Big thanks to Dr. Taylor & you for sharing this information! Watched this video mid-March 2022 (already T2D 1-yr+). By March 25th, I'd read Dr. Taylor's work & the referenced works of others. June 6th labs: officially not diabetic, lipids all in the "healthy" range (apo-b too), and 35# lighter. Followed-up with my PCP yesterday; the best word to describe his response is 'giggly'. He got a 2-minute explanation of the program and said he's got to read up on it. Glad of that. Sorry to see other's comments that facts are not always well received.
@NutritionMadeSimple Thank you for your content! I love your balanced approach! Do you know what packets he's talking about and where I can get them? Thanks Doctor!
It's funny, when I read the original study in early 2012 and used it to reverse my t2d I told everyone about it. I was roundly criticized for spreading misinformation especially on the ADA forum (who, incidentally, published the original research). My diabetes dietitian was interested but the GP said it wasn't possible and was shocked when i passed a 2hr ogtt in his office which he gave me to shut me up about having " reversed" t2d. He said " sometimes newly diagnosed t2d can go away for a while" Well it's been 10 years and although I've put on 10kg it still hasn't returned but I'm still 20kg below the diagnosis weight. I sometimes wonder how many people have suffered terrible complications after listening to the moderators say I was lying and block me on those diabetes forums for spreading misinformation (that was linked to their own journal article)
wow. weird. a claim backed by a scientific reference should at least be looked into, not reflexively dismissed. sorry to hear, but bottomline is you found the key info, implemented and reaped the benefits!! 💪👍
I can understand, because simply quoting a study and anecdotal info. is much different than interpreting mechanisms, etc. There is even some academic debate today surrounding whether it is truly "reversed" (for the average layperson it does not matter if the markers are within an acceptable range and stay there).
What a brilliant information! Nevertheless, I feel frustrated because recently I've found out that I have pre-diabetes and my wait is just 48kg and my BMI is around 16,6. I'm lean and physical active, on whole food diet. There's no diabetes in my family. Can't get my mind around it, how come?
I had borderline diabetes 3 years ago. I found Roy's research, and went on a diet. I lost 45 pounds, going from 185 pounds to 140. The diabetes reversed; and I have kept the weight off.
@@ChappySinclair A balanced diet. I tracked calories (doing 1,200 a day for one month; and 1,600 for the next 2 .) I cut out processed food,.I gave up alcohol as it was the only way to hit the calorie goals.
Me too. But getting the medical profession to properly accept it is proving difficult. I was ,fat but fit and "diabetic" only thanks to one test when the flu had knocked me flat at 59. They even tried to put me on statins because of the label.
Two weeks ago, after blood tests, i was told i´m pre diabetic. Doctor told me to lower carbs and take metformin. Literally just those few words. I was feeling very sad and anxious because i didn´t undestand what was happening with my body. Tried google but results were very confusing. Watching your videos on the topic and listening to Prof Taylor who have studied this condition for several years felt so encouraging. I will revert diabetes. Thanks a lot Dr Gil, you are the true MVP.
Yes it's a hard pill to swallow (I remember it well, 20 years on) But don't despair - treatment and knowledge has advanced and it is no longer a life sentence (with due care).
Diagnosed in 2019. Did not want to take insulin or metforman. Stopped eating sugar, and carbs. No more bred no more rice no more anything with flour, no potatoes or corn. Plenty of salads with vegetables, lean meats, occasionally sausage. List 30 pounds very quickly, as did my husband. Did some fasting also. Now in 2022, it's easy, and I can ocasionally have some breD or potato but I don't crave it. It can be done and maintained.
I am actually a Radiologist, and I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes despite my relatively average looking appearance. I had a BMI of 30(technically obese) but looked, maybe, slightly overweight. But one day I became ill and did a CT scan of my abdomen and was absolutely shocked at how fatty my liver was. My liver was so fatty that my blood vessels appeared like there was contrast dye in them despite the scan being performed without contrast. This is abnormal because the color of blood should be about equal to that of the liver on a CT scan without contrast dye. Though I have read and learned much about diabetes, even much that was discussed here, I had never read about "fat threshold." But this concept seems to be true, because everyday I see scans of morbidly obese patients who weigh upwards of 400 lbs, and these people will not have a liver as fatty as mine. On the other hand, I see patients, like myself, who have maybe an slightly overweight build and they also have very fatty livers. The point is that, you cannot rely on your outward appearance as a simple way to judge your metabolic health. It is still important to be evaluated by a physician regularly. I am one and because I put my health on the back burner, I now have to suffer with diabetes. Its a terrible disease that leads to heart disease, kidney failure, terribly dry mouth, dry skin and hair, eye problems, hypertension, loss of sensation in your limbs, and a whole bunch of other problems.
Professor Taylor and his team continue to be ignored by the majority of mainstream medicine. Ron's breakthrough on T2D should be screamed from the rooftops, and he awarded a Nobel Prize. That he isn't is indicative of the pathological bias in medical research.
@@dontworrybehappy5139 even when that is explicitly stated and asked for in the video itself, it’s usually not more than 10 % who give a like. The maximum I’ve seen is 25 %. Even if there was only one video in the whole world about a problem as big as in Don’t Look Up, I think it wouldn’t be shared much more than that a few million people would watch it.
bro ! I've been following you for the last 2 weeks. I myself I am a PhD in economics and understand the way you explain things in it and I love it ! keep what you are doing you are saving lives and raising awareness against keto scammers and diet vloggers ! you rock ! you changed my mind from going keto to manage my ApoB and stay on statins instead of insanely follow vlog scammers! all love and admiration ! keep up, on a side note i reversed my fatty liver following the way described by Dr,Taylor i was prediabetic ( 6.2% Hba1c ) now i am 5.4% , lost 26 kg over 1 year ( 130 kg to 104kg today ) with 25% BFP, my echo of liver showed no fatty liver last week ( i was diagnosed by fatty liver 2 years ago ). 100% keep up academic quality information spreading ! and knowledge sharing
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in January. When I watched this video I March - I was already doing 800 cal diet for 2 months. In 3 months I lost around 50 lbs. My diabetes is now reversed/in remission. My A1C went from 6.8 to 5.2 in 3 months. It works! More people need to know about it.
@@anowlonedge1815 thanks for sharing and congrats to you on reversing the type 2 diagnosis. Same boat here. Just had my A1c jump from. 5.3 to 6.8. Had been 5.3 for years and I didn't do enough to exercise and lose weight. I was really down on myself until I read this and saw the video. Going to go on keto and restrict to 20 net carbs per day and more important, exercise , walk, swim, move. Did your doctor recommend you go on medication when you were diagnosed ? Mine did. I want to try weight loss, keto and exercise first. My goal is to keep my AC1 under 5.7 for the rest of my life. I don't know how realistic that is but I am praying it is.
@Chad G Thank you! 😊 My doctor offered me to start Metformin. I was hesitant at first, but she said that it would aid with weight loss and help curb the appetite. So I agreed to try it out. I feel like it did help me somewhat mentally - knowing that there was some backup there for me. But I could totally do the same thing without it, I think. I do not take it anymore. I would be careful with 20g of net carbs. I've been doing around 80 -90 of net carbs per day. If you are too low on carbs - you will have less energy to exercise and more food cravings. You still want to get good carbs like brown rice, whole wheat bread or oatmeal. It helps to stick to the healthy diet. Exercise is important! Whatever you enjoy doing is good. I started weight lifting - loving it. Makes me feel in control of my health. I think you can totally do it and get your A1C back to normal!
Incredible video ❤ I wish I have seen it 21 years ago. Though I reversed my DT2, I always, almost instinctively felt that it might come back if I go back to my old way of living. And dr.Taylor proves it here 👍So no more doubts-the good side of the story. But the more positive of all is I do not want to go back to those long party nights with a lot of buzz and endless snacking of crap processed foods. the best thing about this video was (in my opinion) that the doctor did not mention any medicine to help in this process. This is actually the perfect formula to cure almost all diseases - food should be your medicine. Food, proper diet, and fasting, at least one day a week.Blessings to all and stay healthy-never give up, dudes.If I could make it at the age of 71, so you can too 💪
Alcoholics who stop drinking and see their liver recover will also have the same issues come back if they start drinking again.. health is a lifelong commitment!
Because of Gil and his super simple approach to nutrition I've started eating a whole food based healthy and simple diet. It has been three months, my BMI was okay before but after changing my diet I've dropped a couple of pounds and I love eating now, without guilt, delicious and simple. And I feel awesome. Thank You!
I love that the information you give is evidence based and I appreciate you encouraging your audience on doing the research themselves even more . This channel is a breath of fresh air. If you ever needed French/Arabic subtitles, I'd be happy to help.
I think when we talk about 'weight' from the start it's really important to be clear that we mean fat mass and not muscle mass. Retaining muscle mass is so important especially as we age, and any drastic calorie reduction without supporting protein & exercise will most probably lead to detrimental muscle mass loss alongside the fat mass. "Don't try and exercise it away.." is not the ideal message imo.
I think it's important to mentioned that resistance training/cardio daily in combination with the diet is basically the magic bullet we're all looking for, because "weight" is a bit of a misnomer. When we speak of "losing weight" what we actually mean is body composition; losing the fat that's layers on top of layers around our organs and on top of our muscle.
He is soooo right about the exercise as older and heavier. At this point, the food is the most important thing in getting then weight down initially. Take a short walk everyday, and slowly build from there.
Compelling and practical information for reversing Type 2 Diabetes. The greatest challenge is how to sustain a calorie restricted diet for life without effort and not falling into the Yo-Yo Weight Watches cycle. It’s possible that the book mentioned shows how. However it has been proved that a Low Carb Lifestyle in which one gets predominantly into Nutritional Ketosis (can be achieved in vegetarian diets as well) elegantly resolves this key problem and adds further benefits that are close to miraculous. Currently several renown individuals are known to be in nutritional Ketosis for 20+ years and Dr Richard Bernstein, who discovered and promotes nutritional Ketosis for Type-1 Diabetics, being one himself, has practiced it for 50 years and is now 89 years of age.
Being more mindful about what I choose has helped a lot. I had a stroke in January which was a wake up call after eating so much absolute junk for years as a coping mechanism for my major depression and anxiety.
I've been prediabetic for 13 years. About 3 months ago I changed my diet and I've lost 10 pounds. I can see the difference . Even my skin is beginning to look better. I use to weigh 183 and I have gone down to 173. My goal is to go down between 165-170. My morning glucose reading average is about 88 now instead of 103. I wish I had known this personal fat threshold thing 13 years ago. It has been a little difficult giving up the breads, the cereals, and all the other sugary stuff.
It would have been interesting to see what would happen to your readings if you had lost the same amount of weight while including the starches, just smaller portions. (I lost all my weight still eating about 40% carb, and maybe one serving of either bread or pasta a day. But I wasn’t keeping track of my glucose then. However, my A1c was probably around 5.2.
This approach worked for me. Have stayed there for 3 years. But I didn't use meal replacements (they are expensive and afterwards you just have to come up with sustainable way of eating anyway). I was probably only short stage.
I'm reminded of the sage advice from George Burns on how to achieve longevity: "Eat half.". I know it is more complicated than that. A lot of Asian cultures suggest eating until you are about 75% or so full.
I lost over 50 pounds and have kept it off for over 20 years. Every other day fasting and low carb was the method I used. This was the first diet where I wasn't hungry. I lost most of the weight over 4 months.
This is very encouraging information as I have some pre diabetes symptoms at age 57 (I'm 5'10" 190lbs 27.5BMI). I've had a very bad bachelor's diet most of my whole life. My plan now is to slowly change my diet to whole food plant over the next year AND increase my exercise up from 15 mins to 30 mins w/resistance training. My ultimate goal is 175lbs, should see it by the end of this year.
@@oolala53 I'm doing pretty good, thanks for asking. I got my blood tested my A1C is 4.9 and glucose 90 so losing those first few lbs. made all the difference. I'm eating better with occasional relapses but getting down to 175lbs will be hard. Honestly if I'm below 180lbs by the end of the year I'll be very happy.
Great video, and the point about exercise for weight loss is spot on, not just for diabetes, but weight loss in general. Food intake trump exercise for weight loss.
Exactly right! But unfortunately, many people take that to mean they don’t have to exercise at all. Exercise, even just a short walk a day, is great for keeping the brain sharp.
i am so glad i found your channel. after all my research i've come down to this: avoid processed food, lose weight, be more active. mostly it seems JUST LOSE WEIGHT!.
Thank-you so much, Dr. Gil, I love this one & your periodic explanation added in of Dr. Taylor's information to make it simpler--this is such a wonderful help for reversing pre-diabetes too.
I did it with a whole food plant-based diet, I lost 30 lbs which was about 16% of my weight with no exercise. I've found that if II exercised I would get very hungry & over eat.
Some good points raised in this interview. My approach to manage my type2 diabetes is different from what this good doctor suggests I am 62 years old and I am type2 diabetic. Initially my weight was 115 kg at a height of 175 cm. I started 16:8 intermittent fasting. I did 45 min of low intensity fasted cardio every morning. I did resistance training 4 times a week later in the day. I ate less than 70 grams of carbs a day. In 12 weeks Ian down to 100 kg, did not and I do not take any medications I increased my muscle mass significantly and increased my strength as well. At the moment I still follow the same protocol but I eat up to 150 grams of carbs per day. My blood sugar level is perfect. I am going to drop another 10 kg but slowly in order to maintain my muscle mass. Few things to consider: Never drink your calories. 800 calories per day is too low. Exercise is extremely important, both resistance training and low intensity cardio. Reduce your carb intake. Eat a high protein low carb diet. In my experience this is the best way to manage your diabetes.
I agree with you, because it worked for me. I eat twice a day, and eat until I am satisfied. Low Carb IF works. I am not into the starving method. Six months ago I was admitted to the hospital with a fasting BS of 434 and Triglycerides at 1254. I was in Keto Acidosis for 6 weeks before going to the Dr. 4 months of low carb IF, and moderate exercise fixed everything. No Meds, no inflamtion, and back to being lean and mean at 54.
I don't think doing fasted cardio vs non-fasted cardio has any real benefits: Consider this: If you eat 2000 calories a day and burn 100 calories during your cardio, it really makes no difference whether that cardio was fasted or not. 2000 calories is 2000 calories and 100 calories burned is 100 calories burned. But I suppose these things help people mentally, like a placebo affect. Me personally I'd rather tackle a work out with some food because that would give me the energy to do a harder workout which would result in burning more calories if the effort is higher.
@@charizard9735 the point of a fasted workout is to take dietary intake out of the equation. So instead of using that as fuel you use things like excess body fat, from the start.
Thank you Gil for this great discussion. Some of my thoughts: I do believe that the fat threshold is important, and more doctors need to test for Insulin Resistance. I hypothesize that many years of having IR/mild fatty liver even with normal glucose levels can still eventually cause permanent beta cell death, since it is still putting increased stress on those beta cells for a long period of time. Therefore, I posit that the reason many people tend to develop more stubborn T2D later in life, is not only due to weight gain, but also because they might have been insulin resistant for their entire life, but since doctors still only test fasting insulin in the context of T1D, they may have gone undiagnosed for many years, so that by the time their beta cells finally gave out, it is too late and even weight loss would not fix the diabetes at that point. This is why I believe it’s so crucial for people to know their fat threshold for IR and not just for diabetes. If a fasting insulin test would be ordered as part of routine bloodwork for all adults, and an elevated fasting insulin level would be viewed with the same concern as say, elevated LDL, then we would be making huge progress in tackling the diabetes epidemic. But as it stands, most doctors and patients are simply flying blind. I was never tested for fatty liver or IR despite having high TGs, high BMI & high LDL for many years-until six months ago when I came in with symptoms and my PCP finally ordered my first A1C (of course, still no Fasting Insulin test or abdominal ultrasound). Well what do you know, it was almost 15%. Thankfully i’m only 30, so my hope is that my beta cells can still wake up. I immediately went on a strict diet and lost 80 lbs in 5 months. The way I did it was by intermittent fasting (two meals) and cutting out all processed/refined foods and all grains (pizza and lasagna are my biggest weaknesses). Never did I know one can get so full on salad and fish. I would be at 1300 calories and feel totally full. Ketosis is a great tool for losing weight because you don’t feel hungry on it. The nice thing about going low carb when one is in the diabetic state (prior to weight loss), is that you don’t get those glucose spikes after eating carbs, so it is more encouraging for the patient to keep going. I think glucose spikes are demoralizing. Anyway, as Dr. Taylor witnessed in his study, for me too, my glucose pretty much stabilized after a week. But, i’m not sure yet if this is due to the weight loss or due to the reduction in carbs in my diet. I will be testing this by adding back carbs gradually now so fingers crossed that I really did “reverse” my diabetes. However, even after three months and about 40 lbs of weight loss, (3 moths ago), I requested a fasting insulin and an abdominal ultrasound, and I still had IR and fatty liver. So you see, It seems I managed to go down below my diabetes threshold (hopefully, to be confirmed with higher carb diet soon), but I was still seemingly above my IR threshold. I’m at 19% BF now so not much more to lose. However, my doctor actually told me to stop losing weight. And while I understand where she is coming from (she wants me to learn caloric maintenance skills), the fact she thinks im totally good now just because my A1C is back to normal levels just shows me how little she understands the condition. I wish i can show her this video. I did manage to convince my endocrinologist to order me a “Kraft test” ala carte, since it’s not a standardized test in the lab here. But I think it is easily the most insightful for getting the entire picture (oral glucose tolerance and insulin test preformed together to check both my glucose and insulin response in tandem prior to glucose ingestion and over the course of a couple hours post ingestion). So hoping to have more insight on my current state soon. Thanks for the great content. Keep ‘em coming. 🤙🏼
@@caribarnes6587 I’m down to about 18% body fat and taking a break from losing more weight. (I think if i work out hard i can build muscle and lose more fat without changing my weight on the scale). So i’m eating at maintenance and I’ve increased my carbs (mostly by adding more fruit, beans, lentils) to 150-200g per day. This means that I’ve decreased my fats a little. It was fun pouring a bunch of oil on everything but now i gotta control it more to avoid going over my calories (because i don’t want to be digging into my protein budget). My blood sugar obviously goes higher than it did when I ate less carbs, but i’m not spiking above 140 and my fasting glucose is totally normal. I think I’ll get the Kraft Test (as well as A1C & lipids, in about a week once my body is used to eating carbs again. Will update.
@@Seanonyoutube that's really awesome. You sound just like the way I think when I decided to put the breaks on my cholesterol/ TGs trend almost a year ago. I love treating myself as a guinea pig of sorts. Carbs are a huge weakness for me but I still decided to start off high carb, low fat but whole food and no processed food. I definitely got drastic results but I've since balanced myself out to include much more fat and protein and got another drastic drop in my LDL. Like you, I feel a lot of medical providers are hooked to giving old fashioned advice that isn't necessarily wrong but misses the big picture. I do love that you described your macros as a budget. I think in the exact same terms though I think of calories as a budget that purchases nutrients. 200 calories of cheetos might taste good but it purchases such an empty nutrient profile compared to 200 calories of oatmeal or berries.... not to mention way more filling. Best of luck to you!
@@Radjehuty thanks for the kind words, and congrats on getting your markers in check! My cholesterol was crazy high upon diagnosis (TGs 1800, LDL was so high it was unable to calculate!) but it was the diabetes that really gave me that wake up call I needed to make drastic changes. Now that my diabetes appears to be under control, and after building up enough knowledge to be skeptical of the “LDL doesn’t matter” narrative in the low carb community, my lipids are the “final frontier” to conquer, because they were still quite high a few weeks ago (TGs normal range, but ApoB 140!). My doc diagnosed me with familial hypercholesterolemia based purely on the fact that other family members have high cholesterol and on the fact that my cholesterol has been elevated for years. But, neither I, nor any family members have been eating a diet conducive to lowering cholesterol! So do I really have FH, or is it just that we all eat lots of saturated fats? That’s what i’m testing now. I will be doing some genetic tests eventually but first I’m experimenting with diet. I got my doc to order me a lipid panel which includes ApoB every quarter, but honestly i’m finding it difficult to run a quality n of 1 experiment for that long, because I tend to make changes more rapidly and that introduces more confounding variables which makes understanding causality of one variable more difficult. I want to convince my doc to order me a lipid profile every month for a few months. That way I can do some focused experiments, such as swapping whole fat yogurt for non-fat yogurt, or 3 eggs a day vs 1 egg a day etc to determine what is having the most impact. But since i’m eager to see a change, I’ve made multiple dietary changes which i consider sustainable for me, so i’m hoping to see an improvement on my next set of bloodwork. Changes I made: - Cut out red meat (easy for me, as i’m more of a fish guy anyway) - Increased carbs from ~100g to ~150g, and reduced total fats to compensate - introduced tempeh and tofu as a source of protein and in turn reduced animal proteins somewhat (e.g. I used to make an egg omelette with 4 eggs, now I make a tofu scramble and add one egg to it) - introduced lentils, split peas, beans back in my diet, as well as quinoa and sweet potatoes in small amounts - I keep going back and forth with the fat percentage in yogurt. I heard there are actually protective effects to whole fat yogurt which were not observed in none fat yogurt so i’m pretty confused about what to do there. For now I mix 2 parts non fat to 1 part whole fat yogurt as a sort of compromise. - added ground flaxseed and ground chia to my yogurt as per Gil’s recommendation - increased fruits somewhat, but i’m still not sure what the right amount is - being consistent with nuts and seeds daily - olive oil or avocado oils are the main oils I use. - unsure about coconut flakes in my yogurt, want to experiment with that (the farmers market here in Hawaii has awesome coconut) - as I increased carbs, I’m decreasing salt That’s pretty much all the changes I made. Let’s see how it will affect my next test!
@@Seanonyoutube wow! Yeah my numbers were pretty modest in comparison but as I reached my mid 30s, my TGs reached 198 and my LDL 109. Not horrific by any means but it was the trend that concerned me and I was well aware my food choices were anything but ideal. Unfortunately I changed too many variables to say what initially brought my TGs down to 87 and my LDL to 84 in about 4 to 5 months, but for 2 additional months while still keeping my cholesterol intake strictly to none, I did greatly increase my fat intake while still keeping saturated fat intake at or below 5% of calories. Fats were predominantly walnuts with some other nut choices, occasional avocado, re adding olive oil but counting in terms of teaspoons, not tablespoons, increasing intake of flax or chia, etc. Basically enough to bring fat up to 35% of my calories rather then 10%. In those 2 months I got my LDL down to 62 and TGs never changed despite the same intake of sugar. I never shied away completely from added sugar though I keep it around 20g or less but I've justified it with increasing my fiber to 70g daily average. There's so many variables but it seems pretty obvious to me that other than the impact fiber makes, keeping saturated fat low makes an enormous difference. It's no surprise to me that there's so many studies using coconut oil to successfully induce atherosclerosis in a variety of animals, herbivorous or otherwise.
Brilliant interview - thanks for posting. Prof Taylor's research is quite remarkable - a simple, practical and proven solution to one of the most dangerous health issues facing humankind. He is one of my personal heroes. Here in the UK this work is gradually going mainstream - it has been accepted by the National Health Service and is being quite widely promoted. But we all need to be doing more to get the message out there. With over 10% of the US population suffering from full-blown diabetes and 40% suffering from pre-diabetes this is a looming health catastrophe - and now we have the answer.
Huel meal replacement was a tool that helped me lose over 60lbs, meal replacement’s like this really can help you count calories with ease I also use IF, I think the key is do something that you find easy while in a calorie deficit
Dr. Taylor describes how fat reduces the pancreas's ability to produce insulin. In fact, he describes reducing fat in the pancreas as "waking up the beta cells." But that sounds more like glucose intolerance - the inability of blood glucose to stimulate sufficient insulin. I understand type 2 diabetes to be more about insulin resistance - excess insulin and excess glucose in the bloodstream due to poor insulin function. Dr. Taylor seems to share this view when he describes the fatty liver as "insulin resistant." If the primary action of reducing exogenous fat is to wake up beta cells, how does this address type 2 diabetes? How are the beta cells of a fatty pancreas involved in reducing insulin sensitivity in other tissues?
I weigh 100lbs and have pre-diabetes. This is my third round with it. #1 gestational diabetes with 2nd pregnancy at 27. Pre-diabetes T menopause when I weighted my delivery weight with 2nd pregnancy and now at 63 pre-diabetic. I am only pre-diabetic because I’ve always been extremely active and a fitness instructor.There is a stereo-type of what people with diabetes looks like and it’s not always accurate. It’s important to expand the symptoms so more people are aware that they could be at risks.
And that brings up a question that this video - and most videos about the topic - don’t answer What if you’re eating healthy - exercising - low body fat mass - sleeping well - and still struggle with higher blood glucose? Not everyone has weight to lose
This one should be pretty disappointing for many T2Ders. I used to be one of them, but slim, tall and always concious about healthy food (esp. as I was a smoker then). My GP was no help when I asked how I could have got it. Had to find out myself. On the NHS website were about a good dozen causes listed; went critically through each item and discovered my 2 cuplrits I had to tackle: Not enough sleep (5-6 hours on working days) and too little exercise aka too much sitting (over decades). Not renouncing self-made trays of Austro-Hungarian cakes, I just countered them with more vegetable meals, rich, creamy soups or salads galore. Four years later I had reached the reversal. Unfortunately, the souvenirs seem for keeps: peripheral neuropathies.
Very helpful reliable fundamental information. Clears up many of confusing issues arising from conficting information due to lack of understanding of the fundamental principles.
I’m curious what Roy’s (and of course you, Gil) opinion is on this term I keep coming across coined “body weight set point” which is basically defined as “your body is used to being (and likes being) a certain weight and any attempt to change that weight, especially dramatic change, will result in a rebound or yo-yo reversal back to your set point.” This new theory is now being used as the reason diets don’t work and why most people return to their previous weight eventually. Do you think this is rubbish or is there something to this? I’m curious how this would affect those trying Roy’s dietary approach to type 2 reversal
My wife just received test results that she is at risk of Type 2. She's always been a very lean person. She is 5'8" and ~126lbs. She was also at risk of gestational diabetes when she was pregnant 15 months ago. To look at her, one would think she's closer to underweight than overweight. She's had visible abs throughout her adult life. She has a relatively strong upperbody, but her legs aren't very strong. Her cardio is also poor. My instinct is just a general diet cleanup, and regular cardio and strength training. She can't lose much weight. Is it the case that her personal fat threshold is extremely low, or could it be related to lack of cardio? Lack of muscle in her legs?
Quite interesting and more relevant to me than when you posted the first video on the topic. My dad (60) was diagnosed with prediabetes, basically his blood glucose levels were on the high end of normal consistently. He has cut down his added sugar intake, but I do not believe he's lost any weight. Thank you for the video (and cited sources :)
Processed carbs become sugar too in your body and excess sugar becomes fat. He needs to reduce or get rid of any processed food, especially bread, which our body treats almost like cake.
It has been said that all diets work in the short term- up to 6 months. But to keep it off longer you have to keep your metabolism from adjusting to the low calorie diet. Intermittent fasting allows you to switch from sugar burning to fat burning without the body from lowering your metabolism like in the Minnesota starvation study or as what happened to the contestants in the biggest loser.
Wow! There is not enough thumbs up signs to show as an act of appreciating... so I'm starting sharing the videolink and the book instead :) Thank you both sooo much for putting this information up!!
This was a fascinating and encouraging video. Thanks Doc. I just hope that I don’t have to lose a lot of weight since I am already thin at 157 on a 5’10” frame.
Thank you for this very informative video. It confirms my personal experience that whenever I started to do workouts (half a dozen times), my weight would always increase. Very frustrating.
Thank you so much for this video! I've heard the name Roy Taylor several times and it was very interesting to "meet" him and hear about these new means for people with diabetes! Maybe we should listen to Hippocrates a bit more often: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. 😁
Dr Kempner came up with the same result in the end of the 30s' with his rice diet. The only problem was that the doctor was rather violent in order to keep people on the diet and it was abandoned. But he got excellent results vs diabetes. And that was in 1940ish.
I've been getting these numbers for weeks, that's why they're dropping down the amount of insulin in my hypo that I dial up, to less insulin every 5 days until I have no insulin, I started out with dialing up 20 on the hypodermic at night and 20 in the morning then I went down to 18 in the hypodermic in the morning to 20 at night, and now starting tomorrow I'll be doing 15 in the morning and 18 at night, so I'm reducing the insulin to where I don't have to take it anymore because I'm eating right and my numbers are good non-diabetic numbers, I'm getting numbers in the morning like 89 before meal and after meal 117, and lunch 1:15 before meal and 1:11 after meal, dinner 117 before meal and 110 after meal, which are non-diabetic numbers basically.
Can you please do a video on gallbladder stones and the concentration of cholesterol in the liver? Based on my limited observations, I guess you can develop them after a long period of very low calorie intake (e.g., fasting) and low physical activity. This is usually accompanied by weight loss.
Great discussion. I think the best way to reverse diabetes is to prevent it in the first place. How can we do that? Well from time to time I wear a freestyle libre for a few weeks to test where my levels are at and test out different things I eat. Here is the thing though, I got them because my father in law has a script for them and would still use the finger prick to test. I tried buying some myself and two issues ... 1: the cost without a script is insane for what is a littler sensor and a fine needle 2: the pharmacists looked at me like I was crazy for wanting one without a script and without being diabetic. Those two things speak volumes about "health" and how many people view prevention vs treatment
The pharmacist was right though. It would be a waste of money/nothing much you could derive from it. The concern over blood sugar in non diabetics is overblown - and there are better tests to find out if you have diabetes or are pre diabetic. Pharmacist was doing you a solid. Spending your money on what can actually help your health (good diet and exercise) is more important for the prevention of disease than random blood glucose readings.
@@739jep that is ridiculous. Without testing, good diet and exercise is just blindly going along doing what you thing is right but really having no idea. Not to mention the psychological aspect of when wearing one you are more aware of what is happening and may tend to be more aware of what you are eating / time you are eating etc. so I do have some monitors that I wear very few months to check in, and with all due respect, the pharmacist was not doing a me a solid. And also, said pharmacist was probably diabetic herself just by looking at her weight,
@@jamessullenriot its not ridiculous mate , people have just been fooled into thinking it is by the people on TH-cam who are peddling some kind of diet. Its not blindly going along either , I didn’t say get rid of all testing. It’s just that random blood glucose tests is fairly useless data , even endocronogists cant tells lot from them. If you want more useful data - get a proper blood test that tests your average glucose levels or test your cholesterol levels or soemthing along those lines. I have type 1 diabetes and random blood glucose results tell me little that’s useful about my diet , exercise or anything like that - they only help me control my blood sugars and workout how much insulin to take. For someone without diabetes , they’ll tell you even less because your body is regulating your blood sugar for you. If it’s not doing that , then a random blood sugar test isn’t the way to find out. You need to get an hba1c.
@@jamessullenriot and how many healthy/athletic/fit people do you think are going around testing their blood sugar constantly 😂 Save your money. And leave the tests for people who actually need them.
That's a mistake. Stop worrying about your blood sugar. You're stressed about nothing. Keep your weight in the correct range, exercise and roll the dice. Don't believe these online keto warriors out to sell their latest fad diet books
This is the guy i read on when my blood sugar shot up. Not sure fat on organs is the main issue it's the low carb that affects insulin resistance. Of course your blood sugar will return to normal by not eating a lot of sugar but it's more likely that the constant stream of carbs caused insulin resistance and that was the main effect. The fat reduction was a by product of the diet. But i do thank him for getting me on the right path. And really people with longer term just pushed the cells for too long and were damaged.
The only thing Dr. Taylor did not discuss which I wish he had is the prospect of reversing diabetes without weight loss simply by targetting the fat in the liver and pancreas. Granted, most people with diabetes should lose weight. But TOFIs in particular may require such as approach. The work of Dr. Robert Lustig demonstrates that liver fat can be reduced and metabolic function imoroved, without weight loss, simply by altering the composition of the diet. It doesn't necessarily require an extreme diet such as a low carb or vegan diet, either.
We are social eaters point is very salient. Individuals are shamed when often it's the family, society and such things as depression that affect our eating
I love your work Gil, this channel is a goldmine. Very interesting conversation and Roy Taylor, like yourself, is a great educator. He's a joy to watch. I'd like to make a request. I'd very much like to see a breakdown of menopause and weight gain. My experience and that of my peers is that the CICO model doesn't quite work the way it once did. And, there's often a change in body shape. One goes from a pear shape to an apple, rapidly. There appears to be some newish research around menopause and weight gain. The average woman will have weight gain between 5 - 10lbs per year of menopause. That's substantial. If you factor in that many women's physiology and psychology changes during this time it's difficult to shift those extra pounds, even with effort. Providing an N=1: I eat at a deficit, which means I'm not meeting many of the required macro and micronutrients just to keep my weight in-check. Weight hasn't ever been an issue for me, I've always been slender. Suddenly peri-menopause hits and my weight begins to stack up despite eating a very healthy diet that's not in excess. I'm doing everything that you advocate in your channel. In short, despite my best efforts the weight gain appears to be inevitable. How much one gains I'm sure can be influenced and I'll endeavour to ensure I keep healthy - but the change is hard and fast. Why do women find they have to severely calorie restrict in order to keep their weight in-check during menopause? What are the risks of having to supplement in order to make up the deficits in the diet (Calcium being a major one, critical for menopausal women, which is difficult to attain in calorie restriction and plant-based)? Why is a woman's body retaining so much additional weight during this time? Does that weight shift post-menopausal? And, so many more questions! I'm sure I'm not the only women who watches your channel who would be interested to learn the science behind this. And, I can't think of a better person to cover the subject. Please consider covering this under-represented area of science. Be well and thank-you for all that you do!
I am doing eTRF, early time redistricted feeding. Eating 500 cal meal at 10 am and a 300 cal soup or small meal at 3 pm. Eating 800 cals a day has been easy for me and I have tried many diets. I kind-of started early March with sugars 135 and 280 weight (7.2 A1C). I will do weekly updates. Date-Weight-Sugar 10 am 4-5 258.4 115 (6.8 A1C) 4-18 256.8 110 5-4 252.4 97? Changed meters
does this mean that blood sugar spikes from processed foods or sugar dont matter for diabetes as long as i dont put on too much weight crossing my own threshold? what is the point of treating insulin resistance then? or is insulin resistance a negative health condition for e.g. CVD?
In my understanding, insulin resistance means you have no buffering capacity for perfectly normal glucose production from digestion. You should be able to have the odd sugar hit.. How else would you fuel a marathon?
Losing liver fat and pancreatic fat is the goal, and caloric restriction is one way of solving it. I believe there should be other ways, since how come the threshold is different from person to person? Why is the liver or pancreas storing fat in the first place? Is it because it is anticipating a period of famine in the near future, a response that comes with stress or having an anxious personality? Or perhaps certain kinds of food are more prone to being converted to fat in the liver or pancreas?
it's mainly just bad diet and little exercise for many decades..think about what people eat, it's terrible..their waist gets huge and then the fat seeps into their liver..then when the liver gets too damaged it leaks fat into the pancreas and triglycerides into the bloodstream. A deadly storm.
August 2023 I was told I was diabetic (a1c 6.6) and that Primary Dr wanted to put me on insulin. I insisted I’d wanted to try to make a difference with my diet/exercise so she gave me three months. I immediately started lowering the AMOUNT of foods I was eating and increased my intake of vegetables/fruit/fiber, drank only water or unsweet tea/coffee, limited red meat, increased nuts/seeds/whole grains. By December I lost 25 pounds and I lowered my a1c to 5.9! The weight has stopped dropping off (but I’m not gaining), I wonder if it’s due to starting taking a daily dose of Anastrozole (I also had lumpectomy/radiation for breast cancer found at the same time as diabetes. I’m also wondering about STRESS and diabetes onset. My husband died 6 months before my diagnoses (from an 18 month bout from West Nile and subsequent Myasthenia Gravis and other complications from the WN) as well as losing my sister 6 weeks before that to her second time of breast cancer and two days later her daughter passing from colon cancer). Needless to say the last several years (COVID included) have been stressful. So, any connection of stress and diabetes???
How does it work when the person doesn't have extra weight to lose? My bf was about 10-15 lbs overweight when he was diagnosed. He immediately started exercising and working on his diet. He's built a ton of muscle and he looks fantastic. We eat a REALLY good diet nowadays. We're active, him more than me. His bmi is slightly high due to his muscle but you can barely pinch anything around his middle. He keeps his a1c good with metformin but he absolutely cannot go off of it. He found that out the hard way. He went from 6.8 to almost 10 very quickly. And my friend's mom is 5'3" and 120 lbs and hers can't even be controlled with metformin alone. She's not as active now, because she's older, but they eat their traditional African diet. Lots of veg, chicken, and fish. I'm fatter than everyone I personally know with type 2 and my a1c is great. I know it's a "personal" fat threshold thing, but are these average weight people supposed to starve themselves? I know some people will say do low carb but my bf has tried that. 1) it doesn't work and 2) it's not sustainable. It just seems unfair that my incredibly in shape bf keeps hearing from his doc that losing some more weight will help. Where is he supposed to lose it from???
I have the same question, all the videos say lose weight.. and I still eat some carbs and need to exercise more... but I have nothing more to lose and super lean. Please let me know if you find any other useful information from your experience 🙏🏼 if I have anything to share I will. Been diabetic for about 5-7 years
But those kinds of package diets are normally very unsuccessful for people when they have to go back to eating regular food. Did they follow on these patients and see whether they ended up relapsing? It’s very interesting that they might not have suffered the same relapse rate. I know that some people relapse, even when they have had really bad health conditions, but I think the odds are better if you’re actually scared rather than just trying to get thin.
hi, the liquid replacement diets were only for a couple months to achieve the weight loss, then there was a transition to a maintenance diet (mediterranean-like), iirc this was touched on in one of these 2 videos ft. Dr. Taylor?
Even if they gave them a program, it’s still against the odds to keep off, lost weight. Maybe it was that they didn’t feel pressured to get really thin, because it sounds like for most of these people, they were heavy enough, that, even though the weight loss was impressive, it probably still didn’t even get a lot of them into the overweight range, never mind a normal BMI range. and I suspect that a lot of relapse has to do with feeling like it’s gonna be too hard to get really thin and it doesn’t feel worth it if they’re not. The tyranny of thinness.
But are there any meal replacement packets in the USA that would work, especially vegan meal replacement! If you can answer this Sir it would be so helpful. Thank you.
What if someone with pre-diabetes is already underweight? How to reverse the pre-diabetes without losing weight by dieting? All of the methods I’ve seen are targeting losing weight. That’s not what I need. Dr. Gil, do you have videos on these? Thanks so much.
I would need the same information, I am 155 cm (5'1 feet) and 53 kgs (116.84 lbs) the last time before pregnancy (2021) with gdm I weighed 47 (103.6 lbs) kgs, but you could barely see me anymore, I was so thin. Still I seem to have developed prediabetes, have no diagnosis yet, waiting on my appointment, but anything I eat will increases my blood sugar level, if I eat anything, even a small amount with high GI I will have a huge spike in my blood sugar. :(
@@gdezso have u tried checking your visceral fat? or fat in your liver? sometimes u are underweight, looks skinny but there are fat built up in and around these organs. This is the case for many asian, they have lower body fat threshold
My first year of serious cycling was at 45 yo and at 250#. That cycling + calorie tracking led to a 35# drop that first season of cycling. I just started just cycling and noticed a slight drop on weight. I recall the moment when the light shined onto me. I was in a Qdoba with a steak queso burrito and I looked up the calorie bill on that -- I started tracking and a slight decline turned into major decline. ATM, I'm clawing my way back to 195# and under!
Big thanks to Dr. Taylor & you for sharing this information! Watched this video mid-March 2022 (already T2D 1-yr+). By March 25th, I'd read Dr. Taylor's work & the referenced works of others. June 6th labs: officially not diabetic, lipids all in the "healthy" range (apo-b too), and 35# lighter. Followed-up with my PCP yesterday; the best word to describe his response is 'giggly'. He got a 2-minute explanation of the program and said he's got to read up on it. Glad of that. Sorry to see other's comments that facts are not always well received.
thank you so much for sharing. made my day :) congrats on the success!
@NutritionMadeSimple Thank you for your content! I love your balanced approach! Do you know what packets he's talking about and where I can get them? Thanks Doctor!
It's funny, when I read the original study in early 2012 and used it to reverse my t2d I told everyone about it. I was roundly criticized for spreading misinformation especially on the ADA forum (who, incidentally, published the original research). My diabetes dietitian was interested but the GP said it wasn't possible and was shocked when i passed a 2hr ogtt in his office which he gave me to shut me up about having " reversed" t2d.
He said " sometimes newly diagnosed t2d can go away for a while"
Well it's been 10 years and although I've put on 10kg it still hasn't returned but I'm still 20kg below the diagnosis weight.
I sometimes wonder how many people have suffered terrible complications after listening to the moderators say I was lying and block me on those diabetes forums for spreading misinformation (that was linked to their own journal article)
wow. weird. a claim backed by a scientific reference should at least be looked into, not reflexively dismissed. sorry to hear, but bottomline is you found the key info, implemented and reaped the benefits!! 💪👍
People on diabetes forums don’t like to be told to cut their energy intake.
What is stopping you from losing the 20kg?
I can understand, because simply quoting a study and anecdotal info. is much different than interpreting mechanisms, etc. There is even some academic debate today surrounding whether it is truly "reversed" (for the average layperson it does not matter if the markers are within an acceptable range and stay there).
What a brilliant information! Nevertheless, I feel frustrated because recently I've found out that I have pre-diabetes and my wait is just 48kg and my BMI is around 16,6. I'm lean and physical active, on whole food diet. There's no diabetes in my family. Can't get my mind around it, how come?
I had borderline diabetes 3 years ago. I found Roy's research, and went on a diet. I lost 45 pounds, going from 185 pounds to 140. The diabetes reversed; and I have kept the weight off.
How tall are you?
@@keovezo 5 foot 9.
@@ChappySinclair A balanced diet. I tracked calories (doing 1,200 a day for one month; and 1,600 for the next 2 .) I cut out processed food,.I gave up alcohol as it was the only way to hit the calorie goals.
Well done, thanks for sharing!
One of my coworkers just found out he’s pre-diabetic. I’m sharing this video with him.
Me too. But getting the medical profession to properly accept it is proving difficult. I was ,fat but fit and "diabetic" only thanks to one test when the flu had knocked me flat at 59.
They even tried to put me on statins because of the label.
Two weeks ago, after blood tests, i was told i´m pre diabetic. Doctor told me to lower carbs and take metformin. Literally just those few words. I was feeling very sad and anxious because i didn´t undestand what was happening with my body. Tried google but results were very confusing. Watching your videos on the topic and listening to Prof Taylor who have studied this condition for several years felt so encouraging. I will revert diabetes.
Thanks a lot Dr Gil, you are the true MVP.
Yes it's a hard pill to swallow (I remember it well, 20 years on) But don't despair - treatment and knowledge has advanced and it is no longer a life sentence (with due care).
Diagnosed in 2019. Did not want to take insulin or metforman. Stopped eating sugar, and carbs. No more bred no more rice no more anything with flour, no potatoes or corn. Plenty of salads with vegetables, lean meats, occasionally sausage. List 30 pounds very quickly, as did my husband. Did some fasting also. Now in 2022, it's easy, and I can ocasionally have some breD or potato but I don't crave it. It can be done and maintained.
Check out Steve Phinney's book for a well formed low carb diet. You don't need the junk shakes, that will not change the habits that made you T2D.
@@Michael-4 there is no need to go low carb.
How is it going?
I am actually a Radiologist, and I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes despite my relatively average looking appearance. I had a BMI of 30(technically obese) but looked, maybe, slightly overweight. But one day I became ill and did a CT scan of my abdomen and was absolutely shocked at how fatty my liver was. My liver was so fatty that my blood vessels appeared like there was contrast dye in them despite the scan being performed without contrast. This is abnormal because the color of blood should be about equal to that of the liver on a CT scan without contrast dye. Though I have read and learned much about diabetes, even much that was discussed here, I had never read about "fat threshold." But this concept seems to be true, because everyday I see scans of morbidly obese patients who weigh upwards of 400 lbs, and these people will not have a liver as fatty as mine. On the other hand, I see patients, like myself, who have maybe an slightly overweight build and they also have very fatty livers. The point is that, you cannot rely on your outward appearance as a simple way to judge your metabolic health. It is still important to be evaluated by a physician regularly. I am one and because I put my health on the back burner, I now have to suffer with diabetes. Its a terrible disease that leads to heart disease, kidney failure, terribly dry mouth, dry skin and hair, eye problems, hypertension, loss of sensation in your limbs, and a whole bunch of other problems.
But you know that you do NOT have to suffer from diabetes, now, right?! Reverse it. Off topic… you are fine as hell, man!
Are you counting your calories now and losing body fat?
Save your body and your health with intermittent fasting. It works.
A prolonged water fast will fix it very quickly
Check out the @MasteringDiabetes channel
Please do not stop making videos on this channel! You are really helping people!
Reading Taylor's book left me speechless. He's also very humble and replies to emails. Great and brilliant man.
That's so encouraging to read! Do you mind sharing his email address?
It's easy to find 👍. I've been meaning to email him myself, haven't found the right words yet @@lindaellison2281
Professor Taylor and his team continue to be ignored by the majority of mainstream medicine.
Ron's breakthrough on T2D should be screamed from the rooftops, and he awarded a Nobel Prize.
That he isn't is indicative of the pathological bias in medical research.
This channel is a gold mine. Thank you. Hope this video gets more popular. Really motivated me to lose the weight I put on from meds.
@@dontworrybehappy5139 even when that is explicitly stated and asked for in the video itself, it’s usually not more than 10 % who give a like. The maximum I’ve seen is 25 %. Even if there was only one video in the whole world about a problem as big as in Don’t Look Up, I think it wouldn’t be shared much more than that a few million people would watch it.
can't agree more...absolutely gem...
Agreed!
Yes!! I am so happy I found this channel!! He is all about facts not trying to prove some ideology
bro ! I've been following you for the last 2 weeks. I myself I am a PhD in economics and understand the way you explain things in it and I love it ! keep what you are doing you are saving lives and raising awareness against keto scammers and diet vloggers ! you rock ! you changed my mind from going keto to manage my ApoB and stay on statins instead of insanely follow vlog scammers! all love and admiration ! keep up, on a side note i reversed my fatty liver following the way described by Dr,Taylor i was prediabetic ( 6.2% Hba1c ) now i am 5.4% , lost 26 kg over 1 year ( 130 kg to 104kg today ) with 25% BFP, my echo of liver showed no fatty liver last week ( i was diagnosed by fatty liver 2 years ago ). 100% keep up academic quality information spreading ! and knowledge sharing
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I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in January. When I watched this video I March - I was already doing 800 cal diet for 2 months. In 3 months I lost around 50 lbs. My diabetes is now reversed/in remission. My A1C went from 6.8 to 5.2 in 3 months. It works! More people need to know about it.
congrats! happy to hear
what does remission/reversed means? does it means you can eat carbs in moderate ? not like previously ofcourse.
@000 00 It means that your blood sugar levels are in the normal range (A1C
@@anowlonedge1815 thanks for sharing and congrats to you on reversing the type 2 diagnosis. Same boat here. Just had my A1c jump from. 5.3 to 6.8. Had been 5.3 for years and I didn't do enough to exercise and lose weight. I was really down on myself until I read this and saw the video. Going to go on keto and restrict to 20 net carbs per day and more important, exercise , walk, swim, move.
Did your doctor recommend you go on medication when you were diagnosed ? Mine did. I want to try weight loss, keto and exercise first.
My goal is to keep my AC1 under 5.7 for the rest of my life. I don't know how realistic that is but I am praying it is.
@Chad G Thank you! 😊
My doctor offered me to start Metformin. I was hesitant at first, but she said that it would aid with weight loss and help curb the appetite. So I agreed to try it out. I feel like it did help me somewhat mentally - knowing that there was some backup there for me. But I could totally do the same thing without it, I think. I do not take it anymore.
I would be careful with 20g of net carbs. I've been doing around 80 -90 of net carbs per day. If you are too low on carbs - you will have less energy to exercise and more food cravings.
You still want to get good carbs like brown rice, whole wheat bread or oatmeal. It helps to stick to the healthy diet.
Exercise is important! Whatever you enjoy doing is good. I started weight lifting - loving it. Makes me feel in control of my health.
I think you can totally do it and get your A1C back to normal!
Incredible video ❤ I wish I have seen it 21 years ago. Though I reversed my DT2, I always, almost instinctively felt that it might come back if I go back to my old way of living. And dr.Taylor proves it here 👍So no more doubts-the good side of the story. But the more positive of all is I do not want to go back to those long party nights with a lot of buzz and endless snacking of crap processed foods. the best thing about this video was (in my opinion) that the doctor did not mention any medicine to help in this process. This is actually the perfect formula to cure almost all diseases - food should be your medicine. Food, proper diet, and fasting, at least one day a week.Blessings to all and stay healthy-never give up, dudes.If I could make it at the age of 71, so you can too 💪
Alcoholics who stop drinking and see their liver recover will also have the same issues come back if they start drinking again.. health is a lifelong commitment!
Because of Gil and his super simple approach to nutrition I've started eating a whole food based healthy and simple diet. It has been three months, my BMI was okay before but after changing my diet I've dropped a couple of pounds and I love eating now, without guilt, delicious and simple. And I feel awesome.
Thank You!
I love that the information you give is evidence based and I appreciate you encouraging your audience on doing the research themselves even more . This channel is a breath of fresh air. If you ever needed French/Arabic subtitles, I'd be happy to help.
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You are the most likable guy on TH-cam. Period.
I think when we talk about 'weight' from the start it's really important to be clear that we mean fat mass and not muscle mass. Retaining muscle mass is so important especially as we age, and any drastic calorie reduction without supporting protein & exercise will most probably lead to detrimental muscle mass loss alongside the fat mass. "Don't try and exercise it away.." is not the ideal message imo.
I think it's important to mentioned that resistance training/cardio daily in combination with the diet is basically the magic bullet we're all looking for, because "weight" is a bit of a misnomer. When we speak of "losing weight" what we actually mean is body composition; losing the fat that's layers on top of layers around our organs and on top of our muscle.
He is soooo right about the exercise as older and heavier. At this point, the food is the most important thing in getting then weight down initially. Take a short walk everyday, and slowly build from there.
Compelling and practical information for reversing Type 2 Diabetes. The greatest challenge is how to sustain a calorie restricted diet for life without effort and not falling into the Yo-Yo Weight Watches cycle. It’s possible that the book mentioned shows how. However it has been proved that a Low Carb Lifestyle in which one gets predominantly into Nutritional Ketosis (can be achieved in vegetarian diets as well) elegantly resolves this key problem and adds further benefits that are close to miraculous. Currently several renown individuals are known to be in nutritional Ketosis for 20+ years and Dr Richard Bernstein, who discovered and promotes nutritional Ketosis for Type-1 Diabetics, being one himself, has practiced it for 50 years and is now 89 years of age.
This deserves more views. This is huge hope for millions who struggle with T2D. Thanks bro. This will be useful to bring to my community
Being more mindful about what I choose has helped a lot. I had a stroke in January which was a wake up call after eating so much absolute junk for years as a coping mechanism for my major depression and anxiety.
I've been prediabetic for 13 years. About 3 months ago I changed my diet and I've lost 10 pounds. I can see the difference . Even my skin is beginning to look better. I use to weigh 183 and I have gone down to 173. My goal is to go down between 165-170. My morning glucose reading average is about 88 now instead of 103. I wish I had known this personal fat threshold thing 13 years ago. It has been a little difficult giving up the breads, the cereals, and all the other sugary stuff.
It would have been interesting to see what would happen to your readings if you had lost the same amount of weight while including the starches, just smaller portions. (I lost all my weight still eating about 40% carb, and maybe one serving of either bread or pasta a day. But I wasn’t keeping track of my glucose then. However, my A1c was probably around 5.2.
What a terrific guy, I learned so much! Thanks to you both for bringing us this well researched information.
This approach worked for me. Have stayed there for 3 years. But I didn't use meal replacements (they are expensive and afterwards you just have to come up with sustainable way of eating anyway). I was probably only short stage.
Blown away by what I’ve seen here. It could change my life. I’ve got a lot to research and discuss with my GP. ❤ Thank you AGAIN!
I'm reminded of the sage advice from George Burns on how to achieve longevity: "Eat half.".
I know it is more complicated than that.
A lot of Asian cultures suggest eating until you are about 75% or so full.
I lost over 50 pounds and have kept it off for over 20 years. Every other day fasting and low carb was the method I used. This was the first diet where I wasn't hungry. I lost most of the weight over 4 months.
What has been your maintenance eating plan? Same?
This is very encouraging information as I have some pre diabetes symptoms at age 57 (I'm 5'10" 190lbs 27.5BMI). I've had a very bad bachelor's diet most of my whole life. My plan now is to slowly change my diet to whole food plant over the next year AND increase my exercise up from 15 mins to 30 mins w/resistance training. My ultimate goal is 175lbs, should see it by the end of this year.
How is it going? Congrats on your reasonable pacing of loss.
@@oolala53 I'm doing pretty good, thanks for asking. I got my blood tested my A1C is 4.9 and glucose 90 so losing those first few lbs. made all the difference. I'm eating better with occasional relapses but getting down to 175lbs will be hard. Honestly if I'm below 180lbs by the end of the year I'll be very happy.
How did you go?
One of your best videos: objective and positive with usable and useful information
Great video, and the point about exercise for weight loss is spot on, not just for diabetes, but weight loss in general. Food intake trump exercise for weight loss.
Exactly right! But unfortunately, many people take that to mean they don’t have to exercise at all. Exercise, even just a short walk a day, is great for keeping the brain sharp.
@@BetterMe981and the cardiovascular system.
i am so glad i found your channel. after all my research i've come down to this: avoid processed food, lose weight, be more active. mostly it seems JUST LOSE WEIGHT!.
what a nice guy man
Best Diabetes Info on youtube
tks!!
Thank-you so much, Dr. Gil, I love this one & your periodic explanation added in of Dr. Taylor's information to make it simpler--this is such a wonderful help for reversing pre-diabetes too.
I did it with a whole food plant-based diet, I lost 30 lbs which was about 16% of my weight with no exercise. I've found that if II exercised I would get very hungry & over eat.
This is what the internet is for. Brilliant video!
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Some good points raised in this interview. My approach to manage my type2 diabetes is different from what this good doctor suggests
I am 62 years old and I am type2 diabetic. Initially my weight was 115 kg at a height of 175 cm.
I started 16:8 intermittent fasting.
I did 45 min of low intensity fasted cardio every morning.
I did resistance training 4 times a week later in the day.
I ate less than 70 grams of carbs a day.
In 12 weeks Ian down to 100 kg, did not and I do not take any medications
I increased my muscle mass significantly and increased my strength as well. At the moment I still follow the same protocol but I eat up to 150 grams of carbs per day. My blood sugar level is perfect. I am going to drop another 10 kg but slowly in order to maintain my muscle mass. Few things to consider: Never drink your calories.
800 calories per day is too low.
Exercise is extremely important, both resistance training and low intensity cardio. Reduce your carb intake. Eat a high protein low carb diet. In my experience this is the best way to manage your diabetes.
I agree with you, because it worked for me. I eat twice a day, and eat until I am satisfied. Low Carb IF works. I am not into the starving method. Six months ago I was admitted to the hospital with a fasting BS of 434 and Triglycerides at 1254. I was in Keto Acidosis for 6 weeks before going to the Dr. 4 months of low carb IF, and moderate exercise fixed everything. No Meds, no inflamtion, and back to being lean and mean at 54.
I don't think doing fasted cardio vs non-fasted cardio has any real benefits: Consider this: If you eat 2000 calories a day and burn 100 calories during your cardio, it really makes no difference whether that cardio was fasted or not. 2000 calories is 2000 calories and 100 calories burned is 100 calories burned. But I suppose these things help people mentally, like a placebo affect.
Me personally I'd rather tackle a work out with some food because that would give me the energy to do a harder workout which would result in burning more calories if the effort is higher.
@@charizard9735 fasted cardio uses fat calories for energy instead of glucose.
@@charizard9735 the point of a fasted workout is to take dietary intake out of the equation. So instead of using that as fuel you use things like excess body fat, from the start.
@@FrightF It makes no difference - if you are going to eat the same amount of calories in the day.
Thank you Gil for this great discussion.
Some of my thoughts:
I do believe that the fat threshold is important, and more doctors need to test for Insulin Resistance. I hypothesize that many years of having IR/mild fatty liver even with normal glucose levels can still eventually cause permanent beta cell death, since it is still putting increased stress on those beta cells for a long period of time. Therefore, I posit that the reason many people tend to develop more stubborn T2D later in life, is not only due to weight gain, but also because they might have been insulin resistant for their entire life, but since doctors still only test fasting insulin in the context of T1D, they may have gone undiagnosed for many years, so that by the time their beta cells finally gave out, it is too late and even weight loss would not fix the diabetes at that point. This is why I believe it’s so crucial for people to know their fat threshold for IR and not just for diabetes. If a fasting insulin test would be ordered as part of routine bloodwork for all adults, and an elevated fasting insulin level would be viewed with the same concern as say, elevated LDL, then we would be making huge progress in tackling the diabetes epidemic. But as it stands, most doctors and patients are simply flying blind.
I was never tested for fatty liver or IR despite having high TGs, high BMI & high LDL for many years-until six months ago when I came in with symptoms and my PCP finally ordered my first A1C (of course, still no Fasting Insulin test or abdominal ultrasound). Well what do you know, it was almost 15%. Thankfully i’m only 30, so my hope is that my beta cells can still wake up. I immediately went on a strict diet and lost 80 lbs in 5 months. The way I did it was by intermittent fasting (two meals) and cutting out all processed/refined foods and all grains (pizza and lasagna are my biggest weaknesses). Never did I know one can get so full on salad and fish. I would be at 1300 calories and feel totally full. Ketosis is a great tool for losing weight because you don’t feel hungry on it. The nice thing about going low carb when one is in the diabetic state (prior to weight loss), is that you don’t get those glucose spikes after eating carbs, so it is more encouraging for the patient to keep going. I think glucose spikes are demoralizing. Anyway, as Dr. Taylor witnessed in his study, for me too, my glucose pretty much stabilized after a week. But, i’m not sure yet if this is due to the weight loss or due to the reduction in carbs in my diet. I will be testing this by adding back carbs gradually now so fingers crossed that I really did “reverse” my diabetes. However, even after three months and about 40 lbs of weight loss, (3 moths ago), I requested a fasting insulin and an abdominal ultrasound, and I still had IR and fatty liver. So you see, It seems I managed to go down below my diabetes threshold (hopefully, to be confirmed with higher carb diet soon), but I was still seemingly above my IR threshold. I’m at 19% BF now so not much more to lose. However, my doctor actually told me to stop losing weight. And while I understand where she is coming from (she wants me to learn caloric maintenance skills), the fact she thinks im totally good now just because my A1C is back to normal levels just shows me how little she understands the condition. I wish i can show her this video. I did manage to convince my endocrinologist to order me a “Kraft test” ala carte, since it’s not a standardized test in the lab here. But I think it is easily the most insightful for getting the entire picture (oral glucose tolerance and insulin test preformed together to check both my glucose and insulin response in tandem prior to glucose ingestion and over the course of a couple hours post ingestion). So hoping to have more insight on my current state soon.
Thanks for the great content. Keep ‘em coming. 🤙🏼
Please update us if you’re able to. I’m very curious how things go for you. 🙏🏻
@@caribarnes6587 I’m down to about 18% body fat and taking a break from losing more weight. (I think if i work out hard i can build muscle and lose more fat without changing my weight on the scale). So i’m eating at maintenance and I’ve increased my carbs (mostly by adding more fruit, beans, lentils) to 150-200g per day. This means that I’ve decreased my fats a little. It was fun pouring a bunch of oil on everything but now i gotta control it more to avoid going over my calories (because i don’t want to be digging into my protein budget). My blood sugar obviously goes higher than it did when I ate less carbs, but i’m not spiking above 140 and my fasting glucose is totally normal. I think I’ll get the Kraft Test (as well as A1C & lipids, in about a week once my body is used to eating carbs again. Will update.
@@Seanonyoutube that's really awesome. You sound just like the way I think when I decided to put the breaks on my cholesterol/ TGs trend almost a year ago. I love treating myself as a guinea pig of sorts. Carbs are a huge weakness for me but I still decided to start off high carb, low fat but whole food and no processed food. I definitely got drastic results but I've since balanced myself out to include much more fat and protein and got another drastic drop in my LDL. Like you, I feel a lot of medical providers are hooked to giving old fashioned advice that isn't necessarily wrong but misses the big picture. I do love that you described your macros as a budget. I think in the exact same terms though I think of calories as a budget that purchases nutrients. 200 calories of cheetos might taste good but it purchases such an empty nutrient profile compared to 200 calories of oatmeal or berries.... not to mention way more filling. Best of luck to you!
@@Radjehuty thanks for the kind words, and congrats on getting your markers in check! My cholesterol was crazy high upon diagnosis (TGs 1800, LDL was so high it was unable to calculate!) but it was the diabetes that really gave me that wake up call I needed to make drastic changes. Now that my diabetes appears to be under control, and after building up enough knowledge to be skeptical of the “LDL doesn’t matter” narrative in the low carb community, my lipids are the “final frontier” to conquer, because they were still quite high a few weeks ago (TGs normal range, but ApoB 140!). My doc diagnosed me with familial hypercholesterolemia based purely on the fact that other family members have high cholesterol and on the fact that my cholesterol has been elevated for years. But, neither I, nor any family members have been eating a diet conducive to lowering cholesterol! So do I really have FH, or is it just that we all eat lots of saturated fats? That’s what i’m testing now. I will be doing some genetic tests eventually but first I’m experimenting with diet. I got my doc to order me a lipid panel which includes ApoB every quarter, but honestly i’m finding it difficult to run a quality n of 1 experiment for that long, because I tend to make changes more rapidly and that introduces more confounding variables which makes understanding causality of one variable more difficult. I want to convince my doc to order me a lipid profile every month for a few months. That way I can do some focused experiments, such as swapping whole fat yogurt for non-fat yogurt, or 3 eggs a day vs 1 egg a day etc to determine what is having the most impact.
But since i’m eager to see a change, I’ve made multiple dietary changes which i consider sustainable for me, so i’m hoping to see an improvement on my next set of bloodwork.
Changes I made:
- Cut out red meat (easy for me, as i’m more of a fish guy anyway)
- Increased carbs from ~100g to ~150g, and reduced total fats to compensate
- introduced tempeh and tofu as a source of protein and in turn reduced animal proteins somewhat (e.g. I used to make an egg omelette with 4 eggs, now I make a tofu scramble and add one egg to it)
- introduced lentils, split peas, beans back in my diet, as well as quinoa and sweet potatoes in small amounts
- I keep going back and forth with the fat percentage in yogurt. I heard there are actually protective effects to whole fat yogurt which were not observed in none fat yogurt so i’m pretty confused about what to do there. For now I mix 2 parts non fat to 1 part whole fat yogurt as a sort of compromise.
- added ground flaxseed and ground chia to my yogurt as per Gil’s recommendation
- increased fruits somewhat, but i’m still not sure what the right amount is
- being consistent with nuts and seeds daily
- olive oil or avocado oils are the main oils I use.
- unsure about coconut flakes in my yogurt, want to experiment with that (the farmers market here in Hawaii has awesome coconut)
- as I increased carbs, I’m decreasing salt
That’s pretty much all the changes I made. Let’s see how it will affect my next test!
@@Seanonyoutube wow! Yeah my numbers were pretty modest in comparison but as I reached my mid 30s, my TGs reached 198 and my LDL 109. Not horrific by any means but it was the trend that concerned me and I was well aware my food choices were anything but ideal. Unfortunately I changed too many variables to say what initially brought my TGs down to 87 and my LDL to 84 in about 4 to 5 months, but for 2 additional months while still keeping my cholesterol intake strictly to none, I did greatly increase my fat intake while still keeping saturated fat intake at or below 5% of calories. Fats were predominantly walnuts with some other nut choices, occasional avocado, re adding olive oil but counting in terms of teaspoons, not tablespoons, increasing intake of flax or chia, etc. Basically enough to bring fat up to 35% of my calories rather then 10%. In those 2 months I got my LDL down to 62 and TGs never changed despite the same intake of sugar. I never shied away completely from added sugar though I keep it around 20g or less but I've justified it with increasing my fiber to 70g daily average. There's so many variables but it seems pretty obvious to me that other than the impact fiber makes, keeping saturated fat low makes an enormous difference. It's no surprise to me that there's so many studies using coconut oil to successfully induce atherosclerosis in a variety of animals, herbivorous or otherwise.
My most controversial take from this:
if your significant other has a problem with you getting healthier, that relationship should end then and there
controversial indeed :)
That’s why I live a solitary existence, most of what is out there is toxic.
Brilliant! Such a wealth of information and broken down beautifully.
Cannot recommend this video enough. Thank you for giving us hope!
Brilliant interview - thanks for posting. Prof Taylor's research is quite remarkable - a simple, practical and proven solution to one of the most dangerous health issues facing humankind. He is one of my personal heroes.
Here in the UK this work is gradually going mainstream - it has been accepted by the National Health Service and is being quite widely promoted. But we all need to be doing more to get the message out there.
With over 10% of the US population suffering from full-blown diabetes and 40% suffering from pre-diabetes this is a looming health catastrophe - and now we have the answer.
he's amazing, we're lucky to have him share his knowledge!! :)
Huel meal replacement was a tool that helped me lose over 60lbs, meal replacement’s like this really can help you count calories with ease I also use IF, I think the key is do something that you find easy while in a calorie deficit
Dr. Taylor describes how fat reduces the pancreas's ability to produce insulin. In fact, he describes reducing fat in the pancreas as "waking up the beta cells." But that sounds more like glucose intolerance - the inability of blood glucose to stimulate sufficient insulin.
I understand type 2 diabetes to be more about insulin resistance - excess insulin and excess glucose in the bloodstream due to poor insulin function. Dr. Taylor seems to share this view when he describes the fatty liver as "insulin resistant."
If the primary action of reducing exogenous fat is to wake up beta cells, how does this address type 2 diabetes? How are the beta cells of a fatty pancreas involved in reducing insulin sensitivity in other tissues?
I weigh 100lbs and have pre-diabetes. This is my third round with it. #1 gestational diabetes with 2nd pregnancy at 27. Pre-diabetes T menopause when I weighted my delivery weight with 2nd pregnancy and now at 63 pre-diabetic. I am only pre-diabetic because I’ve always been extremely active and a fitness instructor.There is a stereo-type of what people with diabetes looks like and it’s not always accurate. It’s important to expand the symptoms so more people are aware that they could be at risks.
Check in with Dr. Cyrus Khambatta Mastering Diabetes it works
And that brings up a question that this video - and most videos about the topic - don’t answer
What if you’re eating healthy - exercising - low body fat mass - sleeping well - and still struggle with higher blood glucose?
Not everyone has weight to lose
The most important video on diabetes you will see.
This one should be pretty disappointing for many T2Ders. I used to be one of them, but slim, tall and always concious about healthy food (esp. as I was a smoker then). My GP was no help when I asked how I could have got it. Had to find out myself. On the NHS website were about a good dozen causes listed; went critically through each item and discovered my 2 cuplrits I had to tackle: Not enough sleep (5-6 hours on working days) and too little exercise aka too much sitting (over decades). Not renouncing self-made trays of Austro-Hungarian cakes, I just countered them with more vegetable meals, rich, creamy soups or salads galore. Four years later I had reached the reversal. Unfortunately, the souvenirs seem for keeps: peripheral neuropathies.
Very helpful reliable fundamental information. Clears up many of confusing issues arising from conficting information due to lack of understanding of the fundamental principles.
I’m curious what Roy’s (and of course you, Gil) opinion is on this term I keep coming across coined “body weight set point” which is basically defined as “your body is used to being (and likes being) a certain weight and any attempt to change that weight, especially dramatic change, will result in a rebound or yo-yo reversal back to your set point.” This new theory is now being used as the reason diets don’t work and why most people return to their previous weight eventually. Do you think this is rubbish or is there something to this? I’m curious how this would affect those trying Roy’s dietary approach to type 2 reversal
My wife just received test results that she is at risk of Type 2. She's always been a very lean person. She is 5'8" and ~126lbs. She was also at risk of gestational diabetes when she was pregnant 15 months ago. To look at her, one would think she's closer to underweight than overweight. She's had visible abs throughout her adult life. She has a relatively strong upperbody, but her legs aren't very strong. Her cardio is also poor. My instinct is just a general diet cleanup, and regular cardio and strength training. She can't lose much weight. Is it the case that her personal fat threshold is extremely low, or could it be related to lack of cardio? Lack of muscle in her legs?
Did we ever get a specific plan for dropping weight - meaning an affirmative, active plan = not what not to do but what to do - specifically?
Nice to know it works regardless of low or high carb.
This is great advice, the mentality relating to exercise and weight loss is inspirational. Thank you.
Quite interesting and more relevant to me than when you posted the first video on the topic.
My dad (60) was diagnosed with prediabetes, basically his blood glucose levels were on the high end of normal consistently. He has cut down his added sugar intake, but I do not believe he's lost any weight.
Thank you for the video (and cited sources :)
Processed carbs become sugar too in your body and excess sugar becomes fat. He needs to reduce or get rid of any processed food, especially bread, which our body treats almost like cake.
Great info straight from the source. Roy brings hope to the patients. Thank you both.
It has been said that all diets work in the short term- up to 6 months. But to keep it off longer you have to keep your metabolism from adjusting to the low calorie diet. Intermittent fasting allows you to switch from sugar burning to fat burning without the body from lowering your metabolism like in the Minnesota starvation study or as what happened to the contestants in the biggest loser.
Wow! There is not enough thumbs up signs to show as an act of appreciating... so I'm starting sharing the videolink and the book instead :) Thank you both sooo much for putting this information up!!
Thanks for sharing!!
This was a fascinating and encouraging video. Thanks Doc. I just hope that I don’t have to lose a lot of weight since I am already thin at 157 on a 5’10” frame.
I learned a lot from the video but after reading the comments I was reconfused. It's better for me to ignore the comments.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! is one of the best video I have seen in my life !
Thank you for this very informative video. It confirms my personal experience that whenever I started to do workouts (half a dozen times), my weight would always increase. Very frustrating.
This has been very motivating. Thank you so much
Thank you so much for this video! I've heard the name Roy Taylor several times and it was very interesting to "meet" him and hear about these new means for people with diabetes! Maybe we should listen to Hippocrates a bit more often: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. 😁
Thanks, Gil and Roy!
Dr Kempner came up with the same result in the end of the 30s' with his rice diet.
The only problem was that the doctor was rather violent in order to keep people on the diet and it was abandoned.
But he got excellent results vs diabetes. And that was in 1940ish.
Very balanced approach and I think exactly what I need. Thanks
I've been getting these numbers for weeks, that's why they're dropping down the amount of insulin in my hypo that I dial up, to less insulin every 5 days until I have no insulin, I started out with dialing up 20 on the hypodermic at night and 20 in the morning then I went down to 18 in the hypodermic in the morning to 20 at night, and now starting tomorrow I'll be doing 15 in the morning and 18 at night, so I'm reducing the insulin to where I don't have to take it anymore because I'm eating right and my numbers are good non-diabetic numbers,
I'm getting numbers in the morning like 89 before meal and after meal 117, and lunch 1:15 before meal and 1:11 after meal, dinner 117 before meal and 110 after meal, which are non-diabetic numbers basically.
Can you please do a video on gallbladder stones and the concentration of cholesterol in the liver? Based on my limited observations, I guess you can develop them after a long period of very low calorie intake (e.g., fasting) and low physical activity. This is usually accompanied by weight loss.
The risk begins to spike if you are losing more than 1.5lbs per week.
When I found out I wad diabetic I went for a lot of protein, I then got stones, apparently from too much protein
Have you ever published any video on the type 1 diabetes? I would be very interested. Thanks and keep up the good job!
Another very high quality video! Thanks Gil.
Great discussion. I think the best way to reverse diabetes is to prevent it in the first place. How can we do that? Well from time to time I wear a freestyle libre for a few weeks to test where my levels are at and test out different things I eat. Here is the thing though, I got them because my father in law has a script for them and would still use the finger prick to test. I tried buying some myself and two issues ... 1: the cost without a script is insane for what is a littler sensor and a fine needle 2: the pharmacists looked at me like I was crazy for wanting one without a script and without being diabetic. Those two things speak volumes about "health" and how many people view prevention vs treatment
The pharmacist was right though. It would be a waste of money/nothing much you could derive from it. The concern over blood sugar in non diabetics is overblown - and there are better tests to find out if you have diabetes or are pre diabetic.
Pharmacist was doing you a solid. Spending your money on what can actually help your health (good diet and exercise) is more important for the prevention of disease than random blood glucose readings.
@@739jep that is ridiculous. Without testing, good diet and exercise is just blindly going along doing what you thing is right but really having no idea. Not to mention the psychological aspect of when wearing one you are more aware of what is happening and may tend to be more aware of what you are eating / time you are eating etc. so I do have some monitors that I wear very few months to check in, and with all due respect, the pharmacist was not doing a me a solid. And also, said pharmacist was probably diabetic herself just by looking at her weight,
@@jamessullenriot its not ridiculous mate , people have just been fooled into thinking it is by the people on TH-cam who are peddling some kind of diet. Its not blindly going along either , I didn’t say get rid of all testing. It’s just that random blood glucose tests is fairly useless data , even endocronogists cant tells lot from them. If you want more useful data - get a proper blood test that tests your average glucose levels or test your cholesterol levels or soemthing along those lines.
I have type 1 diabetes and random blood glucose results tell me little that’s useful about my diet , exercise or anything like that - they only help me control my blood sugars and workout how much insulin to take. For someone without diabetes , they’ll tell you even less because your body is regulating your blood sugar for you. If it’s not doing that , then a random blood sugar test isn’t the way to find out. You need to get an hba1c.
@@jamessullenriot and how many healthy/athletic/fit people do you think are going around testing their blood sugar constantly 😂
Save your money. And leave the tests for people who actually need them.
That's a mistake. Stop worrying about your blood sugar. You're stressed about nothing. Keep your weight in the correct range, exercise and roll the dice.
Don't believe these online keto warriors out to sell their latest fad diet books
Great content as always. For life changing information like this It would be great if more subtitles were available.
This reminds me of the studies Dr. Kempner did with the Rice Diet in the 1940s.
This is the guy i read on when my blood sugar shot up. Not sure fat on organs is the main issue it's the low carb that affects insulin resistance. Of course your blood sugar will return to normal by not eating a lot of sugar but it's more likely that the constant stream of carbs caused insulin resistance and that was the main effect. The fat reduction was a by product of the diet. But i do thank him for getting me on the right path. And really people with longer term just pushed the cells for too long and were damaged.
Why isnt this on tv. News why isnt my doctor handing out this book. Gee
The only thing Dr. Taylor did not discuss which I wish he had is the prospect of reversing diabetes without weight loss simply by targetting the fat in the liver and pancreas. Granted, most people with diabetes should lose weight. But TOFIs in particular may require such as approach. The work of Dr. Robert Lustig demonstrates that liver fat can be reduced and metabolic function imoroved, without weight loss, simply by altering the composition of the diet. It doesn't necessarily require an extreme diet such as a low carb or vegan diet, either.
Vegan isn't a diet. Also eating WFPB is not extreme.
Metabolic doctor here and type 2 diabetic diagnosed 3 months ago and reversed it, too
Thank you for all your accurate information. Great job!
Such great questions are being asked! Thank you for this video!
We are social eaters point is very salient. Individuals are shamed when often it's the family, society and such things as depression that affect our eating
I love your work Gil, this channel is a goldmine. Very interesting conversation and Roy Taylor, like yourself, is a great educator. He's a joy to watch.
I'd like to make a request. I'd very much like to see a breakdown of menopause and weight gain. My experience and that of my peers is that the CICO model doesn't quite work the way it once did. And, there's often a change in body shape. One goes from a pear shape to an apple, rapidly.
There appears to be some newish research around menopause and weight gain. The average woman will have weight gain between 5 - 10lbs per year of menopause. That's substantial. If you factor in that many women's physiology and psychology changes during this time it's difficult to shift those extra pounds, even with effort.
Providing an N=1: I eat at a deficit, which means I'm not meeting many of the required macro and micronutrients just to keep my weight in-check. Weight hasn't ever been an issue for me, I've always been slender. Suddenly peri-menopause hits and my weight begins to stack up despite eating a very healthy diet that's not in excess. I'm doing everything that you advocate in your channel.
In short, despite my best efforts the weight gain appears to be inevitable. How much one gains I'm sure can be influenced and I'll endeavour to ensure I keep healthy - but the change is hard and fast.
Why do women find they have to severely calorie restrict in order to keep their weight in-check during menopause? What are the risks of having to supplement in order to make up the deficits in the diet (Calcium being a major one, critical for menopausal women, which is difficult to attain in calorie restriction and plant-based)? Why is a woman's body retaining so much additional weight during this time? Does that weight shift post-menopausal? And, so many more questions!
I'm sure I'm not the only women who watches your channel who would be interested to learn the science behind this. And, I can't think of a better person to cover the subject. Please consider covering this under-represented area of science.
Be well and thank-you for all that you do!
Extremely informative. Great video!
I am doing eTRF, early time redistricted feeding. Eating 500 cal meal at 10 am and a 300 cal soup or small meal at 3 pm. Eating 800 cals a day has been easy for me and I have tried many diets. I kind-of started early March with sugars 135 and 280 weight (7.2 A1C). I will do weekly updates.
Date-Weight-Sugar 10 am
4-5 258.4 115 (6.8 A1C)
4-18 256.8 110
5-4 252.4 97? Changed meters
does this mean that blood sugar spikes from processed foods or sugar dont matter for diabetes as long as i dont put on too much weight crossing my own threshold? what is the point of treating insulin resistance then? or is insulin resistance a negative health condition for e.g. CVD?
In my understanding, insulin resistance means you have no buffering capacity for perfectly normal glucose production from digestion.
You should be able to have the odd sugar hit.. How else would you fuel a marathon?
Losing liver fat and pancreatic fat is the goal, and caloric restriction is one way of solving it. I believe there should be other ways, since how come the threshold is different from person to person? Why is the liver or pancreas storing fat in the first place? Is it because it is anticipating a period of famine in the near future, a response that comes with stress or having an anxious personality? Or perhaps certain kinds of food are more prone to being converted to fat in the liver or pancreas?
Perhaps, by living a happier life, one can put on more weight before triggering fatty liver…
it's mainly just bad diet and little exercise for many decades..think about what people eat, it's terrible..their waist gets huge and then the fat seeps into their liver..then when the liver gets too damaged it leaks fat into the pancreas and triglycerides into the bloodstream. A deadly storm.
Great show and information both of you DR.s
August 2023 I was told I was diabetic (a1c 6.6) and that Primary Dr wanted to put me on insulin. I insisted I’d wanted to try to make a difference with my diet/exercise so she gave me three months. I immediately started lowering the AMOUNT of foods I was eating and increased my intake of vegetables/fruit/fiber, drank only water or unsweet tea/coffee, limited red meat, increased nuts/seeds/whole grains. By December I lost 25 pounds and I lowered my a1c to 5.9! The weight has stopped dropping off (but I’m not gaining), I wonder if it’s due to starting taking a daily dose of Anastrozole (I also had lumpectomy/radiation for breast cancer found at the same time as diabetes. I’m also wondering about STRESS and diabetes onset. My husband died 6 months before my diagnoses (from an 18 month bout from West Nile and subsequent Myasthenia Gravis and other complications from the WN) as well as losing my sister 6 weeks before that to her second time of breast cancer and two days later her daughter passing from colon cancer). Needless to say the last several years (COVID included) have been stressful. So, any connection of stress and diabetes???
Looking forward to listening to this video
How does it work when the person doesn't have extra weight to lose? My bf was about 10-15 lbs overweight when he was diagnosed. He immediately started exercising and working on his diet. He's built a ton of muscle and he looks fantastic. We eat a REALLY good diet nowadays. We're active, him more than me. His bmi is slightly high due to his muscle but you can barely pinch anything around his middle. He keeps his a1c good with metformin but he absolutely cannot go off of it. He found that out the hard way. He went from 6.8 to almost 10 very quickly. And my friend's mom is 5'3" and 120 lbs and hers can't even be controlled with metformin alone. She's not as active now, because she's older, but they eat their traditional African diet. Lots of veg, chicken, and fish. I'm fatter than everyone I personally know with type 2 and my a1c is great. I know it's a "personal" fat threshold thing, but are these average weight people supposed to starve themselves? I know some people will say do low carb but my bf has tried that. 1) it doesn't work and 2) it's not sustainable. It just seems unfair that my incredibly in shape bf keeps hearing from his doc that losing some more weight will help. Where is he supposed to lose it from???
I have the same question, all the videos say lose weight.. and I still eat some carbs and need to exercise more... but I have nothing more to lose and super lean. Please let me know if you find any other useful information from your experience 🙏🏼 if I have anything to share I will. Been diabetic for about 5-7 years
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But those kinds of package diets are normally very unsuccessful for people when they have to go back to eating regular food. Did they follow on these patients and see whether they ended up relapsing? It’s very interesting that they might not have suffered the same relapse rate. I know that some people relapse, even when they have had really bad health conditions, but I think the odds are better if you’re actually scared rather than just trying to get thin.
hi, the liquid replacement diets were only for a couple months to achieve the weight loss, then there was a transition to a maintenance diet (mediterranean-like), iirc this was touched on in one of these 2 videos ft. Dr. Taylor?
Even if they gave them a program, it’s still against the odds to keep off, lost weight. Maybe it was that they didn’t feel pressured to get really thin, because it sounds like for most of these people, they were heavy enough, that, even though the weight loss was impressive, it probably still didn’t even get a lot of them into the overweight range, never mind a normal BMI range. and I suspect that a lot of relapse has to do with feeling like it’s gonna be too hard to get really thin and it doesn’t feel worth it if they’re not. The tyranny of thinness.
Aside from 3 meal replacement shakes, Prof Taylor stated that participants were also consuming non starchy "salad stuff" for gut maintenance.
But are there any meal replacement packets in the USA that would work, especially vegan meal replacement! If you can answer this Sir it would be so helpful. Thank you.
There are lots of vegan meal replacements , Huel , jimmyjoy , soylent , etc
Very nice info Thank you Both
What if someone with pre-diabetes is already underweight? How to reverse the pre-diabetes without losing weight by dieting? All of the methods I’ve seen are targeting losing weight. That’s not what I need. Dr. Gil, do you have videos on these? Thanks so much.
I would need the same information, I am 155 cm (5'1 feet) and 53 kgs (116.84 lbs) the last time before pregnancy (2021) with gdm I weighed 47 (103.6 lbs) kgs, but you could barely see me anymore, I was so thin. Still I seem to have developed prediabetes, have no diagnosis yet, waiting on my appointment, but anything I eat will increases my blood sugar level, if I eat anything, even a small amount with high GI I will have a huge spike in my blood sugar. :(
@@gdezso have u tried checking your visceral fat? or fat in your liver?
sometimes u are underweight, looks skinny but there are fat built up in and around these organs.
This is the case for many asian, they have lower body fat threshold
Eat less carbs and a low fat and vegetable/nutrition diet, you are probably skinny fat. Also pick foods that affect insulin resistance
Nice work ,standing ovation👏
Thank you. This was very interesting. The links were very helpful. Kate
Wonderful info.
My first year of serious cycling was at 45 yo and at 250#. That cycling + calorie tracking led to a 35# drop that first season of cycling. I just started just cycling and noticed a slight drop on weight. I recall the moment when the light shined onto me. I was in a Qdoba with a steak queso burrito and I looked up the calorie bill on that -- I started tracking and a slight decline turned into major decline. ATM, I'm clawing my way back to 195# and under!
Fascinating. Thank you very much.
Always informative, thank you.