on RUclips...esp. Dr Berry and Dr Westman. My A1c was 9.5 2 yrs ago but has been between 5.1 -5.3 last yr. I feel SO good, I am never looking back. My glucometer helps me stay focused and feels like a "reward" when my bs barely goes up :). My triglycerides were off the charts...was on statins bc Dr. Said the triglycerides were "familial hypercholesterolemia"....basically "genetics. Nope! It was the food I put in my mouth. My labs are now all excellent. I am forever grateful to all these RUclips channels...I am addicted and have taken control of my own health thanks to them. Just wish I had this info 20 yrs ago!
You always did the nicest response to them. Eric Westman the Wiseman. I salute you, from Jakarta Indonesia.
Very helpful. Greger is actually correct to say that low-carb diet doesn't "fix" diabetes in the sense that you can go back to eating what you ate before. But so what? When we are in our sixties none of us can eat like we did in our twenties, nor should we aspire to.
Yep why would you want to go back to eating the way that caused the issue in the first place.
@@leemanwrong Simply because that way of eating was pleasurable. Health based diets are like having to eat unpleasant tasting medicine every day and it might make your life longer eating miserably! Ok, I exaggerate a little bit, but the principle is there. Carbs and sugars are the nicest foods to eat. That is why everyone starts out living on them.
@@nicholaspostlethwaite9554 You go ahead and eat the peasant foods, then. That is just more steak for us.
@Trenton Harris right! I don't know what they are talking about. Steak. Eggs. Bacon. Pork. Cheese is delicious. I eat carbs like once a month I enjoy with my son and boyfriend for like a weekend. Then go back to carnivore/ketovore
@@nicholaspostlethwaite9554 It's a choice; live to eat or eat to live.
Since being on a ketogenic lifestyle choice for over a year now, not only have I lost excess weight and inches, but I feel so much better physically and emotionally. All the masked body signals are revealed now so I am much more aware of what certain foods do to my body. I have more control over purchases that will harm or stall me. I appreciate you, Dr. Westman. You have been a constant source of encouragement for me.
Reduced my Ac1 by 20% and into the normal range. Lost 36 pounds. Got rid of my rosacea, presumably caused by inflammation. The toenail fungus I've had for 30 years is gone. Not even fungus can grow on me now 😂 I rest my case.
I used to so trust Dr Greger and PCRM. Thank you for helping me to see the light. They weren't concerned about my health they just wanted me to be vegan. I respect people who want to help animals but the carnivore diet saved my life and I could never go back to being vegan.
I do so appreciate this, Doc. I already knew how absurd this "doctor's" claims were, but I find it so important for experts in this community to set the record straight. THANK YOU for all you do!
Funny thing is, you can build ethanol tolerance with ethanol consumption, and by their logic with glucose, it would be bad to reduce the amount of ethanol consumed because it would reduce ethanol tolerance
Suffering from Long Covid now for two months, recurring migraine headaches, gone within 4 days on Keto. Good lord this is a life changing way to eat.
MG has no clinical experience as you indicated, he went to agricultural school and medical school, but has no record any real life application...the only time my blood work has been good has been on a keto diet. Keep up the good work.
In one of his videos he talks about his background. But no he's not a practicing doctor nor was he ever.
Hi Dr Westman . MedCram’s latest video titled ‘Data on Low Carb Diets’ also implicates ‘low carb’ in a rise in diabetes. It uses a ‘data-based’ approach to do the fear-mongering. The collective big food-pharma-medical-climate conglomerate seem very worried about their cash cow. Thank you for your work and all those you have helped.
those who believe these studies have no critical thinking skills - why would a diet that reverses diabetes end up causing diabetes?
I agree! I've been seeing the attacks multiply and also stray into many new areas (a recent article I saw insisted you have to have greens and almonds in order to keep your brain from deterioration). They're panicking.
I like much of the MedCram videos, but the video by Dr. Roger Seheult's you refer to - "Low Carb Diets: Mortality and Diabetes Long Term Data" seems to refer to a systemic review and meta-analysis of low carb and high protein studies, not low carb and high fat. This might be one for a Dr. Westman reacts. Also some of his affiliations are with vegetarian/vegan organizations.
@@bobp2355 He absolutely recommends a plant based diet and warns about the dangers of eating meat. So disappointing....
In this study they lowered carbs to around 30%. So it wasn't really low carb.
Before Keto my a1c was 5.9. After Keto then carnivore my a1c 4.8.
Just checked my glucose and ketone levels.
Glucose = 3.0
Ketones = 3.2
Putting me in the highest therapeutic level of ketosis 🙂
I'm a 60 year old woman in the UK and have never been diagnosed as pre-diabetic but wanted to improve my health.
I once called 111 (NHS) when my glucose went as low as 3.3 just for reassurance it was okay and they freaked out and directed me to eat sugar NOW!
I explained that I had no sugar in the house and was told to go to the fridge and grab a Coke! LOLOLOL
I explained that I was fine and had energy and wasn't dizzy or suffering from any issues and they just wouldn't have that at all.
They were going to send someone over so I told them I'd found some honey and had some of that.
There is definitely a war on Keto and recently the AHA was once agin touting the dangers of Keto, and other similar low card ways of eating. Who is funding these organizations. I simply can't imagine.
I'm pretty sure you can imagine
I knew he was a fraud the very first time I encountered one of his videos. He was trashing keto based on a particular study. When I looked up the study he was referencing, the "low carb" group were people consuming 150g of carbs per day. The study wasn't even about ketosis. It was a very basic study about how several different combinations of protein/fat/carb ratios might influence weight loss in a small number of morbidly obese people.
Fear tactics are not new strategies. Fear tactics refer to the use of fear as a means of persuasion or influence in order to achieve a certain outcome. This could involve the use of threats, warnings, or intimidation to instill fear in an individual or group, often in order to motivate them to take a particular action or to discourage them from taking a particular action. However, it's important to note that fear tactics can also be manipulative and unethical, especially if they involve spreading misinformation or exaggerating the potential risks in order to create fear. In some cases, fear tactics can even be used to exploit and manipulate people for personal gain or to promote a hidden agenda. Thanks Dr. Westman for explaining it although it was frustrating.
The tones of voice the guy in the video Dr. Westman is reacting too sounds too much like a snake oile salesman to me. He's definitely got the whole, "Let's instill fear in people" vibe down pat.
I sometimes watch Gregers videos, he’s great at stating the complete opposite to a healthy diet . He keeps me confident that low to no carb is the right way to go . His “evidence” consists of many double entendre’s .
There will always be doubters with anything. I believe there are seeking attention and will say anything to get people to listen. I have been on Keto for six months now, lost 28 lbs my blood pressure is 124 over 70 I am getting ready to have some blood work done to see where all of my markers are and I am very confident that they will be very good. Looking forward to seeing the results. Thank you Dr. Westman and to all of the other doctors who know what they are talking about.
An honest true to our health journeys. Thank you sir 👍. You have enhanced many of us with your knowledge and facts!
I've been low carb for 18 months and it has worked and is working for me. And I am no longer a slave to food!
Yes! I wish people would realize this is SO different from all the other “diets”. I feel 20 years younger than I did when I started Keto almost five years ago. I tell people that the fewer carbs you eat, the less you crave them.
Every year is easier!
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I would agree. When you learn about processed foods you realise that they aren't actually food. I'm finding that I'm viewing food as fuel. I'm about to celebrate my 2 year anniversary of low carb. Thank you for the encouragement that it continues to get easier. @@DebraRN1195
I love Dr. Westman’s facial expressions. 😂 #properhumandiet
So what you’re saying is that having carbs after being on keto can lead to even higher blood sugar, but only for a short time, so just get back onto keto and your health will continue to improve. So the anti-keto lobby here are simply overreacting to a temporary response to occasional carb intake.
He deliberately uses a childish language because he knows that the public susceptible to his quackery will easily fall for it.
polemic language !
Yup! The tones in his voice were nauseating.
I would never, ever eat low fat anything! I did that nonsense 30 years ago. I eat according to my blood glucose meter. My last A1c was 5.7 down from 7.8.
In the 1970s I worked for a PCP in London. We had a few type 2 diabetic patients who were given instructions to eat a low carb diet with =< 50g total carb/day. This isn't ancient history, so where did we go wrong?
I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes 20 years ago, and have been following his advice and have controlled it fairly well. 2 years ago I got a cancer diagnosis, I'm now stage 4 with bone metastases and have reduced my total carbs to
“Here’s the body’s reaction to heroin on a high heroin diet, vs someone on a no heroin diet…”
Reversed fatty liver disease 6 years on KETO 7 stone lighter....HBCA around 7 still working on it! I did this against NHS medical advise at the time. They do advise it now!
The Whole Food Plant Based is another name for Vegan. Vegan has a negative connotation recently, so they changed the name. Veganism has religious origins from a long time ago based on abstaining from eating meat to prevent lust. Now, they use old science and morality to push the cult. Food choices should be based on nutrition and results, not morality or something non-nutrition related. The vegan info I've seen, and it feels like a sales pitch or guilt shaming rather than stating any facts. The only good thing is that I use some of the vegan recipes and add meat or dairy.
A fat friend handed me a copy of the Atkinson diet in 2000. She said “it works, but it gives me headaches.” I went on to lose the 50lbs I’d gained when my metabolism abruptly changed at 23, and she’s morbidly obese because she liked fat more than headaches. Atkinson originally wrote about fat being the most important portion of your diet, but he was pressured to even it out with protein. If you read his work though, it was clear, keto was what he thought was best. I appreciate my friend so much for that book and wish every day she’d stuck to it.
Hi, Its the "Atkins" diet. His name was Robert Atkins. 🙂
@@dianasthings729Thanks, that was bugging me too
I want to preface may statement by stating I eat a carnivore diet and am usually in ketosis.(fat intake approx. 160 grams, protein about 150 grams) I am 5’ 11”, weigh 162 , 52 years of age. I have a better physique now than when I was 18 years of age at a similar weight. I have no intention of changing from my current lifestyle. I feel great and am on no meds, I’m also a lean mass hyper responder. I do not listen to the naysayers and those who think I am on the fast track to a heart attack, I go on how I feel. As long as I continue to feel fantastic I will continue to eat the way I do.
These plant based people are playing to a subset of folks like myself whose blood glucose levels at rest stay between 110-120 at rest e.g. suiting lounging also in my case while sleeping. This doesn’t happen always but it happens frequently enough to keep my A1C between 5.4 to 5.7.
When I am being active my glucose levels drop to the 70’s within 10-15 minutes. If I am doing something intense long enough my glucose levels can sometimes drop to 40. The Dexcom stops giving numbers and just states low. After the intense activity is over my glucose levels rise back 90’s or low hundreds within 20 minutes or so. If I was not wearing a cgm I would not know of the blood glucose drops because I feel absolutely fantastic all the time.
Maybe a study could be done along the lines of what Dave Feldman to show how beneficial ketosis can be to help put other folks mind at ease. People who are unsure about the best course for them would benefit from that. I’m sure there are quite a few folks who are wondering if they should continue because of these lab markers and being scared to death by their Doctor and family members. It can be scary because not all people have these Baugh markers. As an example Kelly Hogan and Ferrignos freedom don’t have these high LDL numbers, their numbers are in the low 200’s.
The raw disgust on Dr. Westmans face at this video makes my heart ache because he cares so deeply about his patients, and all of us out here trying to better our health through this proven WOE, and it truly shows his high level of character and professionalism. We appreciate you so much! Please keep up the good work and trying to educate the masses!! 🙏💕
I think we all agree that Dr. Westman’s integrity is beyond reproach. Love his mild-mannered style as well.
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Avoiding peanuts doesn't fix the underlying peanut allergy (and can even make it worse) so those people should go on a high peanut diet instead of avoiding them altogether.
Sir, there is a new video out by MedCram on RUclips about studies showing long term low carb may cause diabetes. Could you take a look and give us your opinion? I am just not buying it…
Absolute crackpottery. How could you develop a disease of uncontrolled blood sugar by not eating sugar?
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This guy's metaphors are bonkers.
Edit: 15:45 You covered it 😄👍
It's quite interesting that he says "may" throughout the video, but it's even more interesting as that he only focuses a "high fat" rather than on the type of fat especially when different types of fatty acids have different functions and uses in the body. What's also interesting is that Dr Chris Knobbe has good empirical evidence that it's excessive polyunsaturated fat that is one of the causative factors in insulin resistance though he doesn't discount high carbohydrates as a causative factor either.
So I started this keto and now carnivore journey 4 years ago. I was 458 lbs, on 250 units of basil insulin a day and 35 units of bolus insulin with each meal, and my AIC was a 14. 20 years of diabetes and Healthy whole grains, left me hungry all the time, and fatter and fatter and sicker and sicker. Today I have lost about 170 lbs. On the very rare occasion that I do fall off the wagon and eat a donut or something, my sugar doesn't ever get above about 115 and then then next day I am right back on track. I don't think there is anything diabetic about that. This notion that diabetes was something that you just got and it would never go away, and all you could do was manage it. I was even told its kind of like AIDS you just have to take your medication and manage it. So many lies were told to me by doctors and nutritionists over the years. I could have just started eating meat when I was diagnosed at the age of 29, but I didn't figure it out till I was 44.
The analogy of the out of control car better represents the standard diet that most people eat. The tall stories just kept coming!
Thank you Dr Westman for your honest opinion. Your facial expressions at some points explained your viewpoint very well. 🤔🤐🤨😏😒
if you keep putting diesel into your diesel car, eventually you won't be able to put petrol in it 😂
Thankyou Doctor. Whilst I believe Bart Kay to be as knowledgeable as he continually tells us he is I find his manner and style of critical analysis to be too abrasive for my liking and I believe he misses a great opportunity to influence many more people as a result. It was refreshing to listen to you break down Dr Gregors hypothesis on such a controversial topic. It’s just so hard to discern the truth about the best way to approach our health with polar opposite “facts” being presented continuously on such an important topic as our health. I would like to encourage you to do more of these styles of video if possible. I would however have liked for you to have expanded more on the last two points Dr Gregor presented which you seemed uncertain about. More fodder for the oppositions reaction videos imo ?? But all in all I love what you’re doing and how you’re doing it ! Keep up the good work.
I can’t stomach Kay. IMO, Kay makes low carb-carnivore look worse than vegans for hateful dogma
Diabetes is not carbohydrate intolerance. It is chronic high blood sugar.
Father Goose has charmed us with a beautifully woven fairy tale, replete with dangerous monsters, wicked sorcerers and magical thinking of every sort, delivered to us with childish vocabulary and a gentle voice! I guess i will have to go back to carbs and go to sleep like a good little girl! Gaaaaag!
So happy I ran into this video and discovered you. My HOMA-IR lowered from 4 to 0.9 after 3 months of intermittent fasting and a low carb diet, limiting my carbs to 50-80 g/day (and 100ish on not-so-successful days). All in all, I was never even close to the limit as per keto guidelines.
Liver steatosis gone (S1 to S0), liver fibrosis gone (F3 to F0). The 6 kg I lost during those 3 months was a bonus.
I have no first-degree relatives with diabetes or liver disease. I see myself practicing this lifestyle in the long run. These results don't lie.
Well, this is awesome news! You don't have to be deep deep into ketosis to get the benefits from a low carb diet. The low carb fruits like berries and colored veggies have great additional benefits for us.
I applaud your results and am crafting my own 50 grams of carbs a day variant as we speak.
I wonder whether you have detectable ketones in your blood or breath and how your fasting glucose has been doing.
Just the condescending tone of the guy on the video Dr. Westman played made me want to bust out laughing. I say let them have their beliefs. I'm on zero meds at 70 and feel great. I follow low carb and intermittent fasting leaning toward ketovor.
Doctor Gregor is a cult leader if I ever listen to one... If this hadn't been on this channel with you reviewing it I wouldn't have ever even started to listen to it. Having now listen to it I have an even worst Opinion of him at the plant based appointment
The keto diet saved my life, my diabetes 2 is now on normal level the past 3 years and my weight is down and no pain in my knees and ankles 🎉
Dr. Greiger certainly was against the keto diet. But on the other hand, he never gave his solution to reversing diabetes beyond it was just there. I am glad that this video is out her for people to see, there are different sides to a story, but making things up about something is not a good thing.
Never seen the mild mannered doctor so upset. Even the thumbnail, which normally poses spurious or unsubstantiated claims with a question mark, receives a complete rebuttal.
Thank you for all your work Dr Westman.
Thanks, Doc. You are doing good work
Diagnosed in Aug w/T2D and first thing the nurse wanted to do was put me on metformin. I fought hard to show her that my glucose numbers could come down w/o meds. I asked for 1 month. Told her I could get my numbers down (A1c will take longer). My numbers went from 200s to 120s fasting. Today, mty estimated A1c is 5.4 from 7.4. My glucose was 115 this morning. All from low carb/keto. It's hard out here. Doctors, nurses, PA don't want to hear about keto. So, I don't say the word. I tell them my numbers and what I eat. But it's a battle against the world right now. Diabetic sites, doctors, family, friends...all tell me I'm wrong. My numbers, my weight (down 26lbs), my glucose, my body say otherwise. 🤷🏼♀️
I can’t even understand what his premise is. Other than keto is bad, but because of what? It makes no sense. There is no logic to it…
Love these videos!
Yeah, darn that keto diet. My A1C went from 7.1 to 5.6 and I lost 41 pounds. That's absolutely devastating.
You are very diplomatic.
🥰 . Continue please with these rational reviews! 👍🏼
LOVE you and your Chanel! Thank you!!!!!
I went off keto because of this type of message. The doctors preaching veganism do not look healthy though. I am going back to Keto.
Excellent video. Thank you, Dr. Westman ! I also enjoyed the introduction and the new style overall - though the earlier videos were always info-filled and enjoyable.
Great vid Doc
Thank you so much!
Great video. Thanks
Share this. Excellent info.
Great Doc.Tearing down the B.S. our there. Thanks for being tuned in.
Thank you for another great video, a much needed take-down of Greger. I've heard that he never completed residency training, and you point out, Dr. Westman, that he has no academic or clinical post. Of course, he has no data to back up his claims.
Thank you for spelling Greger’s surname correctly. The man deserves to own everything he promotes, in his own name!👍🏽
But he has a bunch of great metaphores
I started keto 17 years ago. Your videos have been a great help for me over the years by helping me loose weight,prevent diabetes and even manage my IBS,so I thank you. If I listened to this vegan dude,I'd be in really bad shape. This guy's channel showed up in my feed and I blocked him. This is what I hate about the Internet. Everyone can just spew lies about anything and no one can legally stop them.
This is a type of cherry picking that is very misleading. To look a snapshot in time for you moment. Thank you, Dr Westman for countering this.
Thank you Dr. Westman for this series explaining how these people (so-called influencers/doctors) are spreading such misinformation about the Keto/Low Carb lifestyles. These videos are such an insult to those of us who research medical studies.
Dr. Westman, thank you for your insight and effort to help us learn the truth. Please continue these video analyses from other “experts”.
Actually, it's opposite
I am on the way to ultimate goal: no more medicine
This other guy’s information is wrong - I was very nutrient deficient after years of vegan/vegetarian diet - low vitamin D , Low iron, low b12 and depressed. The keto diet helped me heal all damage from a plant based diet … these kind of people out there like to keep everyone confused and sick - don’t fall for it! Thank you Dr. Westman for the very important work you do!
Well said 👏 👌 Touché.
All that low fat high carb diet for most of my adult life did for me is gave me gallstones and pre diabetes and fatty liver just to name a few. Which a low carb and high fat diet have reversed most of these. And I am still trying to heal some of the side effects of that low fat died to this day! Worst mistake is not to eat animal fat!!!
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I appreciate how you keep your composure when listening to these ridiculous claims and attempts to scare people.
Dr.Westman... continue educating about the ketogenic diet... these so call MD'S are trying to increase confusion! 🙄
You know what else decreases tolerance to carbs? Prolonged fasting. I like how vegans forget to talk about that.
What does this other doctor propose as a “cure for diabetes”? Metformin??? Insulin???