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- As a young ER doctor, Peter Attia felt contempt for a patient with diabetes. She was overweight, he thought, and thus responsible for the fact that she needed a foot amputation. But years later, Attia received an unpleasant medical surprise that led him to wonder: is our understanding of diabetes right? Could the precursors to diabetes cause obesity, and not the other way around? A look at how assumptions may be leading us to wage the wrong medical war.
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I wish the world had more humble and genuine doctors like him.
me too
What are you talking about? The world needs more humans..regadless of the career they chose....to be more humble, genuine, to resist judging others, to have empathy...to recognize that every human as an effect on every other human (the extent of that effect can be argued) and we all have an obligation to one another to do exactly as every mother has told their offspring....'treat others like you want to be treated.' When you say you wish there were more doctors like him, you're forgetting the effect that non-doctors can have on others. Humans are humans...you chose a different career than I did...so what. Doesnt' mean you won't make mistakes...you will...doesn't mean you cannot harm...you can. The doctor in this video is called an adult. 95% of everyone you meet that is over the age of 18 is nothing more than a child in an adult body. It takes 2 things to be an adult. Neither costs a single dollar, but they are HARD. 1. Recognize we all a have an effect on one another...positive or negative. Let that sink in...that means with every decision you make...you must consider how that decision will effect others...positive or negative. 2. If your decision effects others negatively, apologize for it, work to repaair the damage you caused and don't do it again.. Pass the informatoin on to your dependents. That means you have be able and willing to admit you made a mistake. That is why 95% are children in adult bodies.
He only became humble because it happened to him
@@lilikev0139 no doubt. Isn''t it easier to have empathy once you've been in someone else's shoes.
Yeah you're right. Sometimes we dont understand until it happens to us
Your heartfelt apology at the end was one of the most noteworthy things I’ve seen on TH-cam in a long time! A brilliant individual who is also humble is something that is not very common but so uplifting to observe! May your tribe increase.
And one of the most noteworthy things I’ve seen coming from a person in the medical field.
"I hope you can forgive me." Powerful words, and so courageous to say them.
"Scientific truth isn't final but constantly evolving"
I need more people to learn this.
I rewound to have this repeated
Amen. Whenever you hear someone proclaim that the science is settled and debate is useless, look for a hidden agenda as they aren’t being truthful. Darlington, SC
Especially those who criticized Anthony Faucci for relying on scientific evidence to make recommendations for face mask.
Especially true during this period of history...
@@askyalumumba3573 ?
OMG, a doctor who is human, humble and actually looks beyond what he thinks he knows!
kimberlee carter yes maam-i had the same sentiment...wow a doc that doesn't say he has all the answers. I had begun following these guidelines on my own after experimenting with various other ideas and I have not had to use my insulin.
One of a kind
Because he became insulin resistant - doing all the "right" things. Reminds me of the movie "The Doctor".
We are all the same species Megan Keagan.
kimberlee carter - thankful he received the gift of insulin resistance.
It takes so much courage to publicly admit that you were wrong, Peter Attia! Your message brought tears to my eyes and I hope the lady heard you.
Hang in there Doctor
What diet is he promoting?
I don't know anything about diets, but i always found the low carb people weird indeed. Italians for example live on pasta. Thanks for pointing it out and the quick answer!
vegan?
CosmicDamian wrong look at the Alaskan Inuit.
This is the best Ted talk I have watched and I lost my mom 3 years ago when she was given the option of amputation and refused to let her legs go. I lost my sister to pancreatic cancer last year. I wish every doctor could watch this and have the same conviction to get to the truth and make a difference to millions of people who have been treated with care for the profit of big pharmaceutical companies and HMO’s that decide care without medical training. Thank you for this. FDA, CDC, and our government has failed in their duty to do what they exist to do.
I have multiple conditions where eating certain vegetables or foods exacerbates one or many of the conditions. Doctors generalize what you an eat and say you must follow those rules to get better. In fact the rules haven’t helped me at all. I’ve tried so hard to follow them mostly to no avail. I haven’t had the privilege of finding one single doctor who has taken the time to research and explain anything. I do it for myself and slowly have found ways to help myself and have stopped feeling so overwhelmed by this. I do what I can eating pretty healthy, even though the food may affect me adversely because of the different conditions ,( since childhood), but its been a tough road.
May all of your days be filled with Love, Truth, Peace, Freedom and Justice. May the Great God fill your hearts with good thoughts, to be as Healthy as you want to be. Thought is the cause of it All. And The Creator is All. We love you and meditate on your healing and striving in the great drama we refer to as Life.. but Man is not the body nor the soul, but a Spirit, who lives within the Heart of God. Remember...Love&Peace 7
This is why you have to vote wisely. People like trump who have no clue what they are doing won’t care about changing the cdc. More importantly congress people are the ones who are bought out by pharmaceutical lobbyist to not change anything. Americans keep voting for the same corrupt politicians because they vote on party lines instead of their ideology.
Sharon,
I think you should adoot a Satvik Diet, as you might be in risk now....
Check for Satvik Lifestyle channel on youtube. I insist......
And follow the diet.....
@@LuisPerez-rf8of How do you bring Trump into this, you poor deluded leftard?
This was 9 years ago, but I feel it’s still very appropriate in 2022, we don’t know what we don’t know! This is a high quality individual that really cares, I so appreciate his words and am looking forward to learning more about his practice. So many people in my family died from the complications of diabetes and my dad followed everything his doctors told him to the letter, he got his weight in control, at the end of his life, it was his kidneys that finally failed, he chose not to do dialysis after giving it a try and realizing his quality of life was going to be terrible. Dialysis one day, sleep the next day, etc. I miss him
He is still in practice and has a good Podcast, "The Drive". His frank and open discussion of a Doctor's biases and the general medical profession is incredible. My beloved wife died from diabetic complications following the AMA "Standard of Care" practices. We trusted the doctors and followed their advice. We were told that it is a progressive disease and there was nothing we can do but allow the doctors to "manage her care" for the rest of her life. Two years after my wife's death, I discovered that I was also on the diabetic path. I was morbidly obese yet was extremely motivated to lose weight. After losing 45 lbs, I stalled. I diligently searched and discovered that I was insulin resistant and on my way to becoming a Type 2 Diabetic. I was following the ADA guidelines of lose weight and moving more. I learned that my many years of high insulin levels lead to insulin resistance. In all of this time, no doctor ever ran a fasting blood insulin test or understood that High Triglycerides (above 100) and low HDL (below 40 for men and 50 for women) is yet another indication of insulin resistance. This can go UNDIAGNOSED for 10- 15 years before our blood glucose levels rise and become uncontrolled. I have managed to stop the progression of my diabetes by following a very low carbohydrate( under 2o total grams of carbs daily), medium protein, and higher healthy natural fats for over five years. I have shed 180 lbs and keep it off. I help everyone who is willing to hear that there is HOPE and a FUTURE when we are given accurate scientific and health information. You will find the TRUTH when you seek after it with your whole heart. Shalom(Peace)
@@ketobygeorge7763that’s incredible. Shalom brother, is there anywhere I can hear more abt what ur talking abt? My twin sister passed away this year even tho she was far too young and in my sadness I’ve let myself fall into a sedentary reclusive lifestyle. I’m 34 and wanna get out of this rut before I do serious and G-d forbid irreversible damage to my body. I’m about a hundred pounds overweight right now.
I wonder if Dr Attita found any insights in the last 10 years
Patients can smell a physician's contempt from a mile away. It's why I'd rather take a beating than go to the doctor. Thank you for this video - some of the docs I've been to could learn a lot from you.
Fluffycat6 which is why I avoid Drs.
I put Doctors right up with Used Car Salesmen, and one step above lawyers. I type two diabetic, and of late my blood sugar has been all over and on the high side, my eating habits have not changed, I talked to my doctor about it or I should say emailed, they don't talk to you anymore, I been having some numbness in my feet, so no exam, not nothing, take Gabapentin! I can take this stuff, and I can stop doing the work I do, it's not permitted if you are taking this stuff, so I don't. My guess before long they are going to tell me that I have to go on insulin injections, then I am really screwed with my way of making a living!
Fluffycat6, get yourself a new doctor. I had one that was terrible. I had doctors want to shove me into a hospital and on dialysis. I am now working with a new endocrinologist and so far so good. The one major difference that I have noticed is, that this doctor listens to my concerns. I used to be able to control my glucose levels with diet. Now fasting my glucose levels can be in the 300's. I told him I was concerned that I might have insulin resistance and or my pancraus was not producing enough insulin. He agreed and we are tackling the problem and hopefully I can stay off insuling injections.
Of Diabetes. > Please consider reading this. My contact is a newly retired but very very distinguished neuroscientist who is appalled at the way things are going even here in Australia where the medical profession is infinitely more in touch with the logic of the medical sciences than in some other countries? > We all know that Banting and McLeod discovered insulin in 1921 and subsequently went on to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for isolating insulin which gets glucose out of the blood, but "blood" is the "weasel-word" here. Insulin doesn't get glucose out of the body; it just gets it out of the blood. And therein lies the problem. For decades we in the West have been told to minimise fats and proteins which are non-inflammatory, Whereas carbohydrates like potatoes and carrots and beets and bread and pastas are inflammatory; and should be consumed with an awareness that they are inflammatory, and are implicated in a wide range of modern diseases. The French paradox so-called is a function of food being pretty much a religion in France; with the consequence that the French listen to all the "advice" they are offered, and politely ignore it. They always have. They continue to eat their cheeses; creams etc' in moderation which are filling; and which of course; displace in great measure both carbohydrates; and the ups and downs of blood glucose levels; and even more importantly the tyranny of glycation. I don't know how long it takes for body cells to recover from glycation sufficiently severe to induce a diabetic or pre-diabetic state. but I have suggested four or five months and have not been contradicted. It would be an interesting study. Assuming the patient is on a very very low carbohydrate allowance of string beans broccoli sprouts, that sort of stuff plus of course fats and proteins. For those who are pre-diabetic or formally diabetic, the prospect of amputations and or blindness at some point in the future must be very frightening, that glycation and all the other inflammatory symptoms simply stop if there is minimal or no more glucose entering the body is a blinding flash of the obvious too often ignored.. Perhaps explore the glycemic diet if time and inclination allow? You're not the first; there is a very large tribe of people out there who are in a pre-diabetic or diabetic state.. I'm 75 and I have no sign of diabetes; but I have cause to be cautious, my father died at 67 diabetes complications, so it's in the family. Occasionally I martyr myself. I have what I call a martyrs lunch, which comprises; A glass of red wine with a decent cheese; (very little sugar in red wine) and if I'm having a career day I might add some sliced tomatoes; I've even used lettuce leaves instead of biscuits. There are workarounds., Of overweight and all those bellies out there, just remember that grizzly bears get their pre-hibernating fat from carbohydrates; not fat or protein, there isn't enough of it about. Have a beautiful life and very best wishes; - John - Scarborough Beach - Western Australia..(please re-post this if you think it worthwhile ?)
George Semel what's your diet like? Keto diet lowers blood sugar blood pressure cholesterol level. I suggest you seek out dr. Ken Berry here on TH-cam also keto connect. Those are two creators here that are pro Keto. Dr. Berry will give you the medical side of all this and keto connect has great recipes
Wow! This is an incredible example of the power of vulnerability. We need more doctors like him!
mike force I didn’t say I agreed with his conclusions. I praised his vulnerability, and it was that to which I referred when I said we need more doctors like him.
Never mind. You won’t be convinced. But to anyone else reading this, go watch Brené Brown’s TED talks (there are two), and you’ll understand my comment. This doctor is an example of what she was talking about, whether or not you agree with his conclusions. The end.
mike force And just for the record, when you call someone names, you invalidate your arguments against them.
mike force Thankfully I’m not easily hurt by some random stranger on the Internet talking bad about me. You didn’t get what I said at all. Anyone else get it?
@@AbidingHopeMentalHealthCoach I completely get what you said. This troll saying you've spammed him (on an open public forum, lol) sounds like he has Narcissistic Personality Disorder and anger issues. The way he replied to you is despicable. What an idiot! And to think there's a chance he is an MD... disgraceful.
This has got to be the most powerful TED speech I've seen, and probably one of the most important ones.
This has to be one of my all time favorite TED talks, and health videos in general. Really appreciate Dr. Attia’s humbleness, and all the amazing work that’s come from that.
and what's his point? the fact remains that if that diabetic patient would have controlled her diet better, or if she would have excercised more, she might not have died when she did
@@joc8092 You missed his point. His point is that we are not treating t2d correctly. ( see Virta Health)
@@joc8092you're probably at least partially right but it's an absolutely heartless thing to say you have no idea how life affects various people and type 2 diabetes can go undiagnosed for a long time in fact he can go undiagnosed because our lack of health Care in this terrible country until somebody is dying or dead. Did you ever that? You know who are often victims of type 2 diabetes and die very often are native Americans and I live in a part of the country where there are native Americans and they don't get health care. Also fat people usually suffer from a thing called poverty they don't have the money to buy good food because you know what is cheap noodles macaroni and cheese white bread . Fresh vegetables and fruit are not cheap. Take a walk and reconsider your humanity
Watched this 3 times and it still upsets me. Great honest and humble talk. When I am with obese patients in the hospital this video pops into my psych every time and reminds me to remain empathic.
You would probably be delighted to know that Peter actually found the patient, as far as I recall. I follow him rather closely, he's a wealth of knowledge and is wonderful in his "calm-ish", rigorous approach. I don't see him as a role model, but I see him as a wonderful proof of concept that yes, these values and this way of thinking can work really well in modern day setting, while internet often present another, rather grim picture. I don't want to live in that picture, so I aspire to guys like Dr. Attia.
I hated the way some of my coworkers treated obese patients when I worked at the hospital. I would take time to go back into the patients’ rooms to comfort them. We have got to stop passing judgment on others when we’re oblivious of their conditions.
@@Vospi .
Humility and compassion, two of the most powerful forces in the Universe. Huge respect.
If that were my late mom, she'd say "thank you!" She had all kinds of amputations before her passing. You are an angel! Much love and blessings to you Doctor! You are a TRUE DOCTOR!
This is almost 10 years old and it's even incredibly important to hear.
I may not be that woman in the hospital but there are so many of us who have been gaslighted like that woman for years. Dr Peter Thank you for learning and becoming a better Dr.
Anxiety didn't allow me to lose weight for years. This guy has more empathy than 100 doctors.
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It is wonderful to see a young physician recommit to his Hypocratic Oath not to cause harm, self-monitor, and evolve. His future patients will thank him for it. God bless!!
It's really great that a doctor has corrected himself. And it would be really great if we didn't have to celebrate that, but it were simply part of our education. So, great and kudos. And why have we been "debunking" all the naturopaths, who spend just as long studying medicine and HEALTH, for so long??? There isn't a naturopath around who hasn't been talking about insulin resistance (which most doctors won't even test for, they wait for it to become diabetes when they can prescribe meds) for 25 years or more, who hasn't been recommending proper diets, and suggesting that PEOPLE REALLY START TO CARE ABOUT WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM, HOW IT IS GROWN, and so on. Yes, he's a very well-spoken, handsome, intelligent, educated, and seemingly kind person.
He’s 46...
*Hippocratic
Just because “hypocratic” sounds too hypocritical, lol.
Yeah, I am not a patient and I am already thanking him. Good man.
I cried right along with him. What a stellar character this doctor has developed, more so, than most over a lifetime! What an honorable man he is to review and learn from the past. If only more doctors, more men, more women, were more like this doctor! He is golden! ✨⭐️✨
"I hope you can forgive me"
....these words should be coming from every single human. We have all let somebody down.
To seek it and to give it. Thanks Peter for the reminder
Yeah lets all take a cathartic fart and move on. Some of us have never actually let somebody down.
@@ChiefSmackahoLLC
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This man is without a doubt the kind of doctor we need. Great amounts of luck be with you.
She provided a valuable lesson to that man and made him a better person. He will be a better physician as well for having known her.
We all come into each others lives for a reason and once that purpose has been served, we move on, hopefully wiser and more humane such as this doctor.
Pain and suffering help make us better people if we have the strength of character to overcome and learn. It is one of those absurd truths about life.
Great, but why are we sacrificing ourselves to train them? We paid money for them to teach us, but we're teaching them. She needed a better healthcare system.
@@AnEvolvingApe u,oh,u,u,,,g
Ok
This aged very well - the literature and approach to insulin resistance is now common knowledge. Good on Attia pushing forward
Layman here, that's amazing. What a prescient guy. Thanks for the update
Absolutely this talk has aged well. From a historical perspective this is important to have watched for the first time in 2023. The food system is completely contaminated and corrupt. Governments will need to step up and do their job to correct this unmitigated health care disaster.
So genuine, so moving, I was in tears . You have got to admire his humility.
This guy has really feelings in this matter, almost crying towards the end.
He hat me almost crying towards the end.
Though if he were anyone else who did that, would he have had the same sorrow
"following the food pyramid to the letter", I think that is a large part of the problem.
Maybe with Canada's change in our 'food pyramid' more people will find their way to health.
The Food Supply is all contaminated by sugar!
@@ddhqj2023 as long as you are taking dietary advice from people being funded by the dairy meat and Drug Industries you have no chance of being healthy. Your government doesn't care about your health in fact quite the opposite. It's important that we do our own research to find what is truly healthful
I don't take advice from the meat and dairy industry. I'm a vegan because I know they lie. And if you pretend carnivores think you're eating so healthy, just remember, the Inuit who eat a high meat diet in Northern Canada from hunting, all die on average, at the age of 68 and their bodies all show varying levels of heart disease.@@Talletc
@@ddhqj2023 Really? I did not know that about the Inuit, I'll have to check that out. thanks :)
This is so inspiring and gives a feeling there is hope for the medical system. We need more young and open minded medical doctors.
...lawyers can straighten out those who know as well as those who do not nor will not know patient management because of arrogance, ignorance and or ominiscience...not just because they are "sorry" or crocodile tears...
Agree. There are many many many doctors out there who are completly useless tbh but this guy is not one of them.
Hands down the best Ted Talk I’ve ever heard... your willingness to be so raw honest & transparent is unforgettable..what an impact your talk has on the whole picture.. the medical of insulin resistance and your driven passion to know the truth is astounding I have great respect for you.. in the personal human side of your transformation from judgement is beautiful.. beautiful.. thank you.. I will never forget you
A year later, I am still touched by this talk. I am a nurse and a recovering obese person. This info gave me hope that I could become healthy. I'm down 81 lbs! The keto diet has reversed my insulin resistance and life is amazing. I believe "settled science" ought to scare all of us in healthcare. Realising I was wrong about eat less, move more has opened my eyes to opportunities to keep learning. Thank you Dr Attica.
Vannah Hall congrats on the weight loss! 👍🏻
I haven't seen the video, so can you give me a quick rundown of how it worked for you?
plus it saves us from a health care crisis! Most will die of heart disease before age 70 so the burdensome cost for senior health care will be reduced to almost nothing! This is a win-win solution! Keto is perfect for the instant gratification generation. If it's worth having, it's worth having right now. Damn the long term effects.
Vannah Hall vv
Have fun with heart disease
WOW! Thank you for reminding me that what we all need is more compassion and not judgement!
A very moving and honest talk. Not many would have the compassion or courage to do what he just did. This man will not be just a good doctor, he will be a great doctor.
Watched this before walking into work. Now I have to hide my face so my employees don’t see the tears I’m my eyes. Absolutely powerful
It takes huge balls for any doctor to openly come clean to their patients. I understand his emotions.
"I've decided that what I can't and won't do anymore..
is pretend I have the answers when I don't."
pretty much everyone of us needs to live by this.
I am type 2 stop taking medication plus insulin since 2016 nov I lost thirty lb because of vegan diet low fat high carb thanks
Socrates; All i know is nothing
It took guts for him to admit his wrong, but most importantly, he's learned from it. Thank you for being real with us. We need more doctors like this!
He is a great humble honest human. I wish him all the success in his research and findings. 🙏
Dr Peter Attia......Your amazaing!!! I want to talk with you.......Your message is DEEP!! I was on Diabetes meds for 8 yeras....8 years!! 350 lbs. I wanted help so bad. I tried everything. I'm writing this and crying with so much deep appreciation for doctors like you who have taken the risk of questioning the status quo. I meet a Dr who believes and shares many of the same ideas about Diabetes and related ailments you mentioned. My AIC is back to range and have been off of meds for the past 4 years. I will continue to follow you!!! Your true love for human life is evident!! All the power to you!!
Hi what advice did your dr tell you that helped you get off med and loose weight. Im asking as I am a type 2 diabetic too.
Zack,
Please check for Satvik Movement channel on youtube and follow tgat diet. Its the next step.
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Amazing!
Sending this guy some love - that woman's amputation really affected him
The science was settled decades ago. Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune reaction to cow milk proteins and type 2 by intramyocellular lipids that inhibit the insulin response. But the elimination of most of this unnecessary suffering by simple dietary changes would put big pharma and their pill pushers out of business.
@@planetmongocommoditiesexch9079 source please?
The important thing here is a human that reflected on their own vulnerability and embraced it, humbling him. What he talked about was a side cart. Good for him. We need more doctors that walk this road in order to make things better. Bless him.
As I discovers Dr Attia a decade after this speech, now I understand the kind of heart that has driven him to the level of insight and understanding he shares in the world today. High respect for this man ❤️
Compassion does drive advancement, and humility guides it. I look forward to this man's ongoing studies.
The food industry and big pharma will never let his vision come to life
This is a reason that the doctor give a message ! You now?
Asblomma there’s no money to be made from healthy people. Gotta keep people sick
@@eatandbehoopy9937 bullshit
So what happneded with this team of researches so we have any more info
@@dezza718 i have to agree with karla. I wouldn't put it past the people making a buck off of candy companies also have their hand in cancer "treatment."
Wow I'm so impressed with this doctor! You're humility and you're ability to look out the square moved me. I wish more doctors could be like this. I wish you all the best.
The ability to make mistakes, own and take responsibility for them, then learn and grow from them shows tremendous character. Nicely done. I wish people in general could learn from this. The world would be a better place with more humility and humanity
God please, we need more people like him... 😢
What a beautiful human being who has so much to give the world and he is a doctor. God bless you I needed this information today.
Faith....I feel the same way. I'm grateful you posted, to know others are not alone thinking about these kinds of ideas and information we need. I hope whatever in your life is going on is being helped and treated and know that someone (me) is out there thinking about you too!
Yes, he learned from his mistakes. GO GREEN and eat FISH. IT WORKS!
What an interesting and profound speech. I look forward to hearing more about your journey. How refreshing to have a Dr. who shows empathy and compassion for others. I cried listening to your confession and Im sure you have done more good then harm and that patient has forgiven you.
Wow, what a heartfelt speech. This guy is the real deal.
"What's a cell trying to protect itself from when it becomes insulin resistant?" That's just brilliant!!
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This is without a doubt one of the most powerful videos that I have ever watched. I greatly appreciate all of what Dr. Attia publishes on the ketogenic diet and related subjects. He is brilliant and an incredible presenter but my one criticism has been that he hasn't always showed a particular kind or sensitive side in some of his interviews. Having watched this I'm now embarrassed at having once thought that.
I feel incredibly indebted to Dr Attia for sharing this. He gives me hope for future generations.
Todd S I this.
A lot of the Keto/Paleo crowd support eating lots of low-starch vegetables as opposed to just eating lots of meat like Atkins did, and I fully support them in that part of their diet.
It is probably also true that given the three sources of calories - fat, protein, and starch/sugar - if you drop one of those from your diet it's easy to lose weight.
The unfortunate thing is that they drop starches when they should be de-emphasizing the other two.
Jeff Little and what is your experience in this?
Dr Attia, please consider that the body hoards fat when it has excess toxins to keep away from our organs. It tucks the toxins in the fat cells & is extremely reluctant t9 give them up, as then it has to figure out a way to deal with the toxins, including the pesticides used in corn & grain production & the GMO'S found in same. Reduce toxins such as mercury amalgams, junk in shampoos, cosmetics, cleaners, pesticides, etc. And eliminate GMOs.
@@beeethetruth1197 interesting point!
U made me cry......hope more doctors were like you more empathic.....may u find success in your search for cure....for u winning is we winning.....
Thank you Peter for your humble and transparent heart. Your opening comments stirred in me the hurt and pain that I often get from the doctors I have seen. Your talk, especially the end has given me hope for the future of medicine. Just knowing there are likeminded people like you makes all the difference.
I've said this for years!!!! My insulin resistance led to my weight gain...not the other way around.
Oh, I COULDN'T be because you don't exercise and eat carbs, sugar, and junk food like a pig!
Raymond Whitham you have no idea what her eating habits and exercise habits are. Did you watch the video or go straight to the comments. This doctor humbled himself to admit that he had no right to judge and that he could have been wrong. Take a pointer from him.
@@mikochild2 Again, my comment stands.
@@DrZoonotics That's fine. I wasn't debating with you or even trying to get you to remove your comment. If you want to be a troll, who am I to stop you? I care more that SB G doesn't get discouraged from your nonsense since, contrary to popular belief, words do have power. Good day to you.
Whatever we believe, SB G's comments were about weight. "My insulin resistance led to my weight gain...not the other way around." Unless you personally know SB G or she directly responds, we do not know whether she was slim or significantly overweight at the start. There are slim diabetics, you know... So until we know her weight, there really isn't anything to judge as far as her lifestyle because we don't know what her lifestyle is.
Ex: My mom is diabetic and small. She has mainly cooked homemade meals for the majority of my life. She became diabetic around her 60's. She does not sit around all day stuffing her face with junk and she is definitely not lazy as she still does the gardening, all the cooking, most of the cleaning, sleeps upstairs, and runs her own business in her 70's. I'm not saying SB G is like my mother, only that we don't know enough to make any presumptions.
I, on the other hand, do stuff myself full of junk and sit around most of the day at a desk. I snack to stay awake at a computer lol. I'm also now overweight due to this lifestyle. I'm nearly 40 and not yet diabetic...but several of my family members are and without eating as badly as I do so I am now actively changing my poor habits before I'm in a worse situation than my mom. If you made it this far, thanks for reading.
Powerful video. It's a great man who can reflect and learn from his mistakes.
That guy should read the book of JOB from the old bible, it may help him through the flood he carries within
I agree, we should all admit our mistakes and learn from them.
I dont know, his story seems contrived. How do you think his patient felt? Where was his compassion? Remember, do not harm his attitude was harmful.
@@kirshens Sad commentary. I want to volunteer to work for a HOLISTIC DOCTOR IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
made me cry, what an amazing, dedicated man. thank you dr. attia.
That sent chills through me. Such a courageous, open-minded and beautiful delivery.
He's a rare doc, allright. Wish they were all like him. :(
Current medial training emphasizes a similar attitude to what he displays
Amen!!!
Wish they knew about nutrition a lot better than he does!
Most doctors take less than 7 hours of nutrition classes. They have tried to lobby for more to be required but the push back and big pharma keeps it from happening. It’s very frustrating!
Mr. Peter Attia you are, what all medical providers should strive to be like. You speak with your heart and emotions, your message was incredibly moving, well done!
From one MD to another, I am incredibly humbled and honored with your presentation. Thank You.
I APPLAUD YOU WITH MY WHOLE HEART!!!! I have studied nutrition, weight loss, physiology, and exercise for 30 years to try to figure out what to do about my weight. I have tried a multitude of things, all while being rejected and taunted because of my weight. I often wished to just end it all, but gratefully there were a few brave and loving souls who accepted me despite getting up to over 400 pounds before I finally sound some answers that have been working. Bless your soul for being brave enough to admit your imperfections and being vulnerable and encouraging. The world needs MANY more people like you!! All my love!
What changed my blood sugar levels was the removal of maltodextrin. I was drinking 6-8 bottles of flavored water a day. Eating healthy, watching the "white" stuff in processed foods. My sugar was constantly over 160 every day, some days it was over 200. I couldn't figure it out. Then I started looking at the "chemical" part of my diet. Ever since I stopped drinking the flavored packets in water, my sugar levels have been down to 119 on the high end. My resistance has improved, and I am losing some weight. So he may be onto something here. Great information in a very powerful presentation.
Thnx for sharing
My sugar levels changed by cutting back severely on sweeteners like Splenda. My weight is back to normal. I am convinced that these artificial additives raise blood sugar. The more diet food and drinks I consumed, the more weight I gained. The food and drinks industry is killing us with these additives.
omggggggggggggggggggggg
he was so emotional
ohh god bless him, this is called a real doctor someone who genually wants to make a difference
emotions are sickening, if he becomes a heartless human he'll achieve anything
typical bangladeshie a
@@spinLOL533 I can't tell if this was a joke or trolling or serious, but if you were serious, it seems like all you know about medicine comes from the TV show "House". As a medical student myself, I want you to know that the kind of medicine shown on TV is very very different from real life and in actual practice, it's nearly impossible to be a good doctor without having empathy and good communication skills. Maybe a pathologist or radiologist like Dr. House would be okay, but any doctor who actually interacts with patients like he does on the show would be unable to do their job.
@@monkiram I never watched that show
This was amazingly educational. Thank you for sharing your expertise, Dr. Attia. And thank you for the absolute most heartfelt presentation I have ever had the honor to watch on TED. I hope with every atom of my existence, that your former patient sees this video. ❤❤❤
One of the best TED talks. I’m glad this appeared in my feed now
Bless you for your honesty! You are a true healer 🙏🏼 thank you ❤️
Wow, I got super choked up when he was on the verge of tears. I want this guy as my doctor.
Wow, so much humility and compassion. This is what makes a person great. Good luck with your amazing research.
This touched my heart, he discovered empathy
Probably one of the most moving genuine heartfelt presentations I've ever heard.
Wish there was more doctors like this man. Ones who really cared to help and not just
hand out the easiest advise....and that is mostly drugs!
We begin our road to being wise when we recognize that we don't come close to knowing everything. As a young mother back in the sixties, Adelle Davis became my mentor. And because of her, I never did pay much attention to that "approved" food pyramid. The introduction of that horrible guide was the beginning, albeit slowly, of the obesity epidemic. Those who studied nutrition from the accepted experts ended up doing more harm than good. Ms. Davis went to actual scientific studies (that it seems most professionals either never heard of or ignored,) and wrote several books on eating for health including the dangers of eating refined sugars -- which includes refined carbs which turn to sugars. I bless that woman for opening my eyes. I am still learning; something we should never stop doing, and am thoroughly encouraged to see that there really are still open minded, ready to keep learning, doctors out there. Thank you.
I have a book called Staying Younger Longer by Adele Davis that was written in the 1960s. It is one of the BEST books I've read on nutrition. Everything it mentioned then has come true
Dr. Attia, Thank you so much for giving a powerful demonstration of how to allow a deep human compassion to change your attitude towards science and people in a way that is very helpful to modern medicine. Keep sharing these concepts as we all need to hear it.
Spot on! I just fell in love with this man for his honesty and heart felt apology to the diabetic patient. We forget the Drs see all kind of horror in the hospitals and they have to build up an indifference. God bless him
Amazing!! I feel so proud to call you a college ! I wish this talk can also inspire other Physicians to serve patients under these principles. Our patients don’t need authoritarianism and judgments but empathy, care and compassion. Thank you so much. God bless you.
This made me cry and hoping that all doctors would be like you. My 100% salute to your humbleness and compassion to your patients. May God will always take care of you.
You have learned an awful lot in 7 years! Continue to follow your heart and treating people with respect. You are wonderful!!
I wish I had an empathetic and understanding Dr. like you! It's heartwarming to see you pour your heart out to the patient that you felt you judged. Personally, I cam across your video while searching for an cure for alzheimers. My mother passed away this past July with Alzheimers disease at the age of 91. It was a long heartbreaking 3 years watching her wither away. Im only 61 and have been noticing memory problems. I'm hoping for a cure.
Why can't chronic pain patients be treated with the same logic. Instead of such judgment & contempt!!!
I was told I had fibromyaligia/ME and chronic fatigue. I was also diabetic and arthritic and had IBS, and had a lot of migraines. I dropped the wheat and sugar from my diet and went 'mostly' paleo. Just THREE years ago I was a mess of constant pain and I couldn't work, I was going to get one of those ambulance call for help buttons and needed a rail to help stand up. Now I work 7 days a week (40 -50 hours) at a very physical job, and go out to concerts/shows etc at least once a week. My pain is gone, my fatigue is gone, I'm now considered pre-diabetic no longer actually diabetic (and the specialists and doctors told me I couldn't reverse ANY of my diagnosed conditions!). Drop the carbs from wheat and sugar. Eat a lot of colourful veg to get all the vitamins. Ditch all the 'man made' fake food - the ones with lists of ingredients you can't name!
Sugar (wheat breaks down to sugar - putting it simply) causes inflammation, inflammation causes pain. Inflammation caused ALL of my previously diagnosed conditions. I went from a handful of pills twice a day that the doctors had prescribed - to none. Good luck!
michael mathews totally agree and sympathize. Pain doctors are the worst.
The biggest problem is that there is a huge overlap between chronic pain and drug seekers. For every legitimate patient there are probably a couple of drug seekers.
@@teejaydiscombobulated2724 This may change. I've been down the same road. Until it changes you feel invincible and not a person on the planet could even begin to convince you that you've may not have found THE long term resolution. So I won't even try. Just come back here please if it changes.
I often tell people that I wish I tuned bright purple when I was in pain or something so that there was a visible marker to its intensity. Because pain is invisible, nobody but you knows how much you're suffering. What's really funny about human perception is how much attention, shock and concern I receive after getting some cupping done (looks like I lost a fight with an octopus) which doesn't hurt at all but I'll be at like an 8 pain level almost in tears and am still expected to work, take care of my kids and house and be a happy, positive person. It's tough.
We all make mistakes but only few realise their mistakes. My eyes had tears when he told the whole thing & also how it can't be undone what he did.
I salute doctors who keep humanity at the top & how he felt deeply for his patient.We need more of such person in the world♥️
Amazing to hear an MD apologize and learn from his mistake. It takes great courage! He will be a leader in the diabetic cure!
Wow. A doctor with a heart for truth and wisdom, not greed and avarice. Well done, sir.
We need more doctors like this dude 👏🏻
It takes a lot of self awareness, curiosity, and introspection to be honest with yourself about past mistakes (especially so as a medical professional where people's lives depend on your decisions and their hope can hang on your empathy).
Thank you so much for sharing this and especially about your change of heart towards the lady. This video does more good than you can imagine.
This is truly the most moving Ted talk I’ve watched. Your honesty and authenticity and humility and your regret and shame and your compassion.🙏🏻
35 years of being a guilt-ridden diabetic; Thank you for freeing me from this bitter self-reproach Doc. It was as if you were saying sorry to me... apology accepted.
My best friend is a Diabetic. Not only do medical practitioners treat her in a condescending manner, but her family do as well. I have done everything I can to try and understand this condition and help her manage it. When we have a BBQ or dinners, the whole diet is Diabetic friendly. I do this so she doesn't have to decide what she can and can't eat. When we go out shopping, I will prepare a meal for both of us that is also Diabetic friendly and we sit and eat it in the car. Her Diabetes is her whole world, it rules her life. The only thing I can do for her, is occasionally give her a time out from this dreadful condition and let her eat without stressing over it, or sitting there having to say "no" all the time by offering food that is inappropriate.
starquant once your diagnosed “diabetic” here in Australia they put you on a government register and consider you a big burden on the government , insurance companies will black list you no one will give life insurance and doctors treat you as a useless hopeless patient
@@starquant starquant . . . Nice! You are a great friend. (Also . . . diabetics can cheat now and again. . . take her to Denny's once a month and have some decadent pancakes!)
Starquar, you are truly a good friend to show compassion in this way to your friend who is dealing with a terrible disease. I am sure you have no idea the positive impact you have in your friend's life. May God bless you both.♡
@@hanbulban3131 whhhhhat, that sounds horrible!
You have redeemed her Dr Attia. Actually she saved you from your bias. from all the work you have been doing since then you have greatly affected a lot of people's lives in such a positive way.
The humanity of this Doctor made cry. Thank you , for your compasión .
I respect you so much! Been listening to your advice for a while and I am more encouraged by you now than ever because you are willing to be vulnerable and humble.
Wow. Every single doctor should watch this and learn a very valuable lesson. My mother was in the hospital a few years back. She was in pulmonary distress and it took 4 hours to get her to a point where she could breath as well as possible. She has a long history of pulmonary issues. Not just caused by many years of smoking. It was also due to childhood illness and other issues as well. She had quit 30 years ago. When she was able to speak and the doctor asked if she smoked and she told him yes but had quit 30 years ago he hit her on the leg with his arm. A type of punishment. It took everything in me not to jump across her bed and show him what I thought of his reaction to this poor frail woman. I, and so many others, are at the mercy of these doctors playing God. I am sick of this attitude they have. This is such a breath of fresh air and I commend this doctor for his "truth". Bravo!
I'm very sorry, they blame everything on cigarette smoking ... meanwhile how many people have lung cancer, emphazema, etc - never smoked or near second hand smoke in their life? - Explain that, so called "Science"?
So sorry for your awful experience. My mother-in-law smoked 2 packs a day, she recently passed away...at the age of 91! And she didn't die from cancer.
@@cheryllewis3059 unsurprisingly.....ALCOHOL causes cancers and stuff too. They knew, and didn't tell anyone. They are talking about putting warning labels on alcohol now!
@@wk1810 i rest my case right?
@@ms.lisamarie2245Marie, first I'm hearing of this - my god, anything and everything seems to be responsible for cancer?
Wow, this was heartfelt and honest, he almost made me cried. Thank you for this, it’s was insightful and beautiful.
Dear you are such a kind hearted person, apologising to a weak specially to your patient shows how strong and pure you are…..
I have met some doctors and I literally hate their attitude and rudeness.
Very eye opening. I lost my father to complications from diabetes at 15 and although he didn't really look after his health as much as he should have, a lot of the time, there are things going on in the background which aren't as simple as it seems on paper. Socioeconomic factors, familiarity, environmental stressors, mental illness, level of support, family/friends, life, all play a role in our behaviors which can lead to declined health. Some people struggle more than others and it's something I wish I had realised when I was younger before condemning my father as useless before he died. I know work as a health and exercise consultant/coach helping those with chronic health issues, and the biggest tool to people's success is compassion and empathy - being treated as a human seems to motivate them more than being judged or being told they're garbage. Go figure
We need more Doctors like Peter Attia. Bravo Sir...I applaud both your expertise and humanity.
Dr Attia,
It's working and you were right.
6 years later and look at how far our culture has come thanks to professionals like you.
Actually obesity rates continue to rise.
@@AnEvolvingApe and so has diabetes.
So moved by his compassion n humility! Wish he was my doctor 🥺.
Wow. I deeply appreciate these words and the humility of this message.
It gives me hope for our medical community of which I too, am a part.
You've reminded me of why I do what I do.
Thank you!
That was one of the best TED talks I've heard. Outstanding!
I love this man's passion for knowledge and his humanitarian thoughts.
The apology at the end is an evidence of how much of an honest man he is ❤️👍
I hope the research moves along quickly. Dr. Attia seems so sincere and tender hearted. He's been blessed with this vision to rock the boat. Rock on Dr. Attia.