Can You Cure Type 2 Diabetes with Diet? (Updated 2024 Information) | Ken Berry

Episode 328 Diabetes Prevention, Treatment and the Role of Nutrition with Dr. Ken Berry
I am thrilled to have Dr. Ken Berry joining me on the podcast for the third time today. He was with me before on episodes 111 and 139.
We dive into the latest Lancet research on the impact of a diabetes diagnosis on life expectancy, along with insights from the American Diabetes Association regarding the costs of diabetes care.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:
• The staggering amount of disposable plastic used within the healthcare industry
• The importance of fasting insulin levels when diagnosing metabolic disease
• Why are blood tests essential for determining metabolic health?
• The benefits of glucometers and continuous glucose monitors for metabolic health
Listen to the whole podcast episode with Dr. Ken below:
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For more information please visit me here: cynthiathurlow.com/
This video is for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self-help tool for your own use. I am not providing medical, psychological, or nutrition therapy advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your own medical practitioner. Always seek the advice of your own medical practitioner and/or mental health provider about your specific health situation.
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[@janicebailey2898]

This brings tears to my eyes. Ive been diabetic for 30 years. I've felt for a long time that more could've been done. I recently found out about fasting myself. Just by watching and listening to numerous podcasts, im finding out im being screwed. Im taking back responsibility for myself. Im done taking Mounjaro. My endrocanologist wants me to keep taking it. I'm done. Thank you for keeping us informed.

[@jameshunt7884]

How are u doing now tho mate from new Zealand

[@ianstuart5660]

Big congrats, and best wishes and good luck 👍

[@michaelking8903]

wishing you improvement and good health.

[@calista1280]

I am actually considering using Monjaro to jumpstart weight-loss while doing a Keto/Carnivore Diet with IF: Intermittent Fasting overnight, from after Dinner til late Breakfast. I hope it helped you some what and that you're able to reverse the Diabetes. Let us know how you're doing every 3,4 months ok?!

[@wendycarter5718]

Wonderful news that you have realised that most of the medical profession does not have YOUR best interests at heart ! For them it’s all about $$$$$$$$$. Taking responsibility for your own health is a massive step forward for you .There is so much good advice in the carnivore community and there are still some good doctors out there who will support your new way of life. Wishing you all the luck and good health for the future !❤❤

[@maryhazell2654]

I am an native american woman, i was diagnose with type 2 diabetes n 2000, i am on a pile of meds, this podcast makes so much sence to me, i grew up eating teaditional foods based on meat, fish ect, i am incouraged by this video to return to my traditional way of eating. Thanks😊

[@ianstuart5660]

Good luck with recovering your health!

[@garyjackson4054]

Your natural and traditional lifestyle should reverse your diabetes but make the change gradually over several weeks. Give your body time to adapt and keep a close eye on blood glucose levels so you don't hypo. At age 65 my triglyceride/hdl ratio is now 0.3. If your doctor is worried about high LDL you can politely ask him/her to study the evidence provided by Dr Berry, Dr Paul Mason, Dr Malcolm Kendrick, Prof. Tim Noakes, Dr Eric Westman and many more. All the best of health to you.

[@michaelking8903]

Yes Mary, return to a proper human diet. Wishing you wellness and improvement.

[@bettykline348]

Try the ketogenic diet. I reversed my diabetes with this diet. In 5 months I was off my diabetes meds. I’ve lost 30 pounds. My cholesterol levels have moved into the normal range.

[@judithalbay8920]

You are lucky you were ancestral diet in your generation my father was dispersed at age 5 and I am mixed blood but I take after my father I have come to realize my ancestral diet as a Native Alaskan good luck on your journey walk with the wise one

[@retirementpirate3665]

I am 71 years old. Two years ago I lost 100 pounds and have kept it off since. Went from a 42 inch waist to a 32 inch waist. My latest blood work shows my A1C is 4.6 and my triglycerides are 42. HDL is 63. I eat less than 20 grams of carbs a day. Keto/Carnivore.

[@simaschneider]

This gives me tremendous hope. Dr. Ken Berry and his smart wife Neisha are changing people s worlds and literally saving thousands of lives.

[@peterbeyer5755]

❤❤😊I can’t afford a CGM, I can afford a normal glucose meter and I can afford eggs, bacon, butter, sardines and ground beef.😊❤❤

[@retirementpirate3665]

If you eat beef, butter, bacon and eggs and sardines you don't really need a CGM because none of those foods will not raise your glucose. If you eat carbs or a lot of carbs then yes you will benefit by wearing a CGM.

[@jayhoggard92]

Beef, butter, bacon ,eggs and sardines are all you need. Meat heals.

[@carol-annes5492]

I buy hamburger when it gets out of date.and butter

[@brady3474]

You are more satiated with meat than carbs. You get way more nutrients per ounce with meat than carbs, so you eat less. When you see how much money you save by not buying carbs and other processed foods, eating meat is cheaper.

[@genuineimpulse9134]

A normal glucose meter is fine. You hear all kinds of conflicting advice. With your meter you can test before and after eating something like oatmeal or peanut butter and get the truth.

[@bobgilmour3172]

Yeah, he’s right! I did it. Not even a month, just three weeks, dropped blood pressure to normal, dropped blood sugar, dropping weight. And it goes on . . . Now entirely off meds, working out more vigorously, feel more energetic, don’t feel hungry, ever, so no snacking. Zero sugar, zero crap carbs . . . Never again! Do It! It works!

[@cynthiasmith1457]

Dang I love this guy!! No hold back..yes get angry people..let's move! 67 years old ketovore IF and going down kickin! No more diabetes..OR MEDS two years!! 🎉❤

[@rhondajackson5396]

You absolutely can cure diabetes with diet! I went from A1C 13 to A1C 5.5 with diet alone! Very strict ketovore only!

[@Solo-_-..]

A cure to me is eating all the crap we did for 40 yesrs without issue.. Isn’t gonna happen.. Once broken forever broken.. Even with good #’s

[@carlosipec2270]

@@Solo-_-.. - Semantic for sure, the best expression should be controlled, instead of cured. BUT, here comes the but, there are effectively several cases of cure, in the real sense of the word. The real point being, after an entire life hitting against the proverbial wall of sugar poisoning. Expecting to come out of that in pristine condition. All shiny and without any dents after 50 years of constant damage. At minimum is ludicrous! On my personal case due to an entire life of ridiculously bad carb. diet. Now I know that 97% of the "health" problems, I have faced in little more than half a century. Were entirely related to poisoning myself for most of that time! BTW the remaining 3% I attribute to damaged vertebra's, broken bones... So not diet related. ;-)

[@Gesundheit888]

@@Solo-_-.. That crap we ate 40 years ago was not without issue, it brought us to present day sickness.

[@hifthishana3161]

So aftr cure we can have carb n sugar foods I love carby foods🥹🥹 The sugar will not spike pls reply

[@fayeanderson5893]

What should we be eating, vegetables and meat?

[@Epona52]

I made a note awhile back (because I was so angry!) - a physician from Harvard - I believe her name was Fatima Stamford - was on 60 Minutes, and claimed diabetes had nothing to do with diet or exercise, that it was all genetics and disease. Of course - she is sponsored by Novartis, who makes Ozempic! Sadly, she's also a member of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Panel - and 95% of the members on that panel have ties to processed food companies! Anybody want to bet there was an ad for Ozempic during that 60 Minutes episode?

[@jellybeanvinkler4878]

Such public manipulation should be criminal. 😢

[@IronLadyDoc]

“It’s a brain disease.” Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity doctor at Mass General Hospital, says that obesity has little to do with willpower and is determined by what a person’s brain thinks their body needs. Air Date: Jan 3, 2023

[@Gesundheit888]

@@jellybeanvinkler4878 It is!

[@MeMe-cd1wy]

My mother had diabetes. She went to Pritiken clinic and began a diet in complex carbohydrates and very little red meat. No fats other than olive oil. She died of heart attack while continuing insulin at lowest dose because doctors would not take her off, claiming that she might have allergic reaction if she ever had to go back on the insulin. She was 68 years old. I feel she would still be alive if it had not been for modern medicine.

[@billshearer3984]

Modern medicine has killed so many of my friends and family. It’s disgusting. It’s not that they intend to do it. It’s that they’re ignorant and will not give up the dogma.

[@Gesundheit888]

Each one of us has to chart our own course in life.

[@TheRealTommyBear33]

nothing wrong with complex carbohydrates. I eat them myself and also move more and eat less and my a1c is dropping hard. I will have to start stopping medications cause I am eating low calorie and exercising. all diets are low calorie. even weight loss surgery is low calorie.

[@tonystonebraker]

I was as heavy as 375 with a triglyceride to hdl ratio over 4.5. In 2022 at 350 With an A1c of 6. Blood glucose over 100 and knowing I was going to die early or lose a foot. I changed overnight and dropped 120 lbs in about 8 months. Down 160lbs from my highest. Weightloss has slowed in my second year. But at 54 years old Blood sugar is good. A1c is 5-5.3 and my triglyceride/hdl ratio is 1.04. Just had a fasting insulin done. It was 5.4. It’s been an amazing change.

[@debbiedogs1]

That is fantastic!! Love to hear it - I am a short 69 year old who has to lose 80 pounds, just started carnivore a little over a month ago, lost 12 pounds even though I have had too many times going off the rails for a day or just a meal. It gets easier to stay on track as I get more used to eating this way, and see the results of eating correctly, so that is a big bonus.

[@genuineimpulse9134]

Amazing. My A1c dropped by insulin resistance has been slow to correct

[@Gesundheit888]

@@debbiedogs1 Just don't ever give up. No matter how often you go off the rails, get back on. If you gain a few pounds, start the diet again. Keep persevering. Never, ever give up. That's the key!

[@billshearer3984]

I weighed 435 pounds plus right now I weigh 280lbs . I dropped eight of 10 meds got completely off insulin and met Forman. My A1c has been stable at 5.5 and 5.6 for two years now. Yes you can absolutely cure type two diabetes. My doctor was floored. The first thing I got rid of was statins and he bought me tooth and nail. But I listen to you Doc lol I’m so glad I did. Thank you.

[@vincec727]

Great job!!!!!!!!

[@marianne1959]

Same story here! Way to go ❤

[@hifthishana3161]

So aftr cure we can have normal carb rich foods? We will not diabetic again?😤😤

[@marianne1959]

@@hifthishana3161 If you want to become metabolically unhealthy again...sure, go for it 🙄

[@billshearer3984]

@@hifthishana3161 You can never go back to the way you used to eat unless you want to go back to the way you used to look. Just eat like you think a caveman would’ve eaten.

[@jessie9653]

Dr Berry is my KZbin doctor and he's the best doctor I've ever had I've never been more healthy by listening to him. God has put his hands onto him for all of us.

[@marianne1959]

Same here!!! Definitely saved my life

[@susantroupe9341]

I get more benefit from Dr Berry than any primary that spends 15 mins a visit!

[@summitdentallab6540]

I Started this diet 6 months ago . Walked around with type 2 and high blood pressure for years. Chronic inflammation in my knees and back . Fatty liver as well . All have been reversed . A1c is 6.0 from 7.6 . Knee pain has disappeared. Liver functions normal . I was a victim of take two pills for this condition daily .....a dozen or so medications a day ....now down to 2. Lowered blood pressure medication. Carnivore Diet is amazing! I am 60 . go to the gym 4 times a week . Have lost 40 lbs and am putting on muscle and feel amazing . Thank you so much for getting the word out on this life style . Doc. Berry , the best!

[@debbiedogs1]

This is exactly the info I heard from Dr Pradip Jamnadas which really got my attention!! He talks about our eating habits that keep insulin spiked, which stops us from burning fat, and how there should be no such thing as "pre-diabetic", it means we are EATING WRONG!! That is what started me finding out more and eating REAL foods, not processed, and limiting carbs. Fantastic info!

[@maurinelabounta6681]

That doctor right there saved my life and still fighting to fix what this took from me thank you guys keeping this real

[@plee972]

Thanks for all this information. We have to take our health into our own hands.

[@ianstuart5660]

Definitely do!

[@susantroupe9341]

The trash that each hospital patient generates is huge! It’s disgusting! Everything is disposable so ends up in the dump or the ocean. Dr Berry is correct. Every day a, a mountain of plastic trash. Also, look at the roadsides. People fling their trash out car windows. It’s truly obnoxious.

[@hektor6766]

And now we know it breaks down into micro and nanoplastics, with all the accompanying environmental and biological dangers.

[@Malcolm-Achtman]

At 42:00 in this video, Cynthia suggests using 140 mg/dL as a peak value that you should never exceed. Of course, the question that remains is how often would you allow yourself to get a spike approaching 140? Would it be once a day? Once a week? Once a month? Once in a blue moon? The correct answer is... are you ready for it... NEVER! In fact, cardiologist Dr. William Davis advocates the "no change" rule. By that he means if your pre-meal blood sugar is a reasonably healthy 90 mg/dL, your post meal value, tested about 1 hour after you started eating, should remain at 90 mg/dL. That is achievable. But to accomplish this, he suggests you limit your net carb consumption to 15 grams or less per meal. And, preferably, your meals are 6 hours apart (which most likely means eating 2 meals per day). And, of course, no snacking between meals. You can now appreciate how far off from optimal some of the advice you hear can be. But a carnivore/ketovore eating style would be one way to achieve the "no change" target successfully.

[@commonsense246]

That would address the "a little Bday cake won't hurt" bunch....I'm dropping that philosophy!!!!!!!

[@shutterbug2061]

They don’t test fasting insulin because there’s no pill for it. High blood sugar has a pill High cholesterol has a pill High blood pressure has a pill etc…

[@tracyd2598]

Miraculously my PCP has ordered a fasting insulin.

[@genuineimpulse9134]

After getting Dr. Berry book on blood tests. I asked my doctor to test fasting insulin. It took three times for me to finally convince him I really meant INSULIN and was not misspeaking or mistaking glucose. He couldn’t understand why I wanted that test. AND when he sent in the RX for Trulicity he also sent in the needles for insulin injections. I was confused and was told to just keep them you’ll need them next. WTAF how can you “treat” type II and not have any concept of hyperinsulinemia

[@teresasilvers3275]

The test my fasting blood sugar every 6 months and also my A1C.

[@genuineimpulse9134]

@@teresasilvers3275 which shows glucose only not the effects of fructose. You need to test fasting INSULIN and track what direction it’s going. Your body compensates for too much sugar by producing more and more and more and more insulin to keep your glucose levels in check. You can do this for years even decades before you break the system and “instantly” get diabetes. In reality this state of hyperinsulinemia is doing damage all along. The healthy level of fasting INSULIN is 2-8, some even say only as high as 6. Over 25 is diabetes but you are doing damage between 8-25.

[@Kristina-sv1fm]

Because you can manage insulin only with diet

[@deloresrobinson1958]

Awesome information! I shared with my family! They need to get into this! I want all of them here beside me in old life!💓

[@curiouskitten]

If you want to check your fasting insulin, you can purchase the lab online and take the order and get your blood drawn . Own your labs will cost 12.95 or so. I just ordered one and will have my blood drawn next week.

[@terrycayea5913]

Wonderful interview. Saving people from the wrong information.

[@marianne1959]

Dr Berrys advice and videos saved my life. I reversed my t2d 3 yrs ago by cutting out all processed foods, sugars , including artificial sweeteners. A1c was 9.5, now between 5.1-5.3. Age 65 , feel 30 yrs younger. Bonus....off ALL meds including statins, hbp . Never looking back. Have moved from eating meat veggies (under 10 g carbs daily) to carnivore. Lost 65 lbs. Non scale victories.... Zero headaches or even a cold in 2 yrs, no more swollen ankles, dry alscaly patches of skin gone, skin tags gone, vision improved, hair thicker, amazing energy, zero brain fog.. Only supplements...Vit D3/K2 oil, Lugols iodine

[@diogenesegarden5152]

My friend recently was diagnosed with Type 3c diabetes. I was amazed by the amount of packaging and crap that it incurred, that’s not including all the other meds she was on. I’m a bit worried about intervening and getting her to consider the carnivore or keto diets as she had loads of bits and pieces removed as a result of breast cancer some twenty five years ago, pancreatitis, liver and kidney issues from a history of alcohol abuse (she is now two years off the booze). The problem is she lost loads of weight and her medical advice was to load up on carbs, and manage it with insulin to put on weight. The medical already said they would wash their hands of her if she didn’t take a certain medical intervention, so if she went against their advice because of some KZbin videos, they would abandon her to her fate. So it’s not a good predicament to be in. I started carnivore two weeks ago and already noticing positive results, as well as the expected negative ones as I transition, with the thrupenny bits (liquid bowel movements).

[@ilovepineapples2]

The bowel stuff will pass maybe after you have been on a bit you will be able to share all the good stuff with her and then share this video. Keep a journal I usually share to go 50,40,30, 20,10 carbs in a month then meat and fat. We are in our 9 th month! Keep it up save the video to share

[@brendakemp9060]

Dr Berry I wish you would speak to children being raised on a vegan/vegetarian diet. I mean from a very young age.

[@KismetWLS]

There are instances of people trying to make sure their kids were vegan from the start. After irreparable harm, and some fatalities, prison sentences were handed down.

[@michaelking8903]

Something to know. Whether you take 100 units of insulin or 5 units a day you use the same number of needles, swabs, etc. The key or goal for me is to get off all medications. I am in week 9 of straight carnivore. I was diagnosed type 2 in 2008 in the hospital with a 572 blood sugar. Today after 8 weeks my average blood sugar is now 127 that calculates to an A1c of around 6.07. I am down to 10 units of basaglar down from 52 and completely off metformin down from the max dose of 2000 a day.

[@michaelking8903]

I have lost 25 pounds and am slowly getting better. Dr. Berry has stated that this process will take 3 to 12 months. The best I was able to do on standard meds and diets was an a1c of 7.5

[@michaelking8903]

I am still on 10 units and under 125 blood sugar averages. Have lost 30 pounds now. Going into week 11. Just had labs done on 2/1 and my new doctor was shocked at my results. She asked me what I did. I asked her are my labs that bad? She said no they are improved so much that I have to know what you are doing. I told her about carnivore.

[@sheilacollins9384]

Speaking of plastic....plant based consumers use a TON.

[@tracyd2598]

Yes! A lot of butchers still use freezer paper.🎉

[@user-fq1oj2tr3v]

True. I have so much less trash than my neighbors

[@nancywalker2256]

Thank you for doing this with Dr. Berry!

[@marthaashworth8374]

In October 2023, my A1c was 5.3 3 months later it was 5.9, from indulging in Thanksgiving and Christmas, only maybe a week total! Doctor didn't even bring this up!!! Back 100% ketovore!!!!This just showed me by eating the SAD, I'd have type 2 diabetes within a month 😢

[@jackopiepie3066]

Been on carnivore 3 weeks. My dr refused to do a fasting insulin & cystatin c because i refused metformin for a1c of 8.0, creatinine 1.07, egfr 55. Im looking for another dr.

[@naar2564]

You order your own labs at Own Your labs and find the information for yourself. Find a new provider.

[@jackopiepie3066]

@@naar2564 already looking. Thank you for advice. 😁

[@fabianal9742]

When a store asks at the register for donations for the American Cancer Society or Diabetes Association I always say no. Neither one is helping anyone except who ever is walking away with all the money.

[@bettykline348]

Doctors should be checking fasting insulin and A1c levels every year on everyone, especially with the current levels of diabetes in young people. I know that my MD never checked my A1c until I diagnosed myself with diabetes due to sudden blurred vision. I know now that I had symptoms of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome for 20 years prior to that. My MD never even told me I was in danger of developing diabetes. I had been struggling with my weight since my mid 30’s.

[@judithalbay8920]

When I went to a Native American Clinic they poked my finger every time I came in

[@marklinnell7167]

I believe Dr. Berry gives the medical community too much credit. The system is corrupt.

[@ianstuart5660]

He's usually more outspoken!

[@wendycarter5718]

Softly,softly, catchee monkey !!

[@naar2564]

Look up the Flexner Report and that will educate you about why the healthcare industry is super corrupt. Many bedside providers have no idea that the trajectory of healthcare was changed because of the Flexnor report.

[@user-xf6qf7pm7w]

Many cities have regular "drug take-back days" where you can return expired or unneeded OTC and Rx drugs for proper disposal. Check with you local city or county government.

[@donnacoudes6301]

Thank you Ken always! Ordered the lab book. Thank you both; so informative!!!

[@candecarro]

Terrific interview!!

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚 Just love thi podcast/video! Such great information and revelations. Thank you both SO much! 💚

[@eugeniolopez8539]

Excellent information and program. I will buy those books to be more informed.

[@marypaino1327]

Powerful discussion

[@briandish1787]

I feel insurance Co.'s and all the other associations are the ones to be blamed, along with our government not looking out for the people they are actually to be looking out for.

[@tracyd2598]

🤑💰🤑💰🤑💰🤑 check their investments. I wish that was required to be published for everyone in public office.

[@rhondajackson5396]

My Dr didn’t know what a fasting insulin test is🤦‍♀️

[@jocurry4795]

Germ theory versus Terrain theory. Look up Drs Samantha and Mark Bailey from here in New Zealand ❤

[@annipeg]

I used to be an NICU nurse. The pile of plastic garbage after admitting a new baby is staggering.

[@anitahernandez1207]

You just reminded me that I still need to sell back a box of my dad's unused diabetic syringes. I am actually not sure what they were used for. There may be some unused pens as well. I need to go through it. He passed away a little while ago and I am almost done clearing out the house. I set that box aside not knowing what to do with it. I went online but it was confusing. I need to find a pharmacy. Thanks for the reminder. 💡

[@JamesKing2understandinglife]

Some of the unlucky people like me combined binge alcohol drinking, sugar consumption and refined carbohydrates. The damage done in early stages of diabetes can be permanent, and is made worse with alcohol consumption. Luckily my pancreas can still barely make enough insulin to get me by with my current no carbohydrate, no sugars and no alcohol diet.

[@harryt622]

I followed a starch based diet for almost a year. My A1C was never below 8. My blood sugar was as much as 300 and a few times over 400. I have been doing keto for a couple of months and my average blood sugar has been below 115. It was in the lower 200s on a starch based diet. I also lost 30 pounds in two months without trying. I won’t see my doctor until June and that will be my last visit to him. He never gave any help or advice on how to get rid of my diabetes, he always wanted to push drugs that I refuse to take.

[@coleenabraham1103]

Awesome video!!!! I educated myself with testing after meals and it was SO valuable to know what my blood sugars were doing with the amount of carbs I had eaten. So important!!!! Thank you Dr Berry for sharing the truth!!!!!!

[@Sabastianspreadworth]

Doctor Ken Berry is the bomb!

[@cogit8able]

The number of ungulates in North America is exactly the same as the number in the 1500 We have just substituted Bovines for Bison. Due to refrigeration and such that meat serves roughly 100x the number of humans. Animal husbandry is not a major contributor to global warming.

[@tamlalaland3777]

Wow, extremely important information. My sister won't listen to me about her massive bowl of morning fruit.

[@tracyd2598]

Hugs. My mother couldn't give up her 🍞🍞🍞🍞. She passed away at 76.

[@ianstuart5660]

​@@tracyd2598 Sorry for your loss!

[@laurafrey5244]

One month ago my blood results showed an AIC of 9.1, blood sugar of 279, and triglycerides of 1023. Three weeks of intermittent fasting, low sugar, and low carbs and the numbers were lowered to blood sugar of 129, and triglycerides of 453 - A1C is still 9.1, but I am confident that will be in the normal range in three months. It is true - You are what you eat - and when you eat!

[@allmeat.healing]

Thank you, this was great! 🌸

[@silvertree3181]

Common sense labs including the icd-10 codes? Wow 😮…that is a big help for MDs and their billing staff. RN

[@KismetWLS]

In the computer world, we sometimes mention an "id-10- t" error.

[@kathya1956]

Problem with American healthcare is crazy costs for healthcare in all respects.

[@marianne1959]

Not a problem if you take control of your own health. I am off 14 meds, reversed t2d, triglycerides were off the charts at 1386, now under 125.

[@ianstuart5660]

​@@marianne1959 14 different meds, seriously?

[@diogenesegarden5152]

It’s all about the money and keeping you in poor health. Big pharma and the toxic food processing corporations make out like bandits keeping people addicted to crap and dependent on their meds and associated delivery systems. This is why they spin out when people start talking about low carb and carnivore diets, and why they are pushing plant based slop. The globalists who push for cow farts and climate change (there is no CO2 issue causing climate change, it’s all part of a long term cyclic event, way out of human control) and pushing farmers who produce real food, naturally raised protein off their farms, want you fat, sick and stupid , while all the time they want you eating factory produced muck which they make massive profits off and get millions in grant funding to develop.

[@ianstuart5660]

@@diogenesegarden5152 Great take, exactly true. I just saw a puff piece ad by the Canadian Pharma industry. What a load of you know what!

[@GL-vl6kz]

Can anyone tell me what the ideal fasting insulin level should be ? Thanks.

[@jobrown8146]

From the Common Sense Labs book: Fasting Insulin: Optimally

[@hektor6766]

I paused this to watch the AHA's vid on CKM. They are so proud and excited to have just discovered metabolic syndrome (and that it could affect the heart and kidneys-eureka!) that Dr. Berry has talked about for years, but they still view it mainly from the treatment side, with nebulous, unguided asides about prevention. Those august physicians are so slow on the uptake. Our President is deserves better advisors.

[@petercat926]

Love u brother

[@vickymyprayergarden6846]

A month ago I found my A1C was 11.5 , I started a meat & veggie diet that same day . My Glucose was up to 320 😳😬 😭😭😭 , now it runs from 221 to 184 . I know still to high but I'm working on this , very low carbs , no sugar . in august I get rechecked .. No medications but if my A1C is still up there I will take metformin 😭

[@Elizabeth12267]

I am suffering the aftermath of the weekly injections. It just stopped working after two years and had some bad reactions, like low sugar symptoms when my sugar was high. Stopped it and started low carb diet.

[@fubarbox]

What’s crazy is that as a type 2 I was told I cannot get a cgm because it’s against hospital policy unless I am on insulin. When you try to get one on health sites, the fine print doesn’t allow type 2 diabetics.

[@mlanning19592003]

I was on ozempic . I got low glucose reading, at night. This when I was sleeping. I was on trulicity also. I got low glucose readings at night. I quit both of them.

[@darrelbaring]

I'm beginning to watch more and more of your videos because you're videos are always backed up by scientific evidence. I'm beginning to realize a lot of other videos are not backed up by scientific evidence. My grandfather ate mostly fish and meat and he lived till 96 years old and was still very strong and slim. I'm going to follow his diet and start cutting out all carbs.

[@ilovepineapples2]

Look up Dr Anthony Chaffe and low carb under

[@Cleofizoid]

How in the world, in 2024, a type 2 diabetic hasn't woke up and taken control of their metabolic health? I was Dx w/T2D in Jun of 2023 w/A1c of 8.0. By Dec 2023, adopting a carnivore way of life, fasting, checking my blood glucose and ketones daily, my A1c was 5.3 (On-Demand, self pay Labcorp). My endocrinologist appointment of over 7 months is next week 😅

[@lucyburr5516]

Your endocrinologist will be surprised. Congratulations for taking charge of your health!

[@KismetWLS]

How did your appointment go?

[@Cleofizoid]

@KismetWLS It went well. As a new patient, we did the whole documentation of health history, weigh-in, height & waist measurements, blood pressure, resting heart rate, and finger stick glucometer reading...it was 88 mg/dl. I showed them my blood lab records from original Dx and then my on-demand A1c from Christmas 2023 and all my daily blood glucose & ketone glucometer readings from Jul 2023 till 5 Feb 2024. The NP...and then the Doc, almost said I could tell, "Why are you here?" but actually asked what I've done to reverse T2D. I told them carnivore/fasting, and they knowingly smiled and proceded to go over the T2D recommendations from the American Diabetes Association, an apparent obligation. I asked them if they were on board with my carnivore way of life, and they politically told me that they have a practice of never stopping a patient from doing what is working for them. The NP took out a red pen and drew big "Xs" over 95% of the ADA handout...all except the meat & fat paragraphs. They were prepared to give me an urinalysis and draw blood to order their normal labs when I pulled out Dr. Ken Berry's Common Sense Labs book and my Word doc list of labs I wanted. The doc patiently went thru each line item on my list and approved 95% of them. The only ones she didn't approve were ones she said as a diabetes office they can't code. I didn't argue, I can order those few myself or get my primary physician to order. A couple of the "extra" labs I requested had to be performed before 10:00 am, so they asked me to return the next morning before 10:00 and the Phlebotomist would draw the blood. They warned that it would be a lot of vials because of the extra I wanted hehehe. The NP showed me how to install the Dexcom G7 I brought in with me and how to navigate the app. I explained that I had to pay almost full price because of the roadblocks the original doctors office and my health insurance put up. The next day, she had worked out the insurance details for a 1 month prescription for the G7 sensors with 7 refills. They made a return appointment for Aug 2024 and told me, "Don't stop, you're doing great." Very satisfying... I like them. I asked for, and they recommended a Keto friendly nutritionist. I may see her for daily macro recommendations? Thanx for asking 😃

[@loris7964]

Give that bar for TG1

[@kelleyfrances490]

Hadn't thought about all the packaging, bottle and needle waste from diabetes. Straws don't even come close to all that. Get my A1c checked once a year, especially now that I'm carnivore. Triglycerides are consistently very low, but doc only looks at the total cholesterol numbers and always suggests eating a low-fat diet with whole grains. I ignore her.

[@brendakemp9060]

I would like more info on how to fix ones thyroid.

[@AZJen480]

Check out videos with Dr. Elizabeth Bright.

[@brendakemp9060]

@@AZJen480 I forgot about her.

[@ilovepineapples2]

Dr Berry has videos on it just put his name in then Thyroid

[@lenorataylor7940]

Is the keto diet good for diabetics. My doctor said that we are not suppose to go into ketosis.

[@monetthomas79]

Your Dr is wrong. Look up videos by Dr Eric Westman. He is treating and reversing type 2 diabetes in his clinic at Duke

[@karenok464]

You were in ketosis when you were born and right up until your mother force-fed you cereal. It's the most healthy and natural way of being.

[@wellnesscanceradvocate8564]

My insurance wouldn't cover an insulin monitor since i wasn't diabetic. They Dont believe in prevevrion. It's all about making $$$$.

[@iss8504]

Pay for it yourself. It's not much money.

[@IronLadyDoc]

Unfortunately, the normal ranges given for fasting insulin and many times the glycated albumin are very wide, and most doctors will call them normal

[@skepticalmechanic]

Been eating low carb (less than 30) for 4 years. Off all of my medication with an A1C of 5.6 and it’s still coming down.. fasting insulin is 13 with a fasting glucose of 115… I’m still insulin resistance but it’s a lot better… I think I need to be full carnivore!!!

[@michaelmontgomery727]

I was always curious about why a specific diet to help or fix type 1 diabetes would seem to help accelerate the diabetic effect to then become a type 2 diabetic.

[@bananabob2185]

Dr Berry My doc said I’m T2 because three months ago my A1c was 13+ and put me on metformin 1000mg 2x day. I went pretty ketovore and now it’s 8.3 but she said I’m not making insulin. She wants me on Jardiance and insulin AND to EAT MORE CARBS. I said NO. But what is my pancreas doing or not doing? What should I do? I’m 69 yr old female, fairly active, 5’8” 165 lbs. Eye health good. Kidney health good. All test results good. I would have to ask about fasting insulin.

[@lilykoi5526]

my experience with Jardiance, I had the WORST yeast infection, and my endo didn't care. "Yeah, that's how it goes". Thank god I stopped it.

[@Epona52]

I have to wonder how she 'knows' you aren't making insulin. SOMEthing is clearing up your blood sugar, even given the dietary change. I agree with you - a fasting insulin should clear up that question.

[@jobrown8146]

C-peptide test is one of the tests used to see how much insulin you are making. It's the test they do to work out if you are T1 or T2. Sometimes patients are misdiagnosed.

[@ilovepineapples2]

Don’t eat the carbs!!!

[@whatisgoingonineedtoknow.]

I have many programmed relatives and friends that they thank pharma for helping them to live much longer. With them developing medicbolic health issues from old age is unavoidable. I used to think that too.

[@djmolly2694]

I curd D2 by diet, keto- no sweets immediately back to normal

[@hifthishana3161]

So aftr while we can have sweets n carbs? Wil not spike?

[@F_T2D_Drew]

Of course you can. FORMER metabolically unhealthy T2D. ❤

[@firstlast1732]

Everyone I know who is overweight they don’t care they admit it and mock the people who do

[@TheRealTommyBear33]

well i been eating a balanced diet that these kind of people are against and adding in 1 plus mile of walking a day and i am losing fat and some weight and my diabetes a1c is dropping by a rock. this is from the old age eat less move more. I am eating a mostly whole foods diet. Not a high fat or low carb but a medium carb low fat diet. which these people hate hard core but its working great for me. I am very controlled blood sugars. my sugars have dropped from 200 in the morning to 100 and all I did was add Walkling and start eating low fat high fiber low calorie. been amazing. the one diet fits everyone is bs if you ask me. Sad part is I have been eating maybe 5 times more carbs daily then I ever have in years and I am losing weight and my a1c is going down so its defiantly not carbs are bad for you like they keep preaching at least from me. this morning, I had a banana and a low fat high protein yogurt. SO tastey I been avoiding food like this because of doctors like this and I am healthier than I have been in forever and I am eating normal portions of normal food. meatloaf with mashed potatoes and corn on the cob. best sugars I have had in years. I did carnivore and my sugars just kept going up every morning. so strange with this normal way of eating I am not having headaches dont need to supplement salts etc. society in the past also ate way worse then we do today but never had these issues they had cakes and wierd oils and etc etc. Portion control is a huge issue. move more eat less 100 percent works. I am glad all these things they preach help people but to think its the only way is just nuts. I am logical and I see vegans and carnivore's have the same quality of reversal of diabetes so its not the veggies killing you its the fake processed food. read a label i had to read 100 labels to find a tortillas i use for my lunches cause all the whole wheat bread is so processed it has 0 fiber like wtf. buy high fiber breads if your going to use them at all. I like this doctor but I never have been a do this or else. I am a believer in the Bible and if you read the Bible they ate meat and veggies. Jesus lived off fish and bread. unleven bread un processed bread. the unprocessed is the major change people do not seem to see. that is why all these low processed foods diets work to reverse these diseases.

[@lananeedham]

I work in a hospital and I can tell you it's disposables for nearly everything. They don't want cross contamination.

[@lonis7456]

My Dr won't talk about diet - only meds.

[@karenok464]

Time for a new doctor!

[@HoodWill1]

If the world had more people like Dr Obulor it will be a better place to be, I sincerely appreciate you doctor for all you have done in helping me get rid of diabetes completely. His on KZbin

[@Sabastianspreadworth]

140 mg/dl US = 7.8 mmol/l UK

[@The_Public_Health_Renegade]

lack of informed consent didn't end well for the docs at nuremberg

[@Crimepaysaskapolitician]

If you want great information on metabolic syndrome, list to a scientist like Benjamin Bikman or Paul Mason. Dr Bikman has devoted twenty five years of his life studying it.

[@jameshunt7884]

Dose beta cells die out in type2?

[@kathya1956]

I think so because insulin was pushed out of beta cells for so long. I’m not sure if one can grow new ones while pancreas is not under pressure.

[@curiouskitten]

Dr. Berry has a video on fatty pancreas and one on fatty liver. Those might better answer your question @jameshunt7884

[@jameshunt7884]

Thanks for the reply from new Zealand

[@jocurry4795]

​@@jameshunt7884 Here from NZ too 😊

[@jameshunt7884]

@jocurry4795 hey how u doing kiwi

[@mirellamatotek4294]

When I take Glp-1 agonist my face is aged, It is more than the loss of muscle. I don't lose weight even though I am never hungry and when I try to eat, I can only take a few bites. I don't enjoy eating. However, I have put on weight and my endo thinks I am.not trying. This med is killing me. My eyes are sunken and dark like panda eyes. When I stop injecting, my face returns to nornal. So WTF. Who the f wants to not only look like you are at death door but feel like it? Can't believe people paying for this shit just to lose weight. 😢

[@michaelking8903]

My question to Dr. Berry is this,, Is diabetes actually a disease or is it a product of bad diet, poisoning so to speak?? I notice most articles call it Reversing diabetes not curing it.

[@michaelking8903]

Okay I see you do believe this is a poisoning .

[@vcbrittney4072]

Our body is a living thing that is always changing in response to its environment. Dis-ease ie improper function, is caused by constant exposure (internally, externally) to anything that causes it an inability to function properly (toxins, lack of nutrients,etc). If the body is exposed to toxins and deplete of proper nutrition it will be at dis-ease, if toxins are removed and proper nutrition is given it will heal. Nothing is ever ‘cured’. That is a deceptive word and totally inaccurate in describing how the body functions. Dis-ease is reversed by removing what is causing the dis-ease, however, dis-ease will return if exposure returns.

[@dwaynerobinson7629]

Think logically. Use their own advice against them. The ADA has stated... Diet is the largest single modifiable factor in glucose control. They AND the nutrition nannies have stated No other micronutrient impacts glucose levels more than carbohydrate. Simple as for words Carbs in, glucose up. If your glucose isn't where it needs to be, you're eating too many and/or the wrong carbs. They'll try the cholesterol and brain function scare tactics but it's nonsense. Whole grains... Are they truly Whole??? Does the selenium etc etc lower the heart risk more than the glucose spike will raise it? Use their own words and tactics against them. On topic- Cure.... I would say no. A type two diabetic that goes back to their standard diet, will see the same issues return. Cured means that doesn't happen. Corrected IMO is a better term. The medical definition is useless IMO as the definition is too high to begin with and they wait far too long to medically diagnose type two. Very well known and researched that full blown diabetes complications can occur at even very early pre-diabetic hba1c levels. The Hisayama Heart Study being just one example that found that as hba1c rose past 5%, heart and stroke incidents also rose. I'm not cool with being termed cured by drs I've seen when improper eating brings it back and the defining of the term doesn't align with the biology. When we better understand and can fully reverse insulin resistance, THEN we could say- type two can be cured. IMO (Yes, I know- exercise and fasting, but like diet- they must be maintained to maintain the reversal)

[@alchemy1]

I lost 10 lbs. in two weeks eating vegetables and some seafood after my weight got bottomed out on keto/carnivore. Plus, my cholesterol went back to normal with vegetables. Two for the price of one. Also, you don't lose weight because you are eating meat. You lose weight because you stop eating refined carbs and junk food. at the other end of the so-called keto/carnivore diet. That is the biggest ticket item that nobody actually sees. Right before their nose. One more thing, whole food (not refined carbs and junk crap) does not raise your A1C either. Not the way it is described. The fact is when your blood sugar goes up, it then comes back down. So, it averages out low. The actual enemy is two things. 1. Refined carbs and processed crap. 2. Constant eating. I would say between the two, I consider constant eating the number enemy of all problems, the worst of it is keeping your blood sugar up all the time. Not good. ============================ This may rub some folks the wrong way but I will say it anyway. It is not wise to eat meat all the time. A balanced diet is all around the right thing to do. ====================== So, the question is what causes constant eating anyway? Eating for emotional comfort. Not seeing that food is used for getting love. Get a pet instead or the simple solution is to live an attentive and relaxed life. Don't let things stress you out no matter what. Just remember nobody lives forever and THAT IS A FACT.

[@user-fp9il7qq5i]

Making progress and a difference in people's lives with diabetes has to start with the truth. None of the 7+ forms of diabetes except brain tumor caused (insipidous form), has a cure. There are genetic components to type 2 as well. Most diabetics don't produce other elements as well such as the enzyme Amylase which allows carb metabolism, so recommending carbs in diet is simply an obsolete stop gap for insulin dosing. I agree with fasting insulin levels although diabetics already have elevated above 18 labs. Changes can bring remission but if you stop the protocol that brings it you go right back to disease... thus no cure. Some of your suggestions are good but it has to start in truth. Most docs have forgotten their undergrad physiology before they graduate with a doctorate, and they don't take the Oath. Keep in mind that your discussions places a target on the back of those of us with diabetes, just as the U.N. mandate did in 2006, so think about the solution before you speak. I am not on plant based diet, or keto, or paleo, or any other fad or trend diet. I look to physiology and in spite of the worst possible circumstances have kicked butt on diabetes. As a 58+ year Type 1 diabetic in my opinion fallout is resulting from greed. Side effects including environmental are greed supported and induced. It applies to supplements as well, that have been bastardized to the point of toxicity. Much of the confusion people have experienced about the "right" diet has been propagated by the AMA and other industry involvement. A1c is water under the bridge as it shows the past not so much the present. Carbs especially grains are inflammatory = blood sugar rise. Young healthy people giving advice on diabetes is very bad. Docs are uninformed, ADA is 75 years behind the edge. Who you might consider trusting are those of us who are the successful navigators. There aren't many. They aren't Nick Jonas. You are light years ahead of medicine but you are still learning. Keep it up. Betsy Ray www.diabetesactivist.com kzbin.info/www/bejne/laiUfqeOacmDec0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i37LfXWGhdmfqLs kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX3NmHWCrK1mjcU

[@WA4OSH]

My current insurance company does not want to pay for a CGM until you actually have diabetes. A pre diabetes diagnosis gets the eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise. Make sure you eat plenty of heart healthy oatmeal

[@susansklair5139]

Does one really need labs done? Isn't this just to prove one is getting well. ? Surely if one sticks to the proper human diet then things will improve?

[@wreagfe]

Of course you can. Diabetes type 2 doesn't fall from the sky. It's caused by diet/lifestyle in the first place.

[@jasonstone5022]

If you’re getting an injection, aren’t you giving your consent? Unless you’re unconscious.

[@kelzworldkz9347]

This is frustrating to me- I have type2 and work very hard at diet and exercise, unfortunately my blood sugars are all over the map. My doctor is suggesting a small dose of insulin.

[@thebreezeofchange]

Don’t bother watching this if you want to find out how to cure type 2 diabetes with diet. It tells us what’s wrong with the system and masking symptoms with drugs, but never once does it tell us if or more importantly HOW to cure type 2 diabetes with diet. More confusing information when people just want answers. How can we cure type 2 diabetes or prediabetes with diet. Answers on a postcard please…

[@musicofnote1]

Ok, here we go again. "Experts" in the field all agree, every single one, on one thing and one thing only. The "Other" experts are full of sh@t and they have the empirical evidence to show it. 1) meds only 2) mediteraenian diet 3) keto diet 4) Atkins diet 5) Paleo diet 6) Carnivore diet 7) vegan diet All swear to the heavens with empirical data to prove it that their diet is "the one". And that the others are crap, that you're going to fall over dead in the next X years if you continue on those and your diabetes will either not go away or return. The problem is, they're probably all correct to a certain point and all wrong to another. In all the studies, there is never 100% agreement. In fact, in pretty much all of science there is not 100% agreement. Consense agreement doesn't have to be anywhere closde to 100%. What that means, is at the end of the day, you have wade through al the bullsh@t and pick out the strategy that works well for you. I've been diabetic since 2014, pre-diabetic staring around 2010. I've been on low carb (now

[@Solo-_-..]

No.. once broken forever broken. Cured is.. I can eat cookies/pizza/fries/bread like i did for 40 years.. Never gonna happen

[@SilverAscension]

I AM AN INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETIC AND I AM NOT INSULIN RESISTANT, NOT ALL DIABETICS ARE.

[@billshearer3984]

I have fat thumbs

[@billshearer3984]

Bought should be fought.