I was diagnosed with type 2 over 2 yrs ago. My fasting BS was in the upper 260's they wanted to put me on Metformin. I begged my Dr. to give me a little time to rectify it through diet. She gave me 2 months (which really turned into 3). She set me up with a nutritional specialist for my diabetes. I went to the library and got 13 books on diabetes (I know nothing about it). I narrowed it from 13 to 6 and then down to 3 books. I researched online as much as I could as well. When I went to finally see the nutrionist she lectured me on how to fill my plate. She was actually using pasta and potatoes as part of my diet! She was encouraging me to eat more carbs than what I had been reading in the books! We actually got in a disagreement. I told her what I had been learning in my research and she told me I was in error as this is what she was taught was correct. I never went back, and I realized during my "class" with her that they WANT you sick! They WANT you diabetic!! In 3 months I brought my fasting BS down to the 140's! And then the 120's a few months later! Now my A1C is reading pre-diabetic (6.2). I control my carbs I eat a high fiber diet and I used exercise to bring down my BS. I eat mostly fresh veggies fruit and meats. It's what has worked for me. I wanted more than anything not to be on medication and also not to get complications from diabetes.
Don't Be a Fishwife, I’m doing the same as you. In one week into it since the type 2 diagnosis, sugar count’s down from 304-165. He’ll bent to get rid of it!!
just switched out my carb-source from white basmati rice to potatoes. I have less gas,feel fuller longer and consume 120 grams of carb a day instead of 350-400 carbs from white rice to feel full. I have three meals aday,each with 40 grams of white potato with peel,its very nutrient dense,some coco fat and veggies. boiled white fish,sardines or red meat.
Yeah it depends on how they are consumed , at least based on the latest research. Eating them cold , like potato salad was proven by a few researches that lowers GI by about 30-40% , which is huge reduction. I can post a few research papers here, but if anyone is interested can google it.
As a diabetic, I eat very low carb, but if I am going to treat myself on occasion, I’ll eat a couple of lower glycemic “fingerling” potatoes. Also, it’s best to eat them at a cooler temperature because the glycemic index is a bit lower. Fats and protein with that meal helps too.
Awesome talk :-) I listen to my body. When I was diagnosed with T2 Diabetes, I was trying to figure out what I could eat. At the time, I didn't know anything about GIs or anything else. I just knew that sugars aka Carbs would increase my blood sugars. That's when I stopped eating potatoes, pastas, rice, etc. That was 10 years ago... My A1C is now 6.2 (nearly normal). For about the same amount of time, I have been doing intermittent fasting. I eat, generally, only One meal per day. However, that may be anything from a couple of slices of pizza (homemade) to a hamburger with no bun. I am fortunate to be a great cook and make everything myself. My Hummus is better than I could buy in the store :-) I'll shut-up now :-) Great little video.
I've been on Keto since May and I had potatoes only one time and I can tell you, I was hungry and had the shakes for 3 days after. A horrible feeling. It totally threw me off ketosis.
Started keto in the fall to turn around insulin resistance, got labs back and I can say it’s already working! Dropped A1C from 6.2 to my lowest in years of 6.0, following your advice of keeping net carbs
Well I guess that's a no😭 I've been labeled diabetic for 2 years now and the dietitian told me no potatoes, corn, peas or white (rice flour pasta) Lawd, if I knew the fun would be over like this I would have taken better care of myself😲
I've heard about round up.. We're just guinea pigs in the U.S.A. with all the cloned animals, fruit with no seeds and chemicals everywhere!😲 I'm eating an orange now, with no seeds... UGH!!!
Dear Dr. Berg - you are really amazing and we respect and rely on you for information... Could you please consider making a video on resistant starch? There are polar opposite views on boiling and cooling potatoes and consuming them chilled or reheated - Thomas Delauer recommends it but Dr Ken Barry doesn't. There is a lot of research from Johns Jopkins and Harvard etc supporting this and recommending patients of Diabetes to consume cooked and cooled carbs (even rice and pasta) - this could be a really great new video. Please consider it... Sincerely, Oliver
Dr Berg, what about resistant starch, chilling the potato, then reheating? Also wouldn't adding fat such as butter or sour cream slow down the glycemic load?
I am coming across research that it is actually beneficial to diabetics and for improving insulin resistance - I am requesting Dr. Berg to make a video on it -
Potatoes are healthy.Everthing in moderation.Nobody says you got to eat the whole potatoes every time. These people make you afraid to eat anything .Incorporate other foods instead of potatoes every time, turnips, eggplant,waxturnips,carrots ect...
If you limit your dietary fat intake to only 30g a day, that will improve your insulin sensitivity. I cut out all meat and dairy and have limited my good fats, did that and intermittent fasted for about a week. I've started to eat more potatoes and fruits, nothing over 135. I'm off my victoza and jardiance and hopefully will be discontinuing my metformin this year at some point.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I heard you can bake potatoes or microwave them and then put them in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight and that will drop the insulin content or whatever and then you can eat them and they will be insulin resistant at that point from being in the refrigerator. That’s what I heard can someone comment on this?
I've always felt like crud after eating glorious potatoes. I called it my "nap food." Serious carb coma. This would be a great time to link faux-tato recipes, but I realize they are all over the internet! Go cauli!
I was told that when you put butter on a sweet potato is when the fat does something and it will raise your sugar more. Now, I read somewhere that a white sweet potato is good for you? I usually stick to the purple ones....and something about sauteing the potatoes in a oil. The oil does something to the potato as far as slowing it down and also since it isn't cooked thoroughly it will take your body longer to digest.....Just a couple ideas worth researching or trying.
@@omadjourney remove seed oils completely from your diet and do keto (or carnivore) and intermittent fasting... After a few months check your fasting blood glucose and when it's under 100mg/dl (A1c will also go down eventually) you can incorporate fruit, raw honey and raw dairy back into your diet...if your FPG stays low then experiment with other carbs you like such as starches or even candy but always in moderation... And NEVER return back to seedoils because those were the reason you became insulin resistent in the first place Edit: the reason you should remove seed oils completely is because they are very high in omega 6 fatty acids of which the breakdown leads to broken fat cells that lead to insulin resistence...so really anything high in omega 6 fatty acids you should remove for example pork and fatty chicken that is the thighs and legs...chicken breast is okay because it's lean and the omega 6s accumulate in the fat of the animal
@@the_Dark_Knight_12 ohhh lawd so much to take in, I'm so overwhelmed but thank you,I'm definitely going to implement what you have advised. I have been fasting twenty hours a day for a week now and I just lost 4 kg which is a very encouraging start but to be honest with you,I could do better with my eating window as at the moment it's terrible,no.... really bad but the portions are ok as I try to stay under my intake allowance but the quality is something you've helped me with....so thank you and I definitely am taking your advice. Appreciate you.
I don't get why Dr. Berg hasn't adressed the beneffits of cooked, then cooled potatoes. Or by their other name: Resistant-retrograted type III starch. If you consume it with enough fat you actually produce more ketones. Potato Is actually a super nutrient dense food. Why all the potato banning In dr. bergs channel??? Hmmm...
Dr. Berg - What about small red potatoes w/skin (not Russets) that have been cooked and cooled for 24 hrs? Then either eaten cold or slightly re-heated? Resistant Starch. I believe consuming RS has been shown to lower FBS by enhancing microflora.
potatoes are delicious raw and potato juice is super as a healer of ulcers. I have found raw sweet potato cut into french fry type sticks out of this world satisfying, and you can spice them in various ways. They can be eaten alone or in salads, and juiced alone or added to smoothies. This goes for sweet and non sweet. So please do discuss the carbs of raw potatoes. I have eaten potatoes raw over the years and always enjoyed them - and please compare the values of raw sweet potatoes and jams and regular potatoes as well. I am not diabetic but wonder if diabetics could possibly benefit from the raw form of these foods, even if only consuming them once a week or in moderate quantity, for health benefits? Would appreciate that!
It makes sense that in order to reverse insulin resistance or control your blood sugar you must restrict your intake of carbs / sugar. If this is a fact why would government's and health authorities worldwide recommend disproportionately high daily carb intakes for diabetics.
very true! I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 7 years ago, and constantly struggled for years with blood sugar, even following the "recommended" diabetes diet, i discovered Keto and low carb and my sugars suddenly stabilized, i did not have to take insulin and i went from 2,000 mg of metformin to 500, and im hoping to eventually ween off. the ADA is a racket
This may be true for a "white potato" however diabetics can eat purple/blue potatoes and not have issues with their blood sugar. My mother is diabetic and we have found several things that she can eat, (that people say that you cannot eat if you are diabetic).....you just need to know which variety it is that you can eat.
Beauty Sunshine amercian diet was created to create DISEASES FOR ECONIMIC REASONS!! the more im aware of this as everything is slowly being revealed, its really sickening and evil....
Dr Berg, probably you won't see this comment, this is an old video. However I have been fighting to get my glucose and A1c under control for last 3 years, and brought it from 7 to 5.9. The doc wanted me to take metformin which I refused. So am I prediabteic, or full blown type 2? Having said that, I am also underweight, and watched one of your videos about how to safely put on weight. You recommended potatoes. I have been gobbling BAKED potatoes, and eggs for the past 2.5 months, and now see this video. I am perplexed. Do I stop the potatoes because of the glycemic factor, or do I continue eating them, and take my chances on the blood sugar? I do not eat sugar, pasta, pastry, white bread, etc. I have a blood test coming up in a couple weeks and thought I would impress the doc, but now I don't know. It may be opposite of my goal. If Dr Berg doesn't see this, could someone else please put in some advice? Thanks very much.
Thank you for the video, Dr. Berg. I'm not diabetic though I'm wondering if one medium sized baked organic purple potato eaten without protein would be harmful to a keto diet?
I eat mashed potatoes when I start craving carbs, instead of eating rice and pasta. I have insulin resistance and borderline diabetic. I also now take ozempic
carbs are good do eat them its fat built up in the body that causes diabetes not carbs that is a myth it has long been documented by doctor like Dr. john mcdougle Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Dr. Neal Bernard and many others that a whole foods plant based diet consisting of beans, grains fruits and vegetable along with nuts and seeds reverses and cure type 2 diabetes
Doc you're very inconsistent. You have a video that says we should get 4700 grams of potassium daily. How we going to get 4700 grams of potassium at 20 grams of carbs per day? Maybe I don't know new math?
Dr. Berg, what about cold baked potatoes and their resistant starches. The more that you heat up, then cool down a potato, the more of its starches become resistant starches which I believe have a lower impact on insulin. Thoughts?
20 Grams of carbs a day? Boring! I'm not diabetic but even 50 carbs a day requires imagination. But, if youre sick I see your point. Many type 2s eat more cake or other sweets during holidays than anyone else.
If I grate a potato and then wash it thoroughly eg wash away the starch, squeeze out the liquid then steam the potato Will that change its effects re sugar spike?
This is an older piece. I just saw where microwaving potato’s retain the resistive starch like raw potato’s. Even better if you let it cool and add butter. Can you comment?
Drank coffee with creamer two hours ago. Felt fine. Just ate veggie casserole with lots of mashed potatoes on top..feel shaky, stomach is cramping on and off, and slightly nauseous. Yuck.
Dr. Berg, could you input re starch resistance if it is a myth? I heard that if you cool potatoes & rice after baking or boiling, then you can use it on ketogenic diet. Thank you.
Dr. Berg. Can we look at this further and explore the potato diet? There is a lot of information a about resistant starches. Could this be something to alternate with the keto diet?
Yet that's what is needed, isn't it? The more glucose without fats you eat, the more insulin would be produced what can stop pancreas from secreting glucagon. Besides, dietary fats increase fat oxidation, while you need more oxidation of glucose if you eat carbs.
I agree with you, I advocate quality over anything. If the foods you consume are super nutritious and sourced appropriately, that to me is the most important thing. Low carb definitely has its place, and I completely agree with the science behind it, but I'd just like to see more content geared to younger folks is all.
.There are plenty of Dr's who advocate eating healthy carbs and still reversing diabetes. There are many studies and factual real life weight loss cases and reversal of chronic diseases when eating whole food plant based food. inc. potatoes Dr McDougall believes that everybody should eat a low-fat high-starch diet comprised of potatoes, rice, beans etc. There are plenty of other Dr's too.
But, dr Berg.There is a kind of sweet potato, that even anti diabetici is. It 's name is : caiapo (a knid of sweet potato).It has been proved by diabitic patients(research and study).
Prior to the Great Potato Famine of the late 19th century thousands of poor Irish peasants subsisted on nothing but potatoes with a little milk and butter. I have read, but not verified the research that several pounds of potatoes (often only potatoes) were consumed every day. I don’t know for sure, but I don’t think diabetes was much of a health issue then. In any event hundreds of Irish died from starvation when the potato crop failed. Potatoes must have something going for them nutritionally if they sustained life and at least minimal health for a large population of the poor for generations. Maybe glutamic index lacks relevance when food choice is limited to one staple with a little fat and protein on occasion. Intermittent fasting was also a way of life: not a choice.
I've found my new lifestyle. Keto diet (no potatoes) + 20-22 hour fast every day. Eat at night in a relaxed state after getting home from work. Works great for me!
You adjust. I started out with skipping breakfast, which was easy. Just grab a coffee in the morning, then wait until lunch. I drink coffee and water during the workday to compensate for when I'm not eating. The first couple days skipping lunch were not easy, but your body adjusts over time and your discipline gets better. It's fine, you won't deprive yourself. Just mangia, mangia (within a Keto context of course) when you get home.
Best to eliminate them altogether. They’re high in carbs and also not a particularly nutrient dense food. Plenty of other vegetables to enjoy besides potatoes!
@@Drberg I tried to see your references but all were error. I don't know where these studies obtained their GI or if GI values and glycemic load (GL) values determined in studies were method deviations from ISO 26642:2010 or their values showed wide variability. Most of the GIs seen with GI > 100 were possibly using white bread as the standard rather than glucose Anyway, sweet potatoes tend to have a moderate GI (GI=57, from the University of Sydney, Australia). The GI of non-specific potatoes (boiled) has a GI = 73 (high GI). The size (the younger, the better) and preparation of the potato will also determine the resulting GI, with mashing tending to increase the GI (79 -High) while boiling and chilled GI = 56 (Moderate - NB Low GI is 55 and lower). In Australia, we now have (Carsima and Low Carb) potatoes that have a Moderate GI (58-61), GI derived from boiled potatoes. I have worked with people who have diabetes and prediabetes using the GI as an education tool. It is a very useful tool when used correctly.
I was diagnosed with type 2 over 2 yrs ago. My fasting BS was in the upper 260's they wanted to put me on Metformin. I begged my Dr. to give me a little time to rectify it through diet. She gave me 2 months (which really turned into 3). She set me up with a nutritional specialist for my diabetes. I went to the library and got 13 books on diabetes (I know nothing about it). I narrowed it from 13 to 6 and then down to 3 books. I researched online as much as I could as well. When I went to finally see the nutrionist she lectured me on how to fill my plate. She was actually using pasta and potatoes as part of my diet! She was encouraging me to eat more carbs than what I had been reading in the books! We actually got in a disagreement. I told her what I had been learning in my research and she told me I was in error as this is what she was taught was correct. I never went back, and I realized during my "class" with her that they WANT you sick! They WANT you diabetic!! In 3 months I brought my fasting BS down to the 140's! And then the 120's a few months later! Now my A1C is reading pre-diabetic (6.2). I control my carbs I eat a high fiber diet and I used exercise to bring down my BS. I eat mostly fresh veggies fruit and meats. It's what has worked for me. I wanted more than anything not to be on medication and also not to get complications from diabetes.
UzeHerName congratulations on conquering diabetes, not letting it take control of you
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Don't Be a Fishwife,
I’m doing the same as you. In one week into it since the type 2 diagnosis, sugar count’s down from 304-165. He’ll bent to get rid of it!!
So in short the answer is hell no....
CHARM 😂😂😂
CHARM LOL basically
:(
no more potatoes for me
CHARM type 1 diabetics can.
just switched out my carb-source from white basmati rice to potatoes. I have less gas,feel fuller longer and consume 120 grams of carb a day instead of 350-400 carbs from white rice to feel full. I have three meals aday,each with 40 grams of white potato with peel,its very nutrient dense,some coco fat and veggies. boiled white fish,sardines or red meat.
Yeah it depends on how they are consumed , at least based on the latest research. Eating them cold , like potato salad was proven by a few researches that lowers GI by about 30-40% , which is huge reduction. I can post a few research papers here, but if anyone is interested can google it.
Who the hell eats potato cold
@@nerddoctor8505 "like potato salad"
As a diabetic, I eat very low carb, but if I am going to treat myself on occasion, I’ll eat a couple of lower glycemic “fingerling” potatoes. Also, it’s best to eat them at a cooler temperature because the glycemic index is a bit lower. Fats and protein with that meal helps too.
Been watching dr bergs videos for year's. Love it when he chuckles at american or british diabetic association guidlines. 😅
Awesome talk :-) I listen to my body. When I was diagnosed with T2 Diabetes, I was trying to figure out what I could eat. At the time, I didn't know anything about GIs or anything else. I just knew that sugars aka Carbs would increase my blood sugars. That's when I stopped eating potatoes, pastas, rice, etc. That was 10 years ago... My A1C is now 6.2 (nearly normal). For about the same amount of time, I have been doing intermittent fasting. I eat, generally, only One meal per day. However, that may be anything from a couple of slices of pizza (homemade) to a hamburger with no bun. I am fortunate to be a great cook and make everything myself. My Hummus is better than I could buy in the store :-) I'll shut-up now :-) Great little video.
Have you heard of or tried Berberine supplements?
@@bradseward8342 Yes, and I still take Berberine, even though I am no longer Diabetic. It's just good for one's liver.
I've been on Keto since May and I had potatoes only one time and I can tell you, I was hungry and had the shakes for 3 days after. A horrible feeling. It totally threw me off ketosis.
Started keto in the fall to turn around insulin resistance, got labs back and I can say it’s already working! Dropped A1C from 6.2 to my lowest in years of 6.0, following your advice of keeping net carbs
Well I guess that's a no😭
I've been labeled diabetic for 2 years now and the dietitian told me no potatoes, corn, peas or white (rice flour pasta)
Lawd, if I knew the fun would be over like this I would have taken better care of myself😲
I've heard about round up..
We're just guinea pigs in the U.S.A. with all the cloned animals, fruit with no seeds and chemicals everywhere!😲
I'm eating an orange now, with no seeds... UGH!!!
carbs are good for you if you adopt a whole food plant based diet your diabetes will go away forever and you can eat all the carbs your heart desires
vicki s. S
s. try the Holford Low GL diet or the zone diet by Barry Sears-makes lot more sense to me-less than 20g carbs per day is ridiculously low IMO
Dear Dr. Berg - you are really amazing and we respect and rely on you for information... Could you please consider making a video on resistant starch? There are polar opposite views on boiling and cooling potatoes and consuming them chilled or reheated - Thomas Delauer recommends it but Dr Ken Barry doesn't. There is a lot of research from Johns Jopkins and Harvard etc supporting this and recommending patients of Diabetes to consume cooked and cooled carbs (even rice and pasta) - this could be a really great new video. Please consider it... Sincerely, Oliver
Any other experts who can contribute on this? Really appreciate it...
Dr Berg, what about resistant starch, chilling the potato, then reheating? Also wouldn't adding fat such as butter or sour cream slow down the glycemic load?
I am coming across research that it is actually beneficial to diabetics and for improving insulin resistance - I am requesting Dr. Berg to make a video on it -
Potatoes are healthy.Everthing in moderation.Nobody says you got to eat the whole potatoes every time. These people make you afraid to eat anything .Incorporate other foods instead of potatoes every time, turnips, eggplant,waxturnips,carrots ect...
If you limit your dietary fat intake to only 30g a day, that will improve your insulin sensitivity. I cut out all meat and dairy and have limited my good fats, did that and intermittent fasted for about a week. I've started to eat more potatoes and fruits, nothing over 135. I'm off my victoza and jardiance and hopefully will be discontinuing my metformin this year at some point.
Per 100g of chickpeas it is 27g carbs 4.8g sugars 7.6g dietary fibre and 8.8 g of protein just not sure if it would knock you out of ketosis thanks
Correct me if I’m wrong but I heard you can bake potatoes or microwave them and then put them in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight and that will drop the insulin content or whatever and then you can eat them and they will be insulin resistant at that point from being in the refrigerator. That’s what I heard can someone comment on this?
I've always felt like crud after eating glorious potatoes. I called it my "nap food." Serious carb coma. This would be a great time to link faux-tato recipes, but I realize they are all over the internet! Go cauli!
@Neptunecrypto why would you mix a high glycemic carb with fat? Is illogical in terms of weight loss.
Sweet potatoes. Gl for boiled 11 Gl for baked 42
I was told that when you put butter on a sweet potato is when the fat does something and it will raise your sugar more. Now, I read somewhere that a white sweet potato is good for you? I usually stick to the purple ones....and something about sauteing the potatoes in a oil. The oil does something to the potato as far as slowing it down and also since it isn't cooked thoroughly it will take your body longer to digest.....Just a couple ideas worth researching or trying.
Keisha, some of us will consume raw potatoes for the potassium. Do you by chance know the stats on eating raw potatoes? Thank you.
I am pre diabetic because I am so over 40 and I love carbohydrates! I hate not being able to eat potatoes, pasta, red beans and rice everyday.
You can eat rice but not after 8 pm. Not after 8pm if you wake up at 6 am the next day. Try to have your dinner by 7 or 7.
I just got diagnosed as diabetic and to tell you I was miserable would be an understatement. My life is over.
@@omadjourney remove seed oils completely from your diet and do keto (or carnivore) and intermittent fasting... After a few months check your fasting blood glucose and when it's under 100mg/dl (A1c will also go down eventually) you can incorporate fruit, raw honey and raw dairy back into your diet...if your FPG stays low then experiment with other carbs you like such as starches or even candy but always in moderation... And NEVER return back to seedoils because those were the reason you became insulin resistent in the first place
Edit: the reason you should remove seed oils completely is because they are very high in omega 6 fatty acids of which the breakdown leads to broken fat cells that lead to insulin resistence...so really anything high in omega 6 fatty acids you should remove for example pork and fatty chicken that is the thighs and legs...chicken breast is okay because it's lean and the omega 6s accumulate in the fat of the animal
@@the_Dark_Knight_12 ohhh lawd so much to take in, I'm so overwhelmed but thank you,I'm definitely going to implement what you have advised.
I have been fasting twenty hours a day for a week now and I just lost 4 kg which is a very encouraging start but to be honest with you,I could do better with my eating window as at the moment it's terrible,no.... really bad but the portions are ok as I try to stay under my intake allowance but the quality is something you've helped me with....so thank you and I definitely am taking your advice.
Appreciate you.
I don't get why Dr. Berg hasn't adressed the beneffits of cooked, then cooled potatoes. Or by their other name: Resistant-retrograted type III starch. If you consume it with enough fat you actually produce more ketones. Potato Is actually a super nutrient dense food. Why all the potato banning In dr. bergs channel??? Hmmm...
There's also been several observations on Resistant starch reducing cancer risk by 30%
I see stuff like this and then see how people went on a total potato only diet and came off diabetes meds and heart meds. It’s all so confusing.
Dr. Berg - What about small red potatoes w/skin (not Russets) that have been cooked and cooled for 24 hrs? Then either eaten cold or slightly re-heated? Resistant Starch. I believe consuming RS has been shown to lower FBS by enhancing microflora.
Dr. Berg what is your take on unmodified potato starch, not cooked, but raw and not in means a flour, just plain starch?
What about sweet potatoes I heard they are very healthy with vitamins and minerals I'm not diabetic though
potatoes are delicious raw and potato juice is super as a healer of ulcers. I have found raw sweet potato cut into french fry type sticks out of this world satisfying, and you can spice them in various ways.
They can be eaten alone or in salads, and juiced alone or added to smoothies. This goes for sweet and non sweet. So please do discuss the carbs of raw potatoes. I have eaten potatoes raw over the years and always enjoyed them - and please compare the values of raw sweet potatoes and jams and regular potatoes as well.
I am not diabetic but wonder if diabetics could possibly benefit from the raw form of these foods, even if only consuming them once a week or in moderate quantity, for health benefits?
Would appreciate that!
It makes sense that in order to reverse insulin resistance or control your blood sugar you must restrict your intake of carbs / sugar. If this is a fact why would government's and health authorities worldwide recommend disproportionately high daily carb intakes for diabetics.
R1112 especially for type 2's
Keisha Jones exactly.
money
Why would they, that would stop their cash Flow, their whole agenda is to keep you sick!!
Follow the money trail.
very true! I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 7 years ago, and constantly struggled for years with blood sugar, even following the "recommended" diabetes diet, i discovered Keto and low carb and my sugars suddenly stabilized, i did not have to take insulin and i went from 2,000 mg of metformin to 500, and im hoping to eventually ween off. the ADA is a racket
So we are not including starchy vegetables in 'don't count the carbs in veggies' quota?
Your all videos are amazing - you are saving many people life’s
This may be true for a "white potato" however diabetics can eat purple/blue potatoes and not have issues with their blood sugar. My mother is diabetic and we have found several things that she can eat, (that people say that you cannot eat if you are diabetic).....you just need to know which variety it is that you can eat.
Dr berg must have videos on everything! I love it. Thank you dr berg!
You're very welcome!
Slice the potatoes up in thin slices and eat raw. Great potassium and no high carbs.
The american diet is way too high in carbs!!
Beauty Sunshine amercian diet was created to create DISEASES FOR ECONIMIC REASONS!! the more im aware of this as everything is slowly being revealed, its really sickening and evil....
By sticking to a HFLC diet I was able to shift my A1C from 7.2 to a healthy 5.6 in just over 4 months. Added bonus was dropping 50 pounds.
Thank you. Yes potatoes spiked my blood sugar even with blood sugar.
Dr Berg, probably you won't see this comment, this is an old video. However I have been fighting to get my glucose and A1c under control for last 3 years, and brought it from 7 to 5.9. The doc wanted me to take metformin which I refused. So am I prediabteic, or full blown type 2? Having said that, I am also underweight, and watched one of your videos about how to safely put on weight. You recommended potatoes. I have been gobbling BAKED potatoes, and eggs for the past 2.5 months, and now see this video. I am perplexed. Do I stop the potatoes because of the glycemic factor, or do I continue eating them, and take my chances on the blood sugar? I do not eat sugar, pasta, pastry, white bread, etc. I have a blood test coming up in a couple weeks and thought I would impress the doc, but now I don't know. It may be opposite of my goal. If Dr Berg doesn't see this, could someone else please put in some advice? Thanks very much.
Can you tell about sweat potatoes are they good
i know some that eat raw potatoes sliced very thin with lemon and salt. So is that better?
*What should I do/eat to repair cartilage injury??*
home pc great question
eat air(nothing) :) , our body is healing itself, food just delays the healing, fasting is the fastest way to heal
eric yam how effective is it?
eric yam I know about it , but I was not sure it works or not. I will give it a try
i got five words for you whole foods plant based diet.you'll never go wrong
but potato contain a high amount of potassium its not like eating regular sugar, the potassium wil help your liver use this carbs
Eat avocados, plenty of potassium without the spike
Thank you for the video, Dr. Berg. I'm not diabetic though I'm wondering if one medium sized baked organic purple potato eaten without protein would be harmful to a keto diet?
I eat mashed potatoes when I start craving carbs, instead of eating rice and pasta. I have insulin resistance and borderline diabetic. I also now take ozempic
Is it true that new potatoes are okay in the spring before they convert to starch?
I take that as a no.
Thank you Dr Berg! You da BEST!!!
Hi Dr, can you talk about raw potatoes juice benefits?
I love your short vids!
I really love raw russet potatoes. Is there any studies for raw potatoes?
I am absolutely fine but cant remember if eating sweet potatoe is ok when you are in good health ...?
but what about if you bake them with their skin??
carbs are good do eat them
its fat built up in the body that causes diabetes
not carbs that is a myth
it has long been documented by doctor like Dr. john mcdougle Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn
Dr. Neal Bernard and many others that a whole foods plant based diet
consisting of beans, grains fruits and vegetable along with nuts and seeds reverses and cure type 2 diabetes
Doc you're very inconsistent. You have a video that says we should get 4700 grams of potassium daily. How we going to get 4700 grams of potassium at 20 grams of carbs per day?
Maybe I don't know new math?
Take capsules
Dr. Berg, what about cold baked potatoes and their resistant starches. The more that you heat up, then cool down a potato, the more of its starches become resistant starches which I believe have a lower impact on insulin. Thoughts?
20 Grams of carbs a day? Boring! I'm not diabetic but even 50 carbs a day requires imagination. But, if youre sick I see your point. Many type 2s eat more cake or other sweets during holidays than anyone else.
If I grate a potato and then wash it thoroughly eg wash away the starch, squeeze out the liquid then steam the potato
Will that change its effects re sugar spike?
This is an older piece. I just saw where microwaving potato’s retain the resistive starch like raw potato’s. Even better if you let it cool and add butter. Can you comment?
Why am I finding information that is saying the total opposite?
I eat 3-4 medium sized potatoes mixed with leafy green veggies thrice a week to get enough potassium.
That day I avoid sugar and control my portions.
Drank coffee with creamer two hours ago. Felt fine. Just ate veggie casserole with lots of mashed potatoes on top..feel shaky, stomach is cramping on and off, and slightly nauseous. Yuck.
What about red potatoes?
Doctor how about adding chives or garlic to potatoes, does it help lowering insulin spike? Or maybe adding something else?
Are sweet potatoes good for you ? Thanks Dr. Berg..
No
Can't find any info on this topic.If you juice potatoes then boil it in water can it be safer to eat?
What about lentils for diabetics and when you say 20grams of carbs or 8oz of protein is it cooked weight or un cooked weight thanks for the vids
What about sweet potatoes or cassava?
What about steamed or pan fried potatoes?
so if i’m
not
a diabetic can i eat potatoes a day.. i feel like i’m losing way to much weight
Ive consume potatoes almost all days, so bad its potatoes? even if this was cutted and let in water for 2 hours?
I just ate some potatoes. Oops. Lol Start again tomorrow, I guess.
Moderation is the 🗝️
Dr. Berg, could you input re starch resistance if it is a myth? I heard that if you cool potatoes & rice after baking or boiling, then you can use it on ketogenic diet. Thank you.
What about red potatoes? Are those healthy?
Can you recommend any good keto substitute for potatoes? Thank you.
Ro Deo cauliflour mashed "potatoes" are pretty good.
Dr. Berg. Can we look at this further and explore the potato diet? There is a lot of information a about resistant starches. Could this be something to alternate with the keto diet?
If you are recommending 20 grams of carbs just don't eat carbs because that is nothing
What about potato starch? Cooking with potato starch flour???
Yet that's what is needed, isn't it? The more glucose without fats you eat, the more insulin would be produced what can stop pancreas from secreting glucagon. Besides, dietary fats increase fat oxidation, while you need more oxidation of glucose if you eat carbs.
Are sweet potatoes keto friendly? They are loaded with potassium and other minerals plus beta carotene? Btw, great videos Dr Berg!
Of course they’re not
What about cold storage of potatoes
You haven't talked about the benefits of sweet potatoes, if there are any
What about Raw Potato Juice? I read it might be a good parasite treatment, but I am unsure if it's ok due to the sugar content...
Serving size for a potatoe is the size of your first. About one half cup.
What about rice??
Thanks doc
I'd really like to see more videos suited towards healthy individuals who do eat carbs.
I agree with you, I advocate quality over anything. If the foods you consume are super nutritious and sourced appropriately, that to me is the most important thing. Low carb definitely has its place, and I completely agree with the science behind it, but I'd just like to see more content geared to younger folks is all.
Oh yes, absolutely. I always train fasted, I love it. I fast anywhere from 18 - 24 hours daily.
How can I counteract the high carb food I just ate? Drink water? Eat something fatty? Excercise? Would anything counteract eating something high carb?
Annosabe Fiber.
Are eggs bad if you have candida overgrowth?
I have heard that if you cook potatoes and then refrigerate them they get a low score on the glycemic index, not sure if it is true.
- False. Try it yourself with a glucose test.
What about Air fryer Potatoes?
o my god. chips are demons. i quit it forever !
And sugar is the devil.
Susan Sauls so true
What about ressistant starched potatoes ?
.There are plenty of Dr's who advocate eating healthy carbs and still reversing diabetes. There are many studies and factual real life weight loss cases and reversal of chronic diseases when eating whole food plant based food. inc. potatoes Dr McDougall believes that everybody should eat a low-fat high-starch diet comprised of potatoes, rice, beans etc. There are plenty of other Dr's too.
135-230g/day carbs for diabetics is okay? INSANE.
But, dr Berg.There is a kind of sweet potato, that even anti diabetici is. It 's name is : caiapo (a knid of sweet potato).It has been proved by diabitic patients(research and study).
Is that the purple or orange sweet potato?
Prior to the Great Potato Famine of the late 19th century thousands of poor Irish peasants subsisted on nothing but potatoes with a little milk and butter. I have read, but not verified the research that several pounds of potatoes (often only potatoes) were consumed every day. I don’t know for sure, but I don’t think diabetes was much of a health issue then. In any event hundreds of Irish died from starvation when the potato crop failed. Potatoes must have something going for them nutritionally if they sustained life and at least minimal health for a large population of the poor for generations. Maybe glutamic index lacks relevance when food choice is limited to one staple with a little fat and protein on occasion. Intermittent fasting was also a way of life: not a choice.
I've found my new lifestyle. Keto diet (no potatoes) + 20-22 hour fast every day. Eat at night in a relaxed state after getting home from work. Works great for me!
reds 17 how long you are doing this? 1 week ? Works great for you until you have tyroid issues..
Please explain yourself. Are you referring to the low carb aspect or the 20 hour fasting aspect? Thanks
You adjust. I started out with skipping breakfast, which was easy. Just grab a coffee in the morning, then wait until lunch. I drink coffee and water during the workday to compensate for when I'm not eating. The first couple days skipping lunch were not easy, but your body adjusts over time and your discipline gets better. It's fine, you won't deprive yourself. Just mangia, mangia (within a Keto context of course) when you get home.
What about the sweet potatoes??
Eating at night will end up with you going to pee late at night for sure
So you can eat potatoes just in small amounts.?
Best to eliminate them altogether. They’re high in carbs and also not a particularly nutrient dense food. Plenty of other vegetables to enjoy besides potatoes!
What about amount and type of potatoes?
@ Dr Berg what about purple sweet potatoes?
I don't recommend it.
@@Drberg I tried to see your references but all were error. I don't know where these studies obtained their GI or if GI values and glycemic load (GL) values determined in studies were method deviations from ISO 26642:2010 or their values showed wide variability. Most of the GIs seen with GI > 100 were possibly using white bread as the standard rather than glucose Anyway, sweet potatoes tend to have a moderate GI (GI=57, from the University of Sydney, Australia). The GI of non-specific potatoes (boiled) has a GI = 73 (high GI). The size (the younger, the better) and preparation of the potato will also determine the resulting GI, with mashing tending to increase the GI (79 -High) while boiling and chilled GI = 56 (Moderate - NB Low GI is 55 and lower). In Australia, we now have (Carsima and Low Carb) potatoes that have a Moderate GI (58-61), GI derived from boiled potatoes. I have worked with people who have diabetes and prediabetes using the GI as an education tool. It is a very useful tool when used correctly.
Well, if you cool the potato a lot of it turns into resistant starch which is not absorbed by your body.
Berg , Can you please do a video about hepatitis B please ?