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thank you for another great video i have learnrd a lot from you about bloodsugar insuline etc now one question... i have atrial fibrillation...my heart is healthy so its caused by stress and mental stress they have me pills for hpb... to slow down the puls and bloodthinning but i dont take them because i dont need them in my opinion and... they say that nothing can cure this and it will be worse but i have learnrd to not trust the doctors and... that cortisol is a huge trigger so the question is what do you know about atrial fibrillation? and what can avoid the heartraces?
I appreciate your work, but if you are going to persist with this model of causation regarding insulin resistance then you should at least address the criticisms raised by Ted Naiman and Ben Bikman. You have not done that, and it makes your ideas seem out of date.
you know how you mentioned exorcise and said you have other videos? might have wanted to expand your mention of "trans fats" to vegetable oil too and said the same thing "I have videos about that." Other than that small trifling complaint this is an ideal video to introduce a newb to what you teach.
I'm a physician and I have to say that this was the single best presentation on insulin resistance that I have ever seen---by far! It is absolutely the case that conventional Western medicine has completely misunderstood this process, and virtually all the recommendations that are made to patients are the opposite of what should be done. I will be recommending this video to everyone who asks me for dietary advice, since it's a perfect way to understand how diet affects the body.
5 minutes in and it sounds like he’s on the right track. But he isn’t the first to say this. Robert Lustig has several lecture presentations on TH-cam where he explains all of this, going back to at least 2012. Lustig explains how every kind of macro is metabolized and what it metabolizes into. He further explains how the hoax research paid for by the sugar industry in the mid 60s wound up getting one of the paid researchers appointed head of the USDA, which led to the creation of our food pyramid and low fat infatuation, which basically every disease association and the AMA have endorsed for 40 years. That is at the root of why our obesity rate skyrocketed and metabolic disease along with it. But metabolic disease exists in higher numbers in lean people.
it's not by accident... big Pharma calls the shots. The information MDs get is Pharma directed for Pharma profit. How many Journals are Pharma funded??
@@kentwilbourne996 This is my first video viewed of the doc. He was in the Olympics? Which sport? I wonder hiw he had time for that n med studies. Impressive.
20 years as a diabetic, and I was at the end of my rope. My Dr prescribed more insulin, and I gained an extra 20 pounds and felt like crap. I'm on week 6 of Keto and OMAD, and I'm off all medications, and my blood sugar levels are much better than using insulin. I also never have my blood sugar bottom out, which was common for me with insulin. This works. In my opinion it is much easier than taking a load of medicine.
👏👏👏Keep going brother! 4+ years off all diabetic medications. A1C at last annual “sickcare” exam: 5.1. Average over last 3 exams: 4.8. You’ve got this!
oh my God, yesterday I finally found TH-cam and your Instagram when I was looking for a doctor who had the same opinion that taking diabetes medicine didn't help my mother's disease at all, it actually made it worse, right? . 28 day ago I threw away all my moms sugar medicine and insulin injections and advised her to fast, only eat 2 time a day and in just one day it has been proven that blood sugar has dropped drastically and anemia has improved. The knowledge from the doctor made me more confident that I was right and I was even more sure that my mother was not sick. Just want to say, you are the best 👍
My 80+ year-old mother is morbidly obese, has swollen ankles, cateracts, osteoarthritis, and all kinds of stuff. I tried pointing her towards some of these videos, but she insists her doctors tell her she is not pre-diabetic, and that she trusts them more than someone from the internet. So I guess I'll just be happy that I've taken care of my own health with the knowledge I've gotten from this channel. You can lead a horse to water, etc.
Most have cataracts. Have surgery! Sugar is addicting and that's probably the only thing she has to look forward to. Don't criticize. Take her for an outing at a park or a even a car ride to a small town, so she can get out. Do sit and be fit on PBS together and do weights.
Sounds very frustrating. That generation has a tendency to take whatever medical professionals say at face value. At least you can apply these principles to your life
I was a diabetic for 40 years, now I am no longer a diabetic, I changed two things in my life. I changed my oil and I start eating man-made Foods. I use avocado oil and extra virgin oil only. And I don't eat anything that men makes anything. Started this 4 months ago now I am very healthy. I'm no longer on any medication at all. Metformin destroyed my body don't use it. You need to change your diet. If you want to save your life stop eating man-made Foods. God bless
@@nazriec I eat 3 eggs, 4 pieces of bacon and 1 tablespoon of butter for meal one. I eat beef, lamb, chicken, shrimp, clams, crab, or salmon for dinner. For the most part, this meal is usually ribeye. If you need more specific meals, let me know.
I am in the process of doing IT. Its been 7 month now I am on zero carb total zero no cheating. Also I am on carnivore sometimes raw sometimes not. I eat 2 times/day 4-5 hours between meals not snaking at all never. I eat lots of animal fats and I began feeling better lately. My kidneys finally filtering. Never had diabetes but I had insulin resistance that was pretty bad. How long it will take to heal but I have no intention to go back to "normal" EVER. Its a slow slow process but one has no choice.
This is to date the absolute best video I’ve seen from Dr.Ekberg. I’ve been T2D for 13 years. Started on an insulin pump 18 months ago and gained 30 lbs while “controlling my BG”. I’ve been doing LCHF diet for 6 weeks and have lost the 30 pounds and my insulin usage has gone down by 90%! A1c went from 7.2 to 6.2 in the same time frame. I’m ready to stop taking insulin and metformin and all the other drugs that are making me sick. I’ll never go back to the way I was eating before. Thanks Dr.Ekberg!
Another disease strongly linked to insulin resistance is PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome). If the ovary cells become insulin resistant, they cannot properly convert testosterone to estrogen, therefore the ovary produces a lot of follicles which cannot ovulate and over time they grow and become cysts.
@Carlo Fusco Extremely low carb / ketovore / carnivore can turn that process around!! I had this my entire adult life and then started my own research in the 90s. Got sick of feeling sick! Went very low carb keto >40 g carbs a day. Got a cycle for the first time age 42, and naturally pregnant at 44. Healthy pregnancy, totally healthy baby!!
@@kevinshruti dr. Barnard has a book called Your Body In Balance and there is a chapter on PCOS I believe. The diet plan is vegetarian friendly. He’s treated people to reverse PCOS.
It's funny how they say "avoid sugar" and then proceed to reccomand you to eat bread wich has like 35g of carbohydrate (sugar and chains of sugar) per 100g. It's a funny contradiction.
I’m a retired nurse and one of my diabetic patients was given a paper with a diabetic meal plan written on it from her doctor. I took one look at it and asked her how her blood sugars were following this diet and she said terrible! They have no intention on keeping us healthy just keep us near the brink of death and make more and more money 😡
@@zenawarrior7442 some people will still be more sensitive to even Ezekiel bread. You may have to lose weight first before you are ok with bread. But some people can reverse type 2 diabetes with a whole food plant based diet and can eventually tolerate bread if it’s whole food sprouted.
Doctor, your ability to explain subjects such as this in a way that lay people can understand, may be your greatest gift. Producing the library of videos that you’ve made available by way of TH-cam is a huge asset to the world, and on a personal level, has been a great benefit to me. I’ve lowered my glucose & A1C numbers into the normal range over the course of the last eighteen months, though my pancreas is still producing too much insulin. Therefore, I have asked my doctor to prescribe a low dose of Metformin which seems to be helping. But my goal is to ultimately not have to take any meds for this. Thank you so much!!
Dr you are absolutely right because since I have been watching your programmes in less than 3 months I lost 17lbs, I brought my A1C down from 8.6 to 6.7 and in another 2 months I lost 15lbs and my A1C is now 6.0 .I started off at 178lbs I am 58 years old and I did it all by myself without meds and I am now 134lbs.It’s definitely due to intermittent fasting 2Xs a week for 16hours and then 5days 14hrs fasting and eating 2 meals a day and 1 snack and walking 10,000 steps a day 5days a week. Thanks 🙏 so much to you because before that I didn’t lose much weight. You are a Godsend 🙏 Suki S
This is a really good video. I was almost obese 3 years ago. I ate pizza, hamburgers, french fries, and many other bad foods. I went to the Doctor for my physical and he said I am becoming pre-diabetic. So I decided to do something about it. I had a type 1 diabetic friend and he told me something that would help. He said, "don't eat anything white." I took his advice and I have lost 58 pounds without any effort. I went from 183 lbs to 125 lbs. I feel much better and he is correct about the insulin levels going down. I don't get hungry like I did when I was addicted to carbs. The only bad thing about this is you have to buy all new clothes.
Love how clear your audio is. So clear and perfect. Love also your informaton. 👍👍👍 Went low carb high fat mid-July 2022. First thing that happened was lower BP. Tossed meds after one month after 20 years on BP meds! Neuropathy 90% gone at five months mark. 22 lbs lost. New lifestyle way of eating for lifetime. I am 75 and now weight 120 lbs. Thank you Dr. Sten Ekberg 👍👍👍
The image of the “Fasting Buddha” makes me think that he must have gone into autophagy. There must be spiritual dimensions to getting away from sugar addictions and helping the body to return to a normal state. Our culture, media, and medical industry push the sugar, processed food, meds and drugs of all kinds on us to keep us addicted to a corrupt and abusive system. Thank you! You are a big help with learning how to reduce suffering and gain independence.
@@rdy2run332 and in Toronto they’re extorting the teens 12 and up with free ice cream...without parents consent...with the aide of police officers to boot...I’m outraged at the insanity and obliviousness!
Autophahy has always been a core part of Hinduism ( mentioned in ancient Hindu scriptures ) fasting on Full moon, New moon and Ekadashi ( 11th lunar day ) is extremely common in Hindu Indian culture and people tend to forget that Buddha had a Hindu background, born to Hindu parents.
@@lilithrose2753 even Islam advises that it's Sunnah (good) to fast every Monday and Thursday. One should also fast for 3 continuous days during the month. Fasting in the month of Ramadaan is compulsory and fasting for about 10 days after the Ramadaan Eid is over is also recommended. So, feasting and fasting is a sort of continuous process.
I was prediabetic and fill terrible. Strange muscule pains, artries for few years, strange stomach pain, etc. Started keto September. ALL problems gone including artrities. I am 57 but fill better then ever for my last 10 years. Lost 35 pounds and got normal BMI. Thank you doc. You is my angel on the way to haven:)
I got more information just listening to you right now than I have from any doctor and I still had no understanding of my diabetes, so I thank you very much for all this very important information and a clear understanding to what’s going on
Thank you Angela Pietrangeli. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and the mechanism we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
First watched this video a couple or three years ago and got a lot out of it. Thought I’d give it another run through and I’m still blown away by the quality of the presentation, the way the individual elements are broken down into a logical order and explained it really is quality. I wish I could deliver my subject matter this well.
As a type 1 diabetic for some 30+ years, this advice is what saved my life, some 20+ years ago. Only I didn't have the luxury to watch it on a TH-cam video. Nor was there any medical professionals, prepared to suggest insulin was the problem, when it was considered the cure. Especially for type 1 patients. I was a brittle diabetic, meaning my blood sugars were erratic and not responding to insulin injections. I was put through the ringer with specialists, but eventually placed in the too-hard basket, because I didn't conform to their treatment model. Eventually told, it was just the progression of the disease - of which, I had a more aggressive case (ie: brittle). Left on my own, I decided to fast - as my body instinctively knew what the problem was. Only when avoiding the high carb diet, recommended for treatment, would my blood sugars stabilise again. I inadvertently discovered the problem was too much insulin, when doctors were prescribing it as the only cure. Which it is, for type 1 patients. But it's the recommended diet, that goes along with prescribed insulin, causing the problems. You described perfectly, how the medical diagnosis is framed within limited parameters. It essentially meets the pharmaceutical treatment plan, rather than recognise and work with, the body's natural predisposition to adapt. Removing myself from that dangerous loop, is what saved my life. So thank-you for verbalising the solution, in a way that recognises the cycle of it's manifestation. Hopefully it will help others, sooner!
What a great idea! 👍 People are there because of health issues, and they get info on what they can do about it while they wait. Sure beats just reading a magazine!
I do not have any fructose in my diet. I eat whole foods, meat or produce mainly. But high complex carb foods, rice and beans skyrocket my blood sugar levels.
Maybe try beans again in another 6 mos. IR takes a very very long time to heal. Grains are prob never going to be tolerated once ur ever IR. And remember it’s not the blood sugar level that’s imp. It’s the Insulin Level. We can’t measure that at home as THAT would be effective! Go by how u feel after eating and ur cravings or appetite level over next day or 2. If none of that changes, ignore the glucometer.
It's insidious when you notice how the food recommendations follow trends to sell foods that need to be pushed in order to justify their subsidies, which you then see are exactly the wrong foods to be eating for your health.
I’ve had type two for years had a big belly years of drinking alcohol. Last year I starting watching dr ekberg videos had my blood test a couple of weeks ago and my a1c was 6.1 I know eat more fruit and vegetables less carbs and now for the first time in years I’m not constantly tiered off all meds so thank you for opening my eyes and bring health back to this old body I love watching your videos
I am also a David and have middle initial B. I have worshipped the booze all my life, started before a teenager and now 58. I watch these Dr Sten videos, and others, and I know they are 100% correct.......and yet still I backslide......but hey, I move forward more than I move backward.....just hoping it's not all too little too late........my message is for younger folk who are like myself......don't let yourself wait until you get to my stage.........you don't have to stop partying....you just need to back off a bit and change your eating habits.......peace
This is the best explanation of insulin resistance that I've seen on TH-cam. I have watched literally hundreds of videos on this subject matter. I'm going to share this with some of my friends who I think would benefit. But as you know, you can lead a horse to water... Thanks for your insight. You've changed my life.
I've shared Dr Ekberg video links with overweight friends who ask me how I lost weight. I have to restrain myself trying to convince them. Addiction to food is incredibly strong for some people that there may be no helping some.
Thank you Sal Lazuka. I really appreciate your feedback. Our job is to share and inspire for those who are open, but not to push and convince for those who are not. We share, but don't get hung up on those who don't respond. 😄
Tanks for asking @The Tree. I have many many videos on that topic. Make sure you check out my video library. There are over 400 videos organized by topic and play list. 😄 th-cam.com/channels/Ie2pR6PE0dae9BunJ38F7w.html
@testing 123. Congratulations on your results and just keep sharing. People may see things a dozen times before they respond and act on it. One day they may be ready, 😀 or not...😕. It is not our job to make up their minds just to be a role model and share.
@@collettemcquaide1662 That's great!! Yes, I'm down 15lbs with keto/carnivore and intermittent fasting. Weight loss is good but feeling good and improved health is really the prize!
After being pre-diebetic for around 14 years I got diagnosed with type 2 diagnosed with type two diabeties in January 2020 with a blood sugar level of 16! My doctor told me basicly to take metformin and i should be okay. I started with cutting my food and alcohal intake and anthough my wait came down drasticaly. My blood sugar levels stayed alamingly hight even with the medication. I stumbled across your vidios around a year ago and now I've been on e kleen keto diet for 4 months now. My blood sugar levels are now finally under control.Although I've mastered the keto lifestyle I have yet to master intermittent fasting. Thank you Dr. Sten Ekberg!
I've never been obese or overweight but I would occasionally check my blood glucose, one day it seemed higher than usual, instead of going to a doctor I started a low carb diet with intermittent fasting and I've since been able to bring my glucose levels down. Thanks for all your advice.
Due to your generosity of creating these educational videos I believe you have helped me save my life. I was diagnosed with fatty liver and I had some serious pain as a result of the FLD. I have had metabolic problem for years and when I asked drs what I could do to reverse it. No reply…,no advise. I found your videos and followed instructions from your videos and bought Sandra Cabot’s ! Liver Dr’s supplements. I fasted for 4 days and what a huge turn around! I Lost 45 lbs, this started in Feb so in 5 months of strict adherence to your advise I have my energy back, feeling so much better. I ate poorly yesterday and boy oh boy, my little liver is rebelling. Coffee is my challenge. I know you mentioned coffee is not good for insulin resistance. I went off coffee in the beginning and was strict In the beginning, but I so love my coffee. . I must be vigilant. My glucose has been high for years, I was told if under 100 i am ok. What lies they tell. Thank you Dr❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’m diabetic type 2 , I walk for winning against this thing , and it helps me a lot , just 1 hour of walking , lowers my glucose, a 100 points or more , I don’t know why it is , but it definitely works .
Very well explained, clear concise and logical. Thank you. I have no problem with blood sugar. No high blood pressure either. I am an elderly. I eat only 2 x a day and fast 12-16 hours. I have no belly fat. I eat a lot of butter and cheese.
I remember that In school, science was the hardest subject for me. I therefore, appreciate so much your no nonsense, matter of fact, common sense and tangible explanations. I actually understand as I follow you. Thanks so much.👍🏻
I could say that i control my insulin resistance. I can manage not to eat in the morning and even lunch.Intermittent fasting 18:6 sometimes OMAD. There’s a time when my sister insists that I should take my meal in the morning , i said no. Lunch time came;12noon. She is invited me again to eat, i said “No”. Then 4pm came, I haven’t eat yet. So i said,”time for me to go home”. This skipping of meals imakes my sister worry and felt upset because of rejecting their invitation. Hunger is just hunger.
Top class information, wish my doctor would take the time to explain these mechanisms. Great presentation style, professional and interest maintaining. I could sit on the couch and watch Dr Ekberg all day!
My thoughts: most of our doctors can’t explain this to us because THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND IT THEMSELVES. I’m sure there are good, honest Docs who are just unaware of the “slight of hand” being pushed by whoever stands to gain from their (& our) ignorance. 😠
John Harvey Kellogg understood this and was using Keto to treat his diabetes patients in the 1800's. He had the biggest sanitarium in the world, with all sorts of famous people, big businessman, and presidents. When it was discovered that insulin could treat diabetes, people stopped coming and he went out of business. He wrote a book about it, "The New Method of in Diabetes."
Amazing to me that we have scientists who know what happens on other planets, it’s conditions and how it affect us, yet they dont fully understand what happens on earth and what cause most of what affect us directly…
Hello Dr. Sten Ekberg, I'm from Indonesia, I've followed your channel since last year ago. My HbA1C was 8,3 last year, n now stay in 4,8. Thank you Dr. Sten Ekberg
My son-in-law is of aboriginal decent .. he is on metformin and the doctors keep telling him he’s okay with a a1c of 6 and above and not to worry about it. Most of his relatives have suffered with type 2 and have had amputations , blindness and many have died of heart attacks . I will send this video to my daughter to hopefully have him watch it as well . I have reversed my type2 by going low carb moderate healthy fats. Thank you for making this video so easy to understand.
I reversed my T2 diabetes nearly 2 years ago by eating about 40-45g net carbs a day. I also do daily 18:6 fasting with an occasional 24 hour fast. A1c is now 5.2 without meds. Interestingly my a1c keeps on improving even this late into my journey which shows my body is still healing. Would like to lose a bit more weight and many experts in the keto community have started to advise to go with very low fat protein. Don’t think Low fat is for me though; done that and got the T-shirt lol
This video has so much information that I had to download it incase they take it down for "false non medical information". It is such a good video I'll always show it to anyone seeking for help with health problems! Thanks for the one of the best informative video!!!
The medical industrial complex's failure to properly research and diagnose and treat insulin resistance and diet and microbiome and sleep and vital nutritional deficiency issues (including those related to Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 and Magnesium deficiencies as well as iatrogenic prescription medication usage) is a major reason why psychiatric iatrogenesis is a primary contributor to the third leading cause of death in the U.S. (which is iatrogenesis in general). If the U.S. spent just a fraction of the over $40 billion each year it spends just on iatrogenic psychiatric drugs alone, for properly researching the issues discussed in this and related TH-cam presentations we would probably, Lord willing, achieve an absolute revolution in medical efficacy improvement and iatrogenesis reduction. Thomas Steven Roth, MBA, MD Christian Minister for Biblical Medical Ethics, and therefore, Scientific and Religious Refugee from the Clinical Practice of Psychiatric Standards of Care
Doctor you are very clear and perfect... I am a medical doctor & teacher & teaches Biochemistry to medical students... Your style of explaining is amazing.... Love your teaching... Thank you so much for uploading videos & making people aware of their health.. ..best Presentation Sir....
Your explanations are so well planned, clear and accompanied by really helpful graphics. Thanks for taking the time to try and help an ever-increasing number of people in need.
Cutting out suger and bread combined with Intermittent and extended fasting, up to three days. Clean keto/palio before and after has changed my body. I'm down 55 lbs and still dropping. havent been this light since middle school. I was bloated, uncomfortable, and hurt all over... Dr. Sten Ekberg and Dr. Eric Berg are the only doctors still trying to change diets to pevent disease.
A simple explanation that compensates for the complications in understanding. Thank you very much, doctor. Keep going, you are the best.your work make us a great health champions 🤗💝💖💓💗🤗
My Husband tested 11.6 A1C in January. He committed to fixing it. I helped him learn to fast, OMAD, and Keto with a packed lunch for work. Last week mid Ju ne, 5 months later he tested at 6.1
Yes, like my 30-something kids... We need a movie for them to take it seriously, with celebrities, showing amputations and all the tragic consequences of diabetes. They think they are bulletproof. They think i am a nut job. They laugh at my low-carb diet and FORBID me to share videos 😢
Yes.... It's almost impossible to no believe something that you've been feeding your whole life and start doing exactly opposite..... My wife is similar way, so we need this huge movement but until it these informations won't get to government structure(nutritional guidelines etc...) it will be painfully slow and lot more people will paid dear price...
You sound like my mother-in-law. Of the 23 years I have known her, she has never been better. She has been off diabetes medication for a long time now.
Admittedly, there are a few good people on this earth; good and honest, you are one of them. The most influential people promote the big companies' interests, which are against life. All types addictions are detrimental to the human's health but it boost sales. Sugar, refined carbohydrate, soft drinks are the very reason for addiction, but promoted vigorously, particularly, to our youngsters. Regrettably, so is our world for the time being!
With a bachelors in science and a passion for helping others take care of their health, I so enjoy and appreciate the way Dr. Ekberg teaches. ... Thank you Dr.!
Fantastic video. Clear and crystal. Logical. Contrary to popular medical opinion. No sugar, no refined-carb diet, focused on whole foods and lots of vegetables, immediately (within 2 weeks) improves all markers of health.
Been doing this for just a few months. No Metformin for that time my glucose is under 100 fasting and only went over 115 once the rest of the time. A1c was 6.5 last week it's on the way down. Feeling generally much better, and lost 20 pounds. Thank You Dr. Ekberg.
I don't know if the Mayo Clinic is just outright incompetent or in bed with the toxic food industry but either way you slice it, the nefarious components of Capitalism need to be seen for what they truly are. Huge thank you to Doctor Sten and your scientific clarity that helps expose the sociopathic food industry for what it really is.
Money and Capitalism is NOT the end blame as often pointed to. It is evil in the hearts of people that leads to greed and corruption. In other words, this would, and does happen in all forms of government and common everyday folk. The evil actions have been in the dark, and we need to shine a light on them and everyones own heart. Then and only then we will see truth.
@@miker7808 "Money and Capitalism is NOT the end blame as often pointed to. It is evil in the hearts of people that leads to greed and corruption." Capitalists always have excuses for why we should allow them to have money and control.
@@maltheopia I agree capitalist do that. so do ALL OTHER PEOPLE no matter the system they're into. It's NOT the system, it's the PEOPLE operating the system.
@@miker7808 The people operating the system are raised and fed by the system. The evil is not one personal entity, is the system *and* the people who adores it. Long before Marx and Jesus there was Moses and his harsh condemnation of the worship of the Golden Calf (Exodus: 1-4, 6, 11-14, 21-24). Nobody needs the reading of the historical-materialist Das Kapital or the Christ's Parables to understand that the Financial Capitalism is the contemporary form of the essence of the Evil. But zombies are zombies, they can't know, by definition, they are possessed. And so, ultimately, it's inutile to argue with these walking dead.
Dr. Ekberg you are my go to fact based informative guide! I was diagnosed as being borderline pre-diabetic this past november on my annual wellbeing physical. My doctor inmmediately suggested I should start taking pills/medications!? I consider myself a pretty healthy individual, and one who had always watched what I eat; but I must confess that I've also had my share of sugar cane/refine carbohydrates foods. To make a long story short since this past November, I stopped cold the consumption of sweets and refined carbohydrates, and that includes bread, even the whole wheat/grains type! I also incorporated a more physically active lifestyle, such as every other day walks; 3 to 6 miles at a time! intermittent fasting has always being part of a daily habit for me for quite sometime; only that this time I extendend it! I noticed since all those changes, that loosing weight (not being obese or fat myself) has become so much much easier. My current blood glucose has remained steady between 85 to 88 from what it was in the high 90's!!
Thanks for this video. My Endocrinologist dismissed me yesterday when I told her I had been following keto/carnivore diet. In a nutshell she said if I won't follow her recommendation of taking insulin then there's no reason to see her! It doesn't matter that in the last six months I've gone from blood sugars of 350-400 A1c of 11 and over 150 units of insulin/day....to now... No insulin and fasting blood sugar of 180-200 and A1c
I have been binging your videos and I cut out fructose, vegetable oils, sugar, went low carb, and started doing longer fasts. So far I am loving it and am already losing weight. I got a little bit confused at the end of this one. What are we supposed to do the opposite of?
@@shotpusher Aaahhh, makes sense. I'd like to transition to keto, but living situation would make that a bit difficult. For now I am stocked up on healthy fats, proteins and broths. No processed stuff and no HFCS.
My heart breaks when I remember my type 2 diabetic grandpa eating a bowl of Cheerios with water for breakfast. It was disgusting but it was one of the breakfast options approved by his doctor. I wish we had this knowledge back then. I would’ve cooked eggs and bacon for him every day if we knew better. Maybe he would’ve lived to see me walk down the aisle, maybe he could’ve met his great-grandson. We just didn’t know. He died an amputee when I was 18 years old.
Adulterated cooking oils, fast food and processed foods which contain adulterated cooking oils, number one problem. Bad fats do not allow insulin in to do its job. People who eat high carb diets from whole foods and stay away from adulterated oils fast food and processed foods do not have problems with insulin resistance.
This is very false and misleading information. I always ate high carb whole foods and never ate fast foods. In fact I generally avoided fats and meats as I thought they were the problem. I became insulin resistant. I put on weight and was put on medication but still thought I was ok with eating carbs. However I was not okay. I just got worse. It was only by cutting out carbs and sugars/fruits that I was able to get off my meds and lose weight. You are probably well intentioned but if you don't know about insulin resistance and what causes it then it would be better to not give any misinformation on the subject
@@vickymarinou6271 Carbs from whole foods do not cause insulin resistance the problem is much more complicated than that. It has already been demonstrated and proven just allow yourself to study all the credible information with an open mind and you might get there. Hidden adulterated fats in processed foods and adulterated cooking oils is the number one problem. Many long lived people around the world eat diets which are 60 - 80% carbs yes there is false information all over the place about diets and I can smell it a mile away. This is why you don’t see as many fat people from Japan who eat plenty of rice and and people from South America who eat plenty of potatoes as you see in the United States which eat mostly animal products and processed foods and the diabetes is out of control. If you have bad fats in your cells insulin cannot bring sugar into the cells which cause a build up of sugar in the blood and cause insulin levels to remain high. Getting to a proper weight by eating a proper diet is the only answer and yes this is my opinion based on 7 years of study on food and health you should consult with a doctor that you trust. When someone tells you to take something or eat a certain thing for a certain reason ask them what the metabolic pathway in the body is for that particular advice is and if they can’t give you an answer don’t believe it.
Thank you so much for talking to us in a way that is very easy to understand, I fought with my doctor insisting I was insulin resistant and he wouldn't give me the Insulin Resistant test. He suggested Prozac to reduce anxiety. It is important to know yourself and help yourself and the internet and your postings have provided me with very valuable information to give me the tools to do so!!!!
Great video as always doc. It drives me crazy when people say diabetes can’t be cured. Well, guess what? Nobody ever caught Type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance while walking down the street or sitting beside a diabetic on the bus. They are self-inflicted conditions that arise from bad dietary choices. Assuming one’s pancreas is still functioning, ending those bad choices can reverse T2D rather quickly and IR over a longer period of time. And if one stays with it and doesn’t resume eating garbage, they will not return. That sounds like a pretty good definition of “cured” to me.
Best information for debris I have ever heard and believed. I am a diabetic on keto doing very well now thanks to your video's I have been wat hung since December 2020. My doctor is shocked when she gets my blood work back every 3 months. Thanks to you.
Another great video Dr. Ekberg! A side note...would you consider doing a video covering HRV Heart Rate Variability. I've only recently heard of it and It's kinda confusing. You always do such a good job explaining things. Thanks!
My doctor was saying I was prediabetic with a fasting blood sugar at 100 to 120 and blood pressure around 150/90. Now fasting sugar around 65 - 70 and blood pressure 120/75 since following your advice and cutting out most carbohydrates. Also take ACV daily. I've lost more than 60 pounds since the beginning of the year without loosing muscle mass! Thanks, Dr. Ekberg.
I've questioned the statement that the pancreas could not create enough insulin for type 2 diabetics. Before going keto, I used to take gluburide. It caused my pancreas to create/release insulin. It released so much that once I was on keto, that was the first medication I had to end to avoid hypoglycemia.
Thank you Dave Post. In the vast majority of type 2 diabetics, the pancreas is not the issue. A small percentage of people start to develop an autoimmune attack over time called LADA, Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults. They slowly and gradually lose the ability to make insulin and turn into T1D, but this is a very small percentage. 😄
@@drekberg I had an attack of Pancreatitis in 1999. However, in the year 2010, I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes. Do you think it would be possible to reverse my diabetes by using any natural methods like low carb, intermittent fasting etc. Please advise.
Great video!!! I just got back from my doctor’s appointment and this video makes a lot of sense. My doctor wasn’t too happy with me doing keto. He started asking me a lot of questions and he wanted to know in detail what was I eating. He just gave me an order for lab work to check my A1C again after two months because he wants to give me metformin, but I refused. I told him to wait for these new test results and we’ll talk again. It’s scary to go to the doctor these days now. Thanks for sharing this important information
I am taking Metformin. Blah. Diarrhea every morning and nausea every night. Been on it 6 months. I am going to stop taking it have gone low carb and lost 44 lbs.
The doctors where I live are living in the dark ages.! I come to your channel to get the real truth thank you so much God bless you and your family.!!!😊🙋🙏💕
I have a question.. why in type 2 diabetes when the Pancreas cannot make insulin anymore to keep up is considered reversible but in a type 1 situation the cells cannot make insulin and is considered not reversible?
In type 2 the cells in the pancreas gum up with fat and are put to sleep, remove the fat and production starts up, in type 1 its an autoimmune attack that kills the cells and the cells will never start up.
Thank you so much Dr Ekberg, i had an heart attack five years ago when I was under fourty years old, I did many restrictions with foods but I was still getting more weight. By looking your videos I learn so much about my condition and my belly fat. I acted like a drug addict with a poison that is called sugar! Kisses from France Dr Ekberg
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Another excellent video lesson. Thank you very much!
Awesome video. I've followed for four years and have transformed my health. This video puts my whole story on screen. Thank you again Dr.
thank you for another great video
i have learnrd a lot from you about bloodsugar insuline etc
now one question...
i have atrial fibrillation...my heart is healthy so its caused by stress and mental stress
they have me pills for hpb... to slow down the puls and bloodthinning but i dont take them because i dont need them in my opinion
and... they say that nothing can cure this and it will be worse
but i have learnrd to not trust the doctors and... that cortisol is a huge trigger
so the question is what do you know about atrial fibrillation?
and what can avoid the heartraces?
I appreciate your work, but if you are going to persist with this model of causation regarding insulin resistance then you should at least address the criticisms raised by Ted Naiman and Ben Bikman. You have not done that, and it makes your ideas seem out of date.
you know how you mentioned exorcise and said you have other videos? might have wanted to expand your mention of "trans fats" to vegetable oil too and said the same thing "I have videos about that." Other than that small trifling complaint this is an ideal video to introduce a newb to what you teach.
I'm a physician and I have to say that this was the single best presentation on insulin resistance that I have ever seen---by far! It is absolutely the case that conventional Western medicine has completely misunderstood this process, and virtually all the recommendations that are made to patients are the opposite of what should be done. I will be recommending this video to everyone who asks me for dietary advice, since it's a perfect way to understand how diet affects the body.
Your post is the best I have seen on this thread.
That is so scary that conventional Western medicine has completely misunderstood this process. Gosh
5 minutes in and it sounds like he’s on the right track. But he isn’t the first to say this.
Robert Lustig has several lecture presentations on TH-cam where he explains all of this, going back to at least 2012. Lustig explains how every kind of macro is metabolized and what it metabolizes into.
He further explains how the hoax research paid for by the sugar industry in the mid 60s wound up getting one of the paid researchers appointed head of the USDA, which led to the creation of our food pyramid and low fat infatuation, which basically every disease association and the AMA have endorsed for 40 years.
That is at the root of why our obesity rate skyrocketed and metabolic disease along with it. But metabolic disease exists in higher numbers in lean people.
it's not by accident... big Pharma calls the shots. The information MDs get is Pharma directed for Pharma profit. How many Journals are Pharma funded??
@@BioStuff415 You are so right!!! Have just watched the video and was about to make a similar comment.😊
Not all heroes wear capes. Some release new health videos every Friday at 6:15 AM! 😄
Thank you mfischer387. LOL. It's too hot for a cape here. 😄
lol, ekberg's talent is virtually alien in this world! No wonder he was an Olympic Champion.
Dr Sten so happy to meet you!!!❤️
Exactly!
@@kentwilbourne996 This is my first video viewed of the doc. He was in the Olympics? Which sport? I wonder hiw he had time for that n med studies. Impressive.
20 years as a diabetic, and I was at the end of my rope. My Dr prescribed more insulin, and I gained an extra 20 pounds and felt like crap. I'm on week 6 of Keto and OMAD, and I'm off all medications, and my blood sugar levels are much better than using insulin. I also never have my blood sugar bottom out, which was common for me with insulin. This works. In my opinion it is much easier than taking a load of medicine.
👏👏👏Keep going brother! 4+ years off all diabetic medications. A1C at last annual “sickcare” exam: 5.1. Average over last 3 exams: 4.8. You’ve got this!
Keep rocking, well done
I got off 2000mg of Metformin after 3 weeks of keto and intermittent fasting. Congratulations.
Agreement
So glad for you!!! You are an inspiration.
This man should get a Nobel Prize just for this one video alone.
You SAID it. I fully endorse.
Absolutely true! 🌹🌹
Is he a medical doctor? If not, what is his credentials?
💯 % !!!
oh my God, yesterday I finally found TH-cam and your Instagram when I was looking for a doctor who had the same opinion that taking diabetes medicine didn't help my mother's disease at all, it actually made it worse, right? . 28 day ago I threw away all my moms sugar medicine and insulin injections and advised her to fast, only eat 2 time a day and in just one day it has been proven that blood sugar has dropped drastically and anemia has improved. The knowledge from the doctor made me more confident that I was right and I was even more sure that my mother was not sick. Just want to say, you are the best 👍
My 80+ year-old mother is morbidly obese, has swollen ankles, cateracts, osteoarthritis, and all kinds of stuff. I tried pointing her towards some of these videos, but she insists her doctors tell her she is not pre-diabetic, and that she trusts them more than someone from the internet. So I guess I'll just be happy that I've taken care of my own health with the knowledge I've gotten from this channel. You can lead a horse to water, etc.
Most have cataracts. Have surgery! Sugar is addicting and that's probably the only thing she has to look forward to. Don't criticize. Take her for an outing at a park or a even a car ride to a small town, so she can get out. Do sit and be fit on PBS together and do weights.
Yo how is your mom doing? Tho she has an average american lifestyle she lived up to in her 80s. That s impressive
Sounds very frustrating. That generation has a tendency to take whatever medical professionals say at face value. At least you can apply these principles to your life
I follow the official medical and dietary advise meticulously- by doing precisely the opposite .
Thank you The Gram. Then you should be fine.😄
Me too.
Beef, butter, bacon and salt. All the things they told us not to eat in the 90's.
So what exactly is the opposite? Could you guys give exact wxample please? Thank you sooo much! 🙏🏼
@@mairafavela4954 😁😁😁. The opposite means opposite. Eat fat but without fat trans and not processed foods. That’s simple dear
I was a diabetic for 40 years, now I am no longer a diabetic, I changed two things in my life. I changed my oil and I start eating man-made Foods. I use avocado oil and extra virgin oil only. And I don't eat anything that men makes anything. Started this 4 months ago now I am very healthy. I'm no longer on any medication at all. Metformin destroyed my body don't use it. You need to change your diet. If you want to save your life stop eating man-made Foods. God bless
😄 Thank you Ricky Drouin for sharing your story. That is great. I am thrilled that you have seen such great results. Keep it up! 😄
Pls share with me what you eat for bfast and lunch. Do share. I am diabetic. I try low carb but often feel weak.
@@nazriec
What he said applies only to type 2 diabetics. If you have to inject insuline (type 1) then this video is not for you.
@@itsm3th3b33 i am tyoe 2 not on insulin.
@@nazriec I eat 3 eggs, 4 pieces of bacon and 1 tablespoon of butter for meal one. I eat beef, lamb, chicken, shrimp, clams, crab, or salmon for dinner. For the most part, this meal is usually ribeye. If you need more specific meals, let me know.
This process of healing takes a while, but this is the only way to get there. This works! Great video, thanks!
How many months , and are you healed?
Yes. Heal and must maintain! Thats the key. Not healed and go back to your “NORMAL” lifesytle
Takes me 1 year to become insulin sensitive
@@celebritytv9156 how you did it?
I am in the process of doing IT. Its been 7 month now I am on zero carb total zero no cheating. Also I am on carnivore sometimes raw sometimes not. I eat 2 times/day 4-5 hours between meals not snaking at all never. I eat lots of animal fats and I began feeling better lately. My kidneys finally filtering. Never had diabetes but I had insulin resistance that was pretty bad. How long it will take to heal but I have no intention to go back to "normal" EVER. Its a slow slow process but one has no choice.
This is to date the absolute best video I’ve seen from Dr.Ekberg. I’ve been T2D for 13 years. Started on an insulin pump 18 months ago and gained 30 lbs while “controlling my BG”. I’ve been doing LCHF diet for 6 weeks and have lost the 30 pounds and my insulin usage has gone down by 90%! A1c went from 7.2 to 6.2 in the same time frame. I’m ready to stop taking insulin and metformin and all the other drugs that are making me sick. I’ll never go back to the way I was eating before. Thanks Dr.Ekberg!
Another disease strongly linked to insulin resistance is PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome). If the ovary cells become insulin resistant, they cannot properly convert testosterone to estrogen, therefore the ovary produces a lot of follicles which cannot ovulate and over time they grow and become cysts.
@Carlo Fusco Extremely low carb / ketovore / carnivore can turn that process around!! I had this my entire adult life and then started my own research in the 90s. Got sick of feeling sick! Went very low carb keto >40 g carbs a day. Got a cycle for the first time age 42, and naturally pregnant at 44. Healthy pregnancy, totally healthy baby!!
@@rosecampion4337 yep I had pcos
Is there any PCOS friendly diet option for vegetarians? All my life I had been vegetarian, so won’t be able to eat meat or fish even if I try.
@@kevinshruti dr. Barnard has a book called Your Body In Balance and there is a chapter on PCOS I believe. The diet plan is vegetarian friendly. He’s treated people to reverse PCOS.
@Carlo.....we have the same lastname☺
It's funny how they say "avoid sugar" and then proceed to reccomand you to eat bread wich has like 35g of carbohydrate (sugar and chains of sugar) per 100g. It's a funny contradiction.
I’m a retired nurse and one of my diabetic patients was given a paper with a diabetic meal plan written on it from her doctor. I took one look at it and asked her how her blood sugars were following this diet and she said terrible! They have no intention on keeping us healthy just keep us near the brink of death and make more and more money 😡
You can still eat bread. Get sprouted bread....15 grams carb with 5 grams fiber. We have to be selective😊
@@zenawarrior7442 some people will still be more sensitive to even Ezekiel bread. You may have to lose weight first before you are ok with bread.
But some people can reverse type 2 diabetes with a whole food plant based diet and can eventually tolerate bread if it’s whole food sprouted.
@@chrispicakes6577 Going total keto for for some people isn't healthy so a few carbs from ekezial bread is fine. We all lose weight differently.
I can eat pumpernickel bread...no problem. Anything else is a no.
Doctor, your ability to explain subjects such as this in a way that lay people can understand, may be your greatest gift. Producing the library of videos that you’ve made available by way of TH-cam is a huge asset to the world, and on a personal level, has been a great benefit to me. I’ve lowered my glucose & A1C numbers into the normal range over the course of the last eighteen months, though my pancreas is still producing too much insulin. Therefore, I have asked my doctor to prescribe a low dose of Metformin which seems to be helping. But my goal is to ultimately not have to take any meds for this. Thank you so much!!
I must add also Sten that you’re probably a generation ahead of your time. Thank you
Dr you are absolutely right because since I have been watching your programmes in less than 3 months I lost 17lbs, I brought my A1C down from 8.6 to 6.7 and in another 2 months I lost 15lbs and my A1C is now 6.0 .I started off at 178lbs I am 58 years old and I did it all by myself without meds and I am now 134lbs.It’s definitely due to intermittent fasting 2Xs a week for 16hours and then 5days 14hrs fasting and eating 2 meals a day and 1 snack and walking 10,000 steps a day 5days a week. Thanks 🙏 so much to you because before that I didn’t lose much weight. You are a Godsend 🙏 Suki S
This is a really good video. I was almost obese 3 years ago. I ate pizza, hamburgers, french fries, and many other bad foods. I went to the Doctor for my physical and he said I am becoming pre-diabetic. So I decided to do something about it. I had a type 1 diabetic friend and he told me something that would help. He said, "don't eat anything white." I took his advice and I have lost 58 pounds without any effort. I went from 183 lbs to 125 lbs. I feel much better and he is correct about the insulin levels going down. I don't get hungry like I did when I was addicted to carbs. The only bad thing about this is you have to buy all new clothes.
Also go on downers. Carb.s calm us down. I am so hyper on low carb.
Love how clear your audio is. So clear and perfect. Love also your informaton. 👍👍👍 Went low carb high fat mid-July 2022. First thing that happened was lower BP. Tossed meds after one month after 20 years on BP meds! Neuropathy 90% gone at five months mark. 22 lbs lost. New lifestyle way of eating for lifetime. I am 75 and now weight 120 lbs. Thank you Dr. Sten Ekberg 👍👍👍
The image of the “Fasting Buddha” makes me think that he must have gone into autophagy. There must be spiritual dimensions to getting away from sugar addictions and helping the body to return to a normal state. Our culture, media, and medical industry push the sugar, processed food, meds and drugs of all kinds on us to keep us addicted to a corrupt and abusive system. Thank you! You are a big help with learning how to reduce suffering and gain independence.
Yes they do did you see the one where they were promoting free mcdonalds food if you take the covid 19 vaccine.
@@rdy2run332 and in Toronto they’re extorting the teens 12 and up with free ice cream...without parents consent...with the aide of police officers to boot...I’m outraged at the insanity and obliviousness!
Autophahy has always been a core part of Hinduism ( mentioned in ancient Hindu scriptures ) fasting on Full moon, New moon and Ekadashi ( 11th lunar day ) is extremely common in Hindu Indian culture and people tend to forget that Buddha had a Hindu background, born to Hindu parents.
@@lilithrose2753 even Islam advises that it's Sunnah (good) to fast every Monday and Thursday. One should also fast for 3 continuous days during the month. Fasting in the month of Ramadaan is compulsory and fasting for about 10 days after the Ramadaan Eid is over is also recommended.
So, feasting and fasting is a sort of continuous process.
I'm addicted to sugar. I'm doing better. I'm trying to eat more protein.
I was prediabetic and fill terrible. Strange muscule pains, artries for few years, strange stomach pain, etc. Started keto September. ALL problems gone including artrities. I am 57 but fill better then ever for my last 10 years. Lost 35 pounds and got normal BMI. Thank you doc. You is my angel on the way to haven:)
I got more information just listening to you right now than I have from any doctor and I still had no understanding of my diabetes, so I thank you very much for all this very important information and a clear understanding to what’s going on
Thank you Angela Pietrangeli. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and the mechanism we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
First watched this video a couple or three years ago and got a lot out of it. Thought I’d give it another run through and I’m still blown away by the quality of the presentation, the way the individual elements are broken down into a logical order and explained it really is quality. I wish I could deliver my subject matter this well.
As a type 1 diabetic for some 30+ years, this advice is what saved my life, some 20+ years ago. Only I didn't have the luxury to watch it on a TH-cam video. Nor was there any medical professionals, prepared to suggest insulin was the problem, when it was considered the cure. Especially for type 1 patients. I was a brittle diabetic, meaning my blood sugars were erratic and not responding to insulin injections. I was put through the ringer with specialists, but eventually placed in the too-hard basket, because I didn't conform to their treatment model. Eventually told, it was just the progression of the disease - of which, I had a more aggressive case (ie: brittle). Left on my own, I decided to fast - as my body instinctively knew what the problem was. Only when avoiding the high carb diet, recommended for treatment, would my blood sugars stabilise again.
I inadvertently discovered the problem was too much insulin, when doctors were prescribing it as the only cure. Which it is, for type 1 patients. But it's the recommended diet, that goes along with prescribed insulin, causing the problems. You described perfectly, how the medical diagnosis is framed within limited parameters. It essentially meets the pharmaceutical treatment plan, rather than recognise and work with, the body's natural predisposition to adapt. Removing myself from that dangerous loop, is what saved my life. So thank-you for verbalising the solution, in a way that recognises the cycle of it's manifestation. Hopefully it will help others, sooner!
This is refreshing that there are doctors in the world that speak up and speak the truth about the mainstream medical community. Thank you Dr. Ekberg
Another good one. We've been playing your videos in the office for patients in the waiting room. Great job.
What a great idea! 👍 People are there because of health issues, and they get info on what they can do about it while they wait. Sure beats just reading a magazine!
That’s so fantastic! I hope it becomes a trend.
Amazing idea!
Beats forcing them to watch CNN
I do not have any fructose in my diet. I eat whole foods, meat or produce mainly. But high complex carb foods, rice and beans skyrocket my blood sugar levels.
Maybe try beans again in another 6 mos. IR takes a very very long time to heal.
Grains are prob never going to be tolerated once ur ever IR.
And remember it’s not the blood sugar level that’s imp. It’s the Insulin Level. We can’t measure that at home as THAT would be effective! Go by how u feel after eating and ur cravings or appetite level over next day or 2. If none of that changes, ignore the glucometer.
Most U.S. government agencies serve themselves. It's like asking a car salesman how often I should buy a car.
It's insidious when you notice how the food recommendations follow trends to sell foods that need to be pushed in order to justify their subsidies, which you then see are exactly the wrong foods to be eating for your health.
The human body is such an incredible machine that adapts. Why buy a Rolex and then try to destroy its functionality?
*to anyone who needs it, I'm sending love and healing, you are powerful and you will be okay*
I’ve had type two for years had a big belly years of drinking alcohol. Last year I starting watching dr ekberg videos had my blood test a couple of weeks ago and my a1c was 6.1 I know eat more fruit and vegetables less carbs and now for the first time in years I’m not constantly tiered off all meds so thank you for opening my eyes and bring health back to this old body I love watching your videos
Thank you David B. When the student is ready the teacher appears. I'm thrilled that I can be of help.😄
I am also a David and have middle initial B.
I have worshipped the booze all my life, started before a teenager and now 58.
I watch these Dr Sten videos, and others, and I know they are 100% correct.......and yet still I backslide......but hey, I move forward more than I move backward.....just hoping it's not all too little too late........my message is for younger folk who are like myself......don't let yourself wait until you get to my stage.........you don't have to stop partying....you just need to back off a bit and change your eating habits.......peace
@@drekberg many thanks for all you do. I’m definitely benefiting from all you teach
veggies and fruit are carbohydrates
@@Mark_Chandler but have plenty of fibre to slow the spike to your blood sugar
This is the best explanation of insulin resistance that I've seen on TH-cam. I have watched literally hundreds of videos on this subject matter. I'm going to share this with some of my friends who I think would benefit. But as you know, you can lead a horse to water... Thanks for your insight. You've changed my life.
How to reverse insulin resistance?
I've shared Dr Ekberg video links with overweight friends who ask me how I lost weight. I have to restrain myself trying to convince them. Addiction to food is incredibly strong for some people that there may be no helping some.
Thank you Sal Lazuka. I really appreciate your feedback. Our job is to share and inspire for those who are open, but not to push and convince for those who are not. We share, but don't get hung up on those who don't respond. 😄
Tanks for asking @The Tree. I have many many videos on that topic. Make sure you check out my video library. There are over 400 videos organized by topic and play list. 😄 th-cam.com/channels/Ie2pR6PE0dae9BunJ38F7w.html
@testing 123. Congratulations on your results and just keep sharing. People may see things a dozen times before they respond and act on it. One day they may be ready, 😀 or not...😕. It is not our job to make up their minds just to be a role model and share.
Over 1 million health champions know better! 😉
Thank you Karen Allred. And that is a great start. 😄
Indeed we do. I have lost 25kg since the end of November thanks to Dr Jason Fung and DR Sten.
Thank you for posting. IF is a saviour.
@@collettemcquaide1662 That's great!! Yes, I'm down 15lbs with keto/carnivore and intermittent fasting. Weight loss is good but feeling good and improved health is really the prize!
After being pre-diebetic for around 14 years I got diagnosed with type 2 diagnosed with type two diabeties in January 2020 with a blood sugar level of 16! My doctor told me basicly to take metformin and i should be okay. I started with cutting my food and alcohal intake and anthough my wait came down drasticaly. My blood sugar levels stayed alamingly hight even with the medication. I stumbled across your vidios around a year ago and now I've been on e kleen keto diet for 4 months now. My blood sugar levels are now finally under control.Although I've mastered the keto lifestyle I have yet to master intermittent fasting. Thank you Dr. Sten Ekberg!
You are the best doctor and most easiest to understand.
Excellent source of knowledge. I wonder what else they're wrong about. 🤔.
I've never been obese or overweight but I would occasionally check my blood glucose, one day it seemed higher than usual, instead of going to a doctor I started a low carb diet with intermittent fasting and I've since been able to bring my glucose levels down. Thanks for all your advice.
But that is so hard. Everything good to eat is starchy.
Due to your generosity of creating these educational videos I believe you have helped me save my life. I was diagnosed with fatty liver and I had some serious pain as a result of the FLD. I have had metabolic problem for years and when I asked drs what I could do to reverse it. No reply…,no advise.
I found your videos and followed instructions from your videos and bought Sandra Cabot’s ! Liver Dr’s supplements. I fasted for 4 days and what a huge turn around! I Lost 45 lbs, this started in Feb so in 5 months of strict adherence to your advise I have my energy back, feeling so much better. I ate poorly yesterday and boy oh boy, my little liver is rebelling. Coffee is my challenge. I know you mentioned coffee is not good for insulin resistance. I went off coffee in the beginning and was strict In the beginning, but I so love my coffee. . I must be vigilant. My glucose has been high for years, I was told if under 100 i am ok. What lies they tell. Thank you Dr❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’m diabetic type 2 , I walk for winning against this thing , and it helps me a lot , just 1 hour of walking , lowers my glucose, a 100 points or more , I don’t know why it is , but it definitely works .
My pediatrician is a life long type 2 diabetic and he saids its easy to manage just by walking an hour a day aswell hes 89 now
It decreases resistance in the muscles.
@@nadinabbott3991 you mean , insulin resistance in the muscle .
i love your every Video. You explain complex things to general people so easily. Many many thanks. Greetings from Bangladesh. May Allah bless you.
Another clear explanation. Could you do a video on how to be a healthy vegetarian and avoid insulin resistance?
Very well explained, clear concise and logical. Thank you. I have no problem with blood sugar. No high blood pressure either. I am an elderly. I eat only 2 x a day and fast 12-16 hours. I have no belly fat. I eat a lot of butter and cheese.
Hello
I remember that In school, science was the hardest subject for me. I therefore, appreciate so much your no nonsense, matter of fact, common sense and
tangible explanations. I actually understand as I follow you. Thanks so much.👍🏻
Hello
I could say that i control my insulin resistance. I can manage not to eat in the morning and even lunch.Intermittent fasting 18:6 sometimes OMAD.
There’s a time when my sister insists that I should take my meal in the morning , i said no. Lunch time came;12noon. She is invited me again to eat, i said “No”. Then 4pm came, I haven’t eat yet. So i said,”time for me to go home”. This skipping of meals imakes my sister worry and felt upset because of rejecting their invitation. Hunger is just hunger.
Top class information, wish my doctor would take the time to explain these mechanisms.
Great presentation style, professional and interest maintaining. I could sit on the couch and watch Dr Ekberg all day!
My thoughts: most of our doctors can’t explain this to us because THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND IT THEMSELVES. I’m sure there are good, honest Docs who are just unaware of the “slight of hand” being pushed by whoever stands to gain from their (& our) ignorance. 😠
Your are the best diets Guru by far. God bless you and those who are watching this video.
John Harvey Kellogg understood this and was using Keto to treat his diabetes patients in the 1800's. He had the biggest sanitarium in the world, with all sorts of famous people, big businessman, and presidents. When it was discovered that insulin could treat diabetes, people stopped coming and he went out of business. He wrote a book about it, "The New Method of in Diabetes."
People want a quick fix but really lose in the end.
Amazing to me that we have scientists who know what happens on other planets, it’s conditions and how it affect us, yet they dont fully understand what happens on earth and what cause most of what affect us directly…
Your work has been giving me my life back. Bless You, Dr. Ekberg! Cheers!!
I will be sharing this with my doctor. Frankly, I'd share it with EVERY DOCTOR in America, if I could!
Great information, immaculately presented. Thank you Doctor 👍
You are welcome Thomas Robinson. My pleasure 😄
Hello Dr. Sten Ekberg, I'm from Indonesia, I've followed your channel since last year ago. My HbA1C was 8,3 last year, n now stay in 4,8. Thank you Dr. Sten Ekberg
You, Dr. Jason Fung et al. have been speaking the truth. I never tire of listening to you all. Thank you.
My son-in-law is of aboriginal decent .. he is on metformin and the doctors keep telling him he’s okay with a a1c of 6 and above and not to worry about it. Most of his relatives have suffered with type 2 and have had amputations , blindness and many have died of heart attacks . I will send this video to my daughter to hopefully have him watch it as well . I have reversed my type2 by going low carb moderate healthy fats.
Thank you for making this video so easy to understand.
I reversed my T2 diabetes nearly 2 years ago by eating about 40-45g net carbs a day. I also do daily 18:6 fasting with an occasional 24 hour fast. A1c is now 5.2 without meds. Interestingly my a1c keeps on improving even this late into my journey which shows my body is still healing. Would like to lose a bit more weight and many experts in the keto community have started to advise to go with very low fat protein. Don’t think Low fat is for me though; done that and got the T-shirt lol
The low-fat people just don't seem to get it. By their thinking, cows should be skinny and on the verge of starvation!
This video has so much information that I had to download it incase they take it down for "false non medical information". It is such a good video I'll always show it to anyone seeking for help with health problems! Thanks for the one of the best informative video!!!
The medical industrial complex's failure to properly research and diagnose and treat insulin resistance and diet and microbiome and sleep and vital nutritional deficiency issues (including those related to Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 and Magnesium deficiencies as well as iatrogenic prescription medication usage) is a major reason why psychiatric iatrogenesis is a primary contributor to the third leading cause of death in the U.S. (which is iatrogenesis in general). If the U.S. spent just a fraction of the over $40 billion each year it spends just on iatrogenic psychiatric drugs alone, for properly researching the issues discussed in this and related TH-cam presentations we would probably, Lord willing, achieve an absolute revolution in medical efficacy improvement and iatrogenesis reduction.
Thomas Steven Roth, MBA, MD
Christian Minister for Biblical Medical Ethics, and therefore, Scientific and Religious Refugee from the Clinical Practice of Psychiatric Standards of Care
Doctor you are very clear and perfect... I am a medical doctor & teacher & teaches Biochemistry to medical students... Your style of explaining is amazing.... Love your teaching... Thank you so much for uploading videos & making people aware of their health.. ..best Presentation Sir....
Your explanations are so well planned, clear and accompanied by really helpful graphics. Thanks for taking the time to try and help an ever-increasing number of people in need.
Cutting out suger and bread combined with Intermittent and extended fasting, up to three days. Clean keto/palio before and after has changed my body. I'm down 55 lbs and still dropping. havent been this light since middle school. I was bloated, uncomfortable, and hurt all over...
Dr. Sten Ekberg and Dr. Eric Berg are the only doctors still trying to change diets to pevent disease.
Dr Jason Fung, has also changed many lives
A simple explanation that compensates for the complications in understanding. Thank you very much, doctor. Keep going, you are the best.your work make us a great health champions 🤗💝💖💓💗🤗
My Husband tested 11.6 A1C in January. He committed to fixing it. I helped him learn to fast, OMAD, and Keto with a packed lunch for work. Last week mid Ju ne, 5 months later he tested at 6.1
Would be great to make video specifically for kids..... So they understand... Great work doc
Yes, like my 30-something kids... We need a movie for them to take it seriously, with celebrities, showing amputations and all the tragic consequences of diabetes. They think they are bulletproof. They think i am a nut job. They laugh at my low-carb diet and FORBID me to share videos 😢
Yes.... It's almost impossible to no believe something that you've been feeding your whole life and start doing exactly opposite..... My wife is similar way, so we need this huge movement but until it these informations won't get to government structure(nutritional guidelines etc...) it will be painfully slow and lot more people will paid dear price...
One of the most intelligent men in TH-cam. You are born to educate
You sound like my mother-in-law. Of the 23 years I have known her, she has never been better.
She has been off diabetes medication for a long time now.
Admittedly, there are a few good people on this earth; good and honest, you are one of them. The most influential people promote the big companies' interests, which are against life. All types addictions are detrimental to the human's health but it boost sales. Sugar, refined carbohydrate, soft drinks are the very reason for addiction, but promoted vigorously, particularly, to our youngsters. Regrettably, so is our world for the time being!
This is so timely! I need to know more about insulin resistance.
Hello
The best 1/2 hour presentation on this subject i have ever seen.
With a bachelors in science and a passion for helping others take care of their health, I so enjoy and appreciate the way Dr. Ekberg teaches. ... Thank you Dr.!
Fantastic video. Clear and crystal. Logical. Contrary to popular medical opinion. No sugar, no refined-carb diet, focused on whole foods and lots of vegetables, immediately (within 2 weeks) improves all markers of health.
Another beautiful video
Thank you Dr
You are welcome Felicca Sampson. My pleasure 😄
Been doing this for just a few months. No Metformin for that time my glucose is under 100 fasting and only went over 115 once the rest of the time. A1c was 6.5 last week it's on the way down. Feeling generally much better, and lost 20 pounds. Thank You Dr. Ekberg.
I don't know if the Mayo Clinic is just outright incompetent or in bed with the toxic food industry but either way you slice it, the nefarious components of Capitalism need to be seen for what they truly are.
Huge thank you to Doctor Sten and your scientific clarity that helps expose the sociopathic food industry for what it really is.
They are owned by same groups, all for money, when we raise eggs and grow veg, we hunt, and fish, they loose, we win
Money and Capitalism is NOT the end blame as often pointed to. It is evil in the hearts of people that leads to greed and corruption. In other words, this would, and does happen in all forms of government and common everyday folk. The evil actions have been in the dark, and we need to shine a light on them and everyones own heart. Then and only then we will see truth.
@@miker7808 "Money and Capitalism is NOT the end blame as often pointed to. It is evil in the hearts of people that leads to greed and corruption." Capitalists always have excuses for why we should allow them to have money and control.
@@maltheopia I agree capitalist do that. so do ALL OTHER PEOPLE no matter the system they're into. It's NOT the system, it's the PEOPLE operating the system.
@@miker7808 The people operating the system are raised and fed by the system. The evil is not one personal entity, is the system *and* the people who adores it. Long before Marx and Jesus there was Moses and his harsh condemnation of the worship of the Golden Calf (Exodus: 1-4, 6, 11-14, 21-24). Nobody needs the reading of the historical-materialist Das Kapital or the Christ's Parables to understand that the Financial Capitalism is the contemporary form of the essence of the Evil. But zombies are zombies, they can't know, by definition, they are possessed. And so, ultimately, it's inutile to argue with these walking dead.
Dr. Ekberg you are my go to fact based informative guide! I was diagnosed as being borderline pre-diabetic this past november on my annual wellbeing physical. My doctor inmmediately suggested I should start taking pills/medications!? I consider myself a pretty healthy individual, and one who had always watched what I eat; but I must confess that I've also had my share of sugar cane/refine carbohydrates foods. To make a long story short since this past November, I stopped cold the consumption of sweets and refined carbohydrates, and that includes bread, even the whole wheat/grains type! I also incorporated a more physically active lifestyle, such as every other day walks; 3 to 6 miles at a time! intermittent fasting has always being part of a daily habit for me for quite sometime; only that this time I extendend it! I noticed since all those changes, that loosing weight (not being obese or fat myself) has become so much much easier. My current blood glucose has remained steady between 85 to 88 from what it was in the high 90's!!
Excellent explanation of insulin resistance, why some many develop it and what you can do to correct this situation.
Thanks for this video. My Endocrinologist dismissed me yesterday when I told her I had been following keto/carnivore diet. In a nutshell she said if I won't follow her recommendation of taking insulin then there's no reason to see her! It doesn't matter that in the last six months I've gone from blood sugars of 350-400 A1c of 11 and over 150 units of insulin/day....to now... No insulin and fasting blood sugar of 180-200 and A1c
I have been binging your videos and I cut out fructose, vegetable oils, sugar, went low carb, and started doing longer fasts. So far I am loving it and am already losing weight.
I got a little bit confused at the end of this one. What are we supposed to do the opposite of?
What the FDA & the Diabetic Association tells you to do. Examples: low fat, grains etc.
@@shotpusher Aaahhh, makes sense. I'd like to transition to keto, but living situation would make that a bit difficult. For now I am stocked up on healthy fats, proteins and broths. No processed stuff and no HFCS.
@@shotpusher but what about meds?
My heart breaks when I remember my type 2 diabetic grandpa eating a bowl of Cheerios with water for breakfast. It was disgusting but it was one of the breakfast options approved by his doctor. I wish we had this knowledge back then. I would’ve cooked eggs and bacon for him every day if we knew better. Maybe he would’ve lived to see me walk down the aisle, maybe he could’ve met his great-grandson. We just didn’t know. He died an amputee when I was 18 years old.
Adulterated cooking oils, fast food and processed foods which contain adulterated cooking oils, number one problem. Bad fats do not allow insulin in to do its job. People who eat high carb diets from whole foods and stay away from adulterated oils fast food and processed foods do not have problems with insulin resistance.
This is very false and misleading information. I always ate high carb whole foods and never ate fast foods. In fact I generally avoided fats and meats as I thought they were the problem. I became insulin resistant. I put on weight and was put on medication but still thought I was ok with eating carbs. However I was not okay. I just got worse. It was only by cutting out carbs and sugars/fruits that I was able to get off my meds and lose weight.
You are probably well intentioned but if you don't know about insulin resistance and what causes it then it would be better to not give any misinformation on the subject
@@vickymarinou6271 Carbs from whole foods do not cause insulin resistance the problem is much more complicated than that. It has already been demonstrated and proven just allow yourself to study all the credible information with an open mind and you might get there. Hidden adulterated fats in processed foods and adulterated cooking oils is the number one problem. Many long lived people around the world eat diets which are 60 - 80% carbs yes there is false information all over the place about diets and I can smell it a mile away. This is why you don’t see as many fat people from Japan who eat plenty of rice and and people from South America who eat plenty of potatoes as you see in the United States which eat mostly animal products and processed foods and the diabetes is out of control. If you have bad fats in your cells insulin cannot bring sugar into the cells which cause a build up of sugar in the blood and cause insulin levels to remain high. Getting to a proper weight by eating a proper diet is the only answer and yes this is my opinion based on 7 years of study on food and health you should consult with a doctor that you trust. When someone tells you to take something or eat a certain thing for a certain reason ask them what the metabolic pathway in the body is for that particular advice is and if they can’t give you an answer don’t believe it.
Yes, of course the doctor should deserve, something very very special! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹!
It's sickening thinking about the old food pyramid guidelines, and how much people followed them, or still do, and what the result has been.
Thank you so much for talking to us in a way that is very easy to understand, I fought with my doctor insisting I was insulin resistant and he wouldn't give me the Insulin Resistant test. He suggested Prozac to reduce anxiety. It is important to know yourself and help yourself and the internet and your postings have provided me with very valuable information to give me the tools to do so!!!!
Fantastic information. Thanks very much 🙏
You are welcome Rosemary Owusu. My pleasure 😄
My doctor clearly doesn't know about insulin resistance! Thank you for explaining things.
Great video as always doc.
It drives me crazy when people say diabetes can’t be cured. Well, guess what? Nobody ever caught Type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance while walking down the street or sitting beside a diabetic on the bus. They are self-inflicted conditions that arise from bad dietary choices.
Assuming one’s pancreas is still functioning, ending those bad choices can reverse T2D rather quickly and IR over a longer period of time. And if one stays with it and doesn’t resume eating garbage, they will not return.
That sounds like a pretty good definition of “cured” to me.
Best information for debris I have ever heard and believed. I am a diabetic on keto doing very well now thanks to your video's I have been wat hung since December 2020. My doctor is shocked when she gets my blood work back every 3 months. Thanks to you.
Another great video Dr. Ekberg! A side note...would you consider doing a video covering HRV Heart Rate Variability. I've only recently heard of it and It's kinda confusing. You always do such a good job explaining things. Thanks!
Me thinks the good doctor really knows what he is talking about
Thank you so much, Dr. Ekberg! Understanding the background is eye-opening! So grateful. 🌺
My doctor was saying I was prediabetic with a fasting blood sugar at 100 to 120 and blood pressure around 150/90. Now fasting sugar around 65 - 70 and blood pressure 120/75 since following your advice and cutting out most carbohydrates. Also take ACV daily. I've lost more than 60 pounds since the beginning of the year without loosing muscle mass! Thanks, Dr. Ekberg.
My liver and kidney functions have improved as well.
I've questioned the statement that the pancreas could not create enough insulin for type 2 diabetics. Before going keto, I used to take gluburide. It caused my pancreas to create/release insulin. It released so much that once I was on keto, that was the first medication I had to end to avoid hypoglycemia.
Thank you Dave Post. In the vast majority of type 2 diabetics, the pancreas is not the issue. A small percentage of people start to develop an autoimmune attack over time called LADA, Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults. They slowly and gradually lose the ability to make insulin and turn into T1D, but this is a very small percentage. 😄
@@drekberg I had an attack of Pancreatitis in 1999. However, in the year 2010, I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes. Do you think it would be possible to reverse my diabetes by using any natural methods like low carb, intermittent fasting etc. Please advise.
@@bernadetteraikar8822 YES - KETO
Great video!!! I just got back from my doctor’s appointment and this video makes a lot of sense. My doctor wasn’t too happy with me doing keto. He started asking me a lot of questions and he wanted to know in detail what was I eating. He just gave me an order for lab work to check my A1C again after two months because he wants to give me metformin, but I refused. I told him to wait for these new test results and we’ll talk again. It’s scary to go to the doctor these days now. Thanks for sharing this important information
I am taking Metformin. Blah. Diarrhea every morning and nausea every night. Been on it 6 months. I am going to stop taking it have gone low carb and lost 44 lbs.
Hi
The doctors where I live are living in the dark ages.! I come to your channel to get the real truth thank you so much God bless you and your family.!!!😊🙋🙏💕
Thank you rose jane. Same to you. 😄
You are doing very good job. I am ghulam Muhammad from Pakistan.
Thank you Ghulam Muhammad.😄
I am so grateful that I found your channel during the pandemic and now I’m trying to apply what I learned from you .. keep educating us Doc 🙏🙏
I stopped almost all refined sugar and it tested my will power very much but it woks and I feel great.
Outstanding presentation you are an artist with this stuff.
Thank you for convincing the mind, to endure the challenges of change… you are a true blessing to everyone who truly wants to be a health champion
I have a question.. why in type 2 diabetes when the Pancreas cannot make insulin anymore to keep up is considered reversible but in a type 1 situation the cells cannot make insulin and is considered not reversible?
In type 2 the cells in the pancreas gum up with fat and are put to sleep, remove the fat and production starts up, in type 1 its an autoimmune attack that kills the cells
and the cells will never start up.
Thank you Mohammed Rehman. Watch the video again to get some of the finer points. In type 2 diabetes the pancreas has no problem making insulin.😄
Thank you!!!!! You've explained why when I get sick, my blood sugar rises. My system is overwhelmed.
Thank you so much Dr Ekberg, i had an heart attack five years ago when I was under fourty years old, I did many restrictions with foods but I was still getting more weight.
By looking your videos I learn so much about my condition and my belly fat.
I acted like a drug addict with a poison that is called sugar!
Kisses from France Dr Ekberg
It's a poison that kills us slowly. Good luck kicking it out.