Rethinking Diabetes with Gary Taubes
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2024
- Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist. He began writing and reporting on science and medicine for Discover magazine in 1982. As a free-lance journalist, he’s written for The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Science, Nature, the British Medical Journal, and a host of other publications. He is the author of The Case for Keto (2020),The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control and Disease (2007), published as The Diet Delusion in the UK. Taubes is the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, and has won numerous other awards for his journalism. These include the International Health Reporting Award from the Pan American Health Organization and the National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Journalism Award. (He was the first print journalist to win this award three times.) His journalism has been included in numerous Best of anthologies, and his books have been translated into two dozen languages. Taubes was also co-founder and president of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org).
Gary Taubes has focused his reporting on controversial science and, specifically, the confluence of research in nutrition, obesity, chronic disease and public health policy. He is also the author of Nobel Dreams (1987), and Bad Science (1993). Taubes studied applied physics at Harvard as an undergraduate and has an M.S. degree in engineering from Stanford University (1978) and in journalism from Columbia University (1981). He lives in Oakland, California with his wife and two sons.
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Gary Taubes is a brilliant writer and has helped change my life! I read The Case for Keto when it came out and it got me on this ketovore path to finding Dr Barry and others in this space. I’m so grateful for the health and healing I’ve experienced from listening to both of you. Thank you!
“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. When someone says 'science teaches such and such', he is using the word incorrectly. Science doesn't teach it; experience teaches it” (The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, p. 187).
I am quite liberal in most issues. I will never be vegan or vegetarian. I’ve had a high insulin release, even as a child that causes me to only survive and thrive on lower carb. I follow my own values, not the values of any particular party. I do prefer pasture, beef, and chicken when it is available in a decent price range. Without a lower carbohydrate I wouldn’t be able to live well or have energy. Likewise, I know some liberal folks that follow low-carb and keto also.
Type 2 diabetic over 20 years on insulin always had highs and above 20. I would battle all day trying to lower bloods with insulin. On phd and found my libre shows no spikes and level readings off insulin the readings are now between 8 and 13. All through diet brill. GRATEFUL only problem is meds for conditions may be inhibiting weight loss i take off weight very slowly but then put on again. I have only done this for 8 weeks now hopeful for more to take place the longer i am on this.
I love that Prof Noakes says that when a diabetic patient is not offered the dietary solution - it is malpractice.
It's because people don't listen to dietary advice and now people are saying doctors are body shaming when pointing out how fat their patients are.
@@mrmaxcarter2306 that's a projection largely by the doctors. In practice what happens is that these doctors are hazed for several years to follow the medical guidelines in spite of observable reality and documented experience. If reality doesn't follow theory, then reality is wrong: These patients are not following the standard diet, and that's why they are fat.
Much like these doctors, patients are taught for more than half their life to listen to authority figures. And as we see with the Soviets, authority is always right, you must lie, you must get results no matter the cost. This often results in anorexia, which kills a lot more than cancer, because the doctor is always right.
On the flipside, a mentor-student relationship is a lot healthier between doctor and patient, and less authoritarian. Eating disorders, even treatment resistant anorexia nervosa, is treated with simply meat. Participation and compliance to simply meat is also very high. Moreso if you have a discussion about the false idol of "moderation" in regards to human health. There is optimal, there is practical, but neither involve moderation, just effort.
@@mrmaxcarter2306That’s not always true. There are many who commented that they followed advice religiously and things weren’t getting better. So their doctors would accuse them of not being truthful about changing their diets. But then they find carnivore on their own and find healing. And when they show dramatic improvement at their next bloodwork and the doctor asks what have they been doing, they get admonished. Or when the patient asks about the carnivore diet, they get offended and say they went to medical school and act like how dare you question me?
People are weak and lazy these days. Carbs sugar and seed oils are helping with this mindset. Protein and saturated fats will help the mind as much as the body
@@mrmaxcarter2306 but dietary solutions should still be offered.
His article from 2002 changed things for me. After many years of keto I went carnivore in March 2023, My fasting insulin in May was 10, in August it was 5 and in November it was 3. My fasting glucose has been 70 since May. I am seventy three, it is never too late to regain your health.
My diabetes A1C got to 10. I landed myself in the hospital with an interstitial abscess and multiple other abscesses in my abdomen. I could hardly walk, was hypersensitive to pain on my left side and spent 11 days in hospital alone with an additional 3 months on IV antibiotics. My only risk factor is- my diabetes. The infection was septic and I was headed for MSOF and death.
Awesome job!!!
@@CG63_CarbFreeyikes! How are you doing now? And what did you decide to change in your diet?
@@bonnieo8 I am at a point where nothing else has worked. It’s either this or gastric bypass. Either way I would have to relearn eating.
@@CG63_CarbFreedo this! There are so many success stories from very overweight people.
I was widowed with three small children when i was 30. My husband was 33 and died of type 1 diabetes...... devastating the advice they give. I have dedicated myself to the study of all things metabolic since
I just commented above on another post about a type 1 dying so very early...
I am sorry for your loss! As a type 1 for 46 years, it breaks my heart that type 1s are dying because they are not given appropriate advice.
Many people in the type 1 community, including my channel, are doing what we can to spread the message of normoglycemia for type 1 diabetics. We deserve normal blood sugars! And achieving non-diabetic normal blood sugars IS possible with an appropriate diet and a smart insulin management. ❤
Nayiri
@@LowCarbandFastingTodos quisiéramos pero los asesorias demasiado inalcanzable
At its worst, my fasting blood sugar was 308. My doctor was going to prescribe a Sulfonaurea and insulin. I challenged her back with the only things that really help is diet, exercise and weight loss. She asked me why I haven’t don that. That stung. We agreed to come back in 3 months to re-evaluate. I became a KETO monk warrior. When I returned (KETO and intermittent fasting) my A1c was 5. my fasting blood sugar was about 90. She wasn’t happy with my cholesterol, but was thrilled with my results. I have gone from 274 pounds (in my birthday suit) to 196 today.
LDL goes up on keto - why - well they calculate the LDL using the Friedewald Equation, and part of the that equation includes Trigs and a low Trigs raises the final LDL result - Dr. Eric Westman's latest vlog - Decoding your Lab results discusses this
Good for you!
I have learned that in blood test, high LDL does not matter that much, but LxApoB which is the marker to be alert.
More of us have to teach our doctors the truth. Congratulations
Hi man How long did it take to start losing heavy weight ? I'm worried it's my Intermittent Fasting I'm doing 23 Hours fasting everyday since 18 Jan With the Carnivore diet it's 8Feb today I only lost 9 pounds In 20 Days I'm the same weight as you when you started ? Is there a Point where you just lose pounds like it's nothing ? My carb intake is About 15-25 a days but it's coffee not sweets etc. Some people say it's because I'm only eating once a Day so my body keeps my food / Fat cause I don't eat alot ?.
My old Dr came unhinged when I stopped taking my metformin and stopped following the diabetic diet. My A1C dropped from 7.5 to 6.8 improved, and she said continue what you're doing. My last A1C in Oct was 6.2. I'm eating no carbs and starting the carnivore diet 100% tomorrow. At 1pm tomorrow, my fast will be at 44 hrs. I've been doing 85-90% carnivore. Time to get on the boat. Can't wait for my next blood work.
Awesome!
You need some type of carbs. They transport nutrients & that help cell operate .
Our body creates what carb we need from protein we eat - there is no essential carbohydrate to eat - only fat and protein
Way to go, Shirley! Carnivore & You’ve got this T2D whipped! I’m right behind you!
Good for you. You will see even bigger improvements once you go 100% carnivore. Let us know how it goes.
About two years ago, I started following a diet consisting of two meals a day with no sugar, very few carbs, and more meat. As a result, my A1C levels dropped from 9.6 to 5.3 over the past two years, and I am no longer diabetic.
I was at 9.2 a1nc 1 yr ago and today I am at 5.9 on low carb and no sugar diet with mainly on high protein diet
Wonderful result. Congratulations!
Just get your insulin resistance checked c peptide test. If in keto and avoid any oil.
@@user-co5yp2jr8n I have eliminated all seed oils and use butter or avocado oil only
I'm only 1/3 through this and just want to cry. This is such an important discussion. My sister's type 1 diabetic husband passed away at 36 years old in 1994. He had a heart attack @ 2am while in bed. He would have loved hearing this info. Please, doctors, don't ever stop teaching and speaking about this.
If only the doctors will listen.
I am sorry to hear that. As a type 1 for 46 years, it breaks my heart that type 1s are dying because they are not given appropriate advice.
Many people in the type 1 community, including my channel, are doing what we can to spread the message of normoglycemia for type 1 diabetics. We deserve normal blood sugars! And achieving non-diabetic normal blood sugars IS possible with an appropriate diet and a smart insulin management. ❤
Nayiri
I was one of those deluded individuals who followed the ADA recommendations like a religion for 40 years. Every year I was fatter, sicker, and poorer than the year before. Keto has been a miracle for me.
Same
Are you Type 1 or Type 2?
I got diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The doctors require you to eat a minimum of 170g of carbs a day. If your body can’t tolerate that amount distributed among each meal/ snack then you must be put on insulin. Which is outrageous. I was doing keto prior 3 months prior to pregnancy and continued low carb-ish before I got diagnosed. I was only 5lb overweight and exercise regularly. I told them I would not be eating that many carbs. I ate an average of around 90 a day and focused on eating nutrient dense foods. Because of this, I had a very good, easy pregnancy, much better than my first where I was very swollen and achey. The doctors will fear monger you into believing your baby needs that many carbs. And the women in GD support forums on FB perpetuate that notion, as well as other horrible advice. My baby was born 3 weeks ago as healthy as can be.
That is a great story. Glad your baby is doing well😊
Excellent interview..I’m a 60 yr old type 2 6 weeks into the carnivore lifestyle.I purchased a CGM and by the 5th week I had to actually stop insulin injections altogether..sometimes as much as 4-5 shots a day..done with it after 12 years.Sincere 🙏 thank you.
Great job. I can't even imagine how you must feel.
Did you do this with a healthcare provider or on your own?
Awesome 😘
It was Dr. Gary Taubes who told me about the historical background of a meat-only diet and he convinced me to get as far away from sugar as I can.
❤
Hi Dr Berry I went keto/ low carb over 2years ago. I was a type 2 diabetic on insulin with a Hba1c of 9 ( before insulin it was 12) when I started. My last Hba1c was 5.5 off all medication. I lost 133lbs of weight but for the last 4months my weight loss has stalled although I am still obese. My Blood sugars remained normal but I have just started carnivore. Before starting I spent time checking the research and the pitfalls and prepped my larder and mindset. I have 30lbs to lose which I am confident I will do. I was found a diabetic cookbook on the free second-hand bookshelf in a store which had recipes to make doughnuts and cakes I tore it up and sent it to recycling so it was taken out of circulation the carb count was phenomenal. Here's to a great 2024 for everyone.
I had exactly this discussion with an ADA dietician I was handed off to when my A1C came back as 10.1; I told her that it didn't make sense to me to eat carbs at all my meals (and snacks) if that was causing my diabetes in the first place.
Just went to a funeral today for 51 year old lady. She was blind and obese type 2 . Way too young on dialysis. Keep informing the public ❤
Just want to let you both know that your efforts are valuable and appreciated. I'm a newly retired RN, disenchanted with the system (tired of caring for diabetics losing their toes and legs), who has metabolic syndrome. Watched this video and threw away the chocolates and cake. You both are important; you matter; you are making a difference. Thank you.
My doctor preaches the mediteranean diet to me in order to get me to discontinue meat-centered lifestyle, explaining the importance of including lots of vegetables, grains, etc. He doesn't realize that I am from the region, born and raised there and I still visit my family regularly who eat lots of fish, pork, goat, lamb, some beef, seafood, butter, cured hams, eggs, olive oil, with sides of light vegetables - and only small amounts of heavier carbs that are prepared ancestrally. Most doctors only repeat the echo chamber.
Where are you from?
French mediterranean coast@@JohnSmith-fl5qn
You are so so right.
My Spanish family living in Spain eat steak, pork, lam, eggs, fish AND salads ( tomato, onion, garlic, with olive oil and vinegar in their salad ). Every dish with meat, fish and so on at lunch is with this salad! ).
I think the meditarean diet is completally misunderstood!
Meat free, fish free is only for Spanish people who do not have money to buy it. But my family would never leave meat and fish, eggs...out of their diets. I mean the old generation now in their 80's.
They eat bread, but only bagette with lunch. Or in the evening with eggs...
Veggies yes, but again, far less...It is salad for most part together with the lunch. In apart plates.
Tortilla with potatoes.
Beans and other...bean- like dishes, but WITH MEAT, fish...eggs.
Only...if they eat once in a while sweets ( rarely ), it IS VERY SWEET!
Me too. But it’s what they DON’T EAT that’s more important than what they do eat as part of the “Mediterranean diet”. People in the Mediterranean naturally eating this diet (you’ll find them in rural, coastal areas) don’t eat snacks. They eat their 2-3 meals a day and that’s it. You’ll find no chips, no candy, and no fast food in their homes. Minimally packaged foods. No “hamburger helper” and “Mac n’ cheese” in a box style foods. No hidden sugar added to everything to make things more palatable and addictive to consumers.
Wow, wow, wow! This is the kind of indepth conversation my intellect craves. History, scientific studies, with a little bit of politics thrown in for good measure. Really enjoyed hearing Gary tell his story and his nonjudgemental way of speaking. As always thank you Dr. Berry for all you do!
Gary Taubes is my hero. Every dietitian should be mandated to read "Good Calories, Bad Calories" before any coursework begins. I'm glad to hear people discussing this phenomenon where by doctors no longer believe what they see, and instead believe what they read in weak, error-prone epidemiology studies. This is why doctors provide so little value to their patients anymore.
I have diabetes and I wish I had all this information 20+ years ago. I stopped taking insulin without my doctors permission and my A1C did go down but still high, it's now 8.2 . I've been making a lot of changes, dropped 30 pounds.
I lost my wife to rare consequences of the consequences of diabetes ten years ago. We had been eating ostensibly low-carb for years, but she had always had a fierce sweet tooth.
I wish I knew then what I know now. Maybe she would still be here.
Lower those Carbs! Get that A1C below 7! 🧠💪❤️
You've made a good start, please keep going and get your A1c below 7❤
Please read the Virta health studies. And look for lectures from the Virta team. According to Steve Phinney, they were able to completely reverse a majority of the TTDB, but of those that had diabetes for a long time (decades), many were still required to maintain with metformin. The beta cells in your pancreas die off with long time TTDB and you won’t be bale to make enough insulin, even with a keto diet.
@@lorensims4846 I am so sorry for your loss
Got a flyer in the mail advertising a book for seniors on diet & health. The flyer had excerpts from the book. The first suggestion was to drink FOUR 12oz glasses of GRAPE JUICE DAILY to prevent Alzheimer’s. I think that might work: you’ll die of metabolic disease before you can DEVELOP Alzheimer’s!!
I was doing carnivore for a couple of years before I saw Gary Taubes on Joe Rogan. I've read his books and believe he has done more for the health of more people than virtually anyone. Now there is a lot of good info but when he started there was none. He put himself out there and took the blows. Bravo.
My neighbor's son 7 yo, diabetic type 1 - is always questioning what he can do so that he can get rid of this diabetes. He hates it. I gave his mom a very good book from Dr. Richard K. Bernstein. I doubt that she even read it. She told me that her doc said no child should be on a low carb diet, that would not be fair. When he is older, maybe.
I fill so bad for that darling little boy but I can not do anything for him.
What’s unfair is letting this boy permanently damage his body by eating carbs and not keeping A1c in check. So sad. Keep trying. You may be his only hope
We are born in ketosis, then we muck it up
So sad. His life may be shortened by consuming too many carbs. Dr. Bernstein himself is a testament to a long life as a type 1 on a low carb diet.
Type 1 is different. Can't cure that, really. Unless the autoimmune disease causing it is cured. Poor boy😢
I found Dr. Bernstein the other day.
I have preached this for years when my mother-in-law was alive...nutritionist told her bread & potatoes we allowed for her and she was type 2 D...she took more & more & MORE metformin and 2 other blood sugar meds...she had hideous sores on her feet, UTI that never cleared up & on antibiotics constantly. Her arteries clogged, had opened heart surgery...almost lost her leg and then got cancer, she died a few months later. I'm now type 2 D (13yrs later) and I'm on meds...but I am doing carnivore, just started....keto didn't lower my sugar enough. I'm expecting good results!
Keep working on you! We all have so much more TRUE info now😊
Keto keeps the cravings going. Carnivore stops the cravings.
My cousin told me her diabetics was totally under control. Watched her eat garbage for 4 days, including bowls of candy. She takes 4 different types of diabetes meds and I am sure dementia has started.
But she says the doctors tell her it is under control.
I have been on carnivore for 6 days (had been doing keto, blood sugar was still in 180's, I take Jardiance & trulicity) and this morning my sugar was 135! No bloating, cravings are disappearing, I feel full but not stuffed and I go longer between meals...I have lost 7lbs.
@dawnelder9046 ..its so sad to watch someone just obliterate their health, when truly keeping it under control is as simple as changing the way you eat.
Outstanding interview, Ken! You and Gary on the same screen in conversation is as good as it gets.
Gary Taubes was the reason I ended 3 decades of vegetarianism!
@@lynnatk50~ Hero.
I am a diabetes educator and I have since 2009 said why would you eat carbs and it is the very poison raising our levels. There are still old dietitians and drs frowning at what I advise.
🌻thank you for this book I definitely get a copy.
Dr David Cavan is also a Dr who said type 1pts must have low carb - I have type 1 pts not having no carbs.
Thank you
Great to see this..have a friend who recently retired (RD) she still preaches the standard diabetes pyramid ..it is insane. Says margarine is better than butter. I just bite my tongue.
A Dr. I used in the past told me to keep rice or pasta on the stove and eat frequently throughout the day in an attempt to lose weight and drop my cholesterol. Blows my mind because I lost 40lbs on carnivore over the last 8 or so months. I just got a CGM and my sugars spiked to over 200 after I ate rice!! If I had listened to her back then, I would be a full blown diabetic now!!
I asked my brother's doctor to prescribe a dietician to talk to his family about diet, because he is overweight and our dad is diabetic (also his patient). He laughed and ordered a ultrasound for my brother instead. Sure enough, my brother has some issues. Doctors don't even know that they don't know!!
Most dieticians still spew the 1980 food pyramid...which includes grains, cereal ..ugh..not good at all. I know one personally who tells people margarine is superior to butter. It's insane.
Gary Taubes saved my husband life with his book Good Calories. He had 3 stokes and was diabetic. 180 pounds. 8 months of feeding him according to the experts and he was getting worse. 210 pounds.
Changed both of our diets and removed seed oils.
Think he saved my life as well. My life of starvation was hell. And I was still fat.
Over 14 years now. Will never go back to low fat hell.
Thank you Gary.
Taubes and Teicholz are excellent examples that one doesn't need to be an MD or scientist to make a large and positive contribution to the state of knowledge in a scientific field.
My husband has just been diagnosed with ‘pre diabetes’, his doctor recommended cutting processed and sugary foods, great but went on to recommend he eat grains (a ‘well balanced diet’ 😮) I’m disappointed with the lack of education by his doctor who didn’t explain to him the connection between eating carbs and the insulin response.
Also, my daughter is a medical student and is being fed mainstream dogma around diet and medication. I hope she will be smarter than the system she is in.
Have her watch this. ☺️
Raise your voice Gary Taubes!! Too sad, especially for the young ones. Stomp your feet!! Miss you. (Waiting on the library for the book. I prefer audio book but looks like it's gonna be paper. Going old school 👍) ❤❤ Read all your work, & listen to you whenever I can. Always surprised & intrigued. Happy 2024, everyone. Here we go again ⚔️
So happy over 20 years later he is still passionate on this mission.
I'm 66 years old and a 30-year type 2 diabetic and I just bought his book on Kindle! Thanks, guys! Susan 😊
I'm diabetic with a slew of health issues. I get that doctors say "they'll eat it anyway", but I feel lied to because for years I've been told I need carbs. I am one who wants to stop eating what's killing me. I just didn't know carbs was my culprit this whole time. Thank you for this and all you do! I'm in process to transition to carnivore in the hopes I can reverse the damage.
We do NOT need carbs or fiber! We need meat, fat, and salt! YOU GOT THIS!!!
Exactly! Doctors need to explain the connection between carbs and insulin and let their patients make an informed choice! Doctors are scared of cholesterol unfortunately. At least you are on the right track now!
Same here. I'm 84 and on a carnivore diet for 1 year. I have never felt better in the last 20 or 30 years. The only thing I regret is not having known this when I was young. Keep going!
Dr. John Yudkin wrote a book in 1972, "Pure, white and Deadly". Its about how we do not ever need sugar. I'm rooting for you because I'm a sugar addict, who knows by God's grace that these men and others are truly wellsprings of wisdom; careing about "we the people," not me myself. Just work at it one hour and one day at a time.
@@theorangecircle1066, so true! Thank you! 21 days free of sugar and counting also by God's grace.
I am buying copies to put in the breakrooms where I work. Corporate benefits departments and health insurance companies should be doing that on a large scale.
Although I could be wrong, my understanding is the following:
As strange as it seems health insurance companies do not always benefit from improved health. Thanks to government regulation they have caps on how much they can profit over their payouts. Therefore, the only way to grow their profit in the _long term_ is to grow their payouts -- i.e. for the general population to become sicker and/or healthcare to become more expensive.
In any given year they might profit from healthier customers, but if they profit too much they'll have to lower their rates the following year.
I’m a Registered Dietitian, and I agree with both of you!!!
Why do dietitians put people being tube fed in ICU on a high carb diet, when they are known diabetics? You might not know the answer but this hurt my husbands health.
The world of nutrition, medical, and food manufacturing will never admit to their part in contributing to the poor state of health in our world.
I’m in the process of reading ALL of Gary Taupes’ books. He’s a wonderful science writer.
I went on a keto diet March 13 2023 at 62 years old, and I have lost 61 pounds to date from 209 (which for me is very heavy at 5'8") to 147 only 2 pounds away from my high school weight. My health has improved generally.
*You Did Not Choose To Be Classified As Diabetic, But You Can Choose To Fight Back Against Diabetes* 💪
I was diagnosed T1D in Dec 2020 at 51 years-old. I do not have an endo. I went looking online for ways to manage. I seen so many different/ conflicting information. Put I put everything I was learning together and gained good control. I use Libre 3 sensor. I have my range set at 70-150, and I maintain 94% or better in range. A1C 5.5
Wow
As soon as I saw those devices become available for an affordable price, I said that they’d be a game changer.
Congrats, 5.7 is pre-diabetic. You kicked its butt!
@jasonasbell6213 Thanks... My primary care dr joking ask me if I could teach his other diabetic patients my strategy.
@@jamesdellaneve9005 They very much are a major game changer. Any time I wanna check, I just open the app.
My 66 years of life experience has taught me, when ever someone asks, Why are things the way they are? My answer is follow the money trail.
Sadly, you’re right. It never, ever fails…🤦♀️
Follow the money trail for dialysis businesses (Blackrock)
Sad but true.. after big Pharma stopped using natural remedies to make medicine and used chemicals.. even got approved by Congress around 1930s. It all became about profits … not about making people healthy..I stopped trusting the medical profession and big pharma 35 years ago.
Climate change is a scam… Al Gore and John Kerry said 30 years ago we only had 12 years.
Daughter has been type 1 since 13 months old; she’s 20 now. Cutting carbs did cut the insulin in half . The insulin causes weight gain for her. Getting the book.
I hope you/she already has Dr. Richard Bernstein's book.
We do.
I would love for Gary Taubes to write about the Covid fiasco. I’m sure he would come up with a new and unique perspective.
This is the first interview I've seen with Gary discussing his new book. I'm glad it's on this channel. I'm buying the book as soon as it's released here in Scotland, the 18th January.
I was ketovegan before I went carnivore. It's absolutely doable, ketosis was easy to reach. It let me quit smoking & drinking alcohol. But it also brought me other health issues. I quit my meat free time after 30 years in a very dark place. And I wouldn't recommend a vegan lifestyle to any other person.
Hmm, I found carnivore helped ecerything, mood,energy, muscle mass.
Great testimony, thanks!
Eat birthday STEAK, not birthday cake!
Or birthday crab LEGS! The key for celebrations is just to have pricier cuts than you regularly eat and maybe cook them in a fancier way than usual
we had steak for a dinner
followed by lovely keto cheese&blueberry Bitrhday cake (2 carbs per portion)
lovely keto Birthday celabration
Best of luck with your message , Mr Taubes! You are the picture of health!
How old is he?
@@noreenn6976I’m guessing 65 or so.
He will be 68 in April He look great. @@noreenn6976
I remember 60 years ago watching my aunt give my cousin a shot and finding out she had T1D. She was my age or a couple of years younger. Fast forward 45ish years and she went blind. No telling what else was wrong. A few years later she passed away from the complications of T1D. Maybe if her doctor had been old fashioned and properly educated, she would have thrived and still been around today.
Omg I literally just got this book 2 days ago with one of my Audible credits and now I see this!!?? Serendipitous! I've already listened to a couple of his older works and I can't wait to dive into this one. Gary is a real one. He's definitely the definition of "Facts Over Feelings"
I forever owe my remission from T2 to Gary Taubes. Not a book, article or interview of his have I missed trawling the internet and bookstores. Thanks Dr Berry for your good work in getting the best info onto your channel and presenting them the way you do.
The medical establishment keeps lowering the threshold for Hemoglobin A1C because they are in bed with pharmaceutical industry who wants more patients on diabetes medicine.
And then the press hypes up the increasing number of morbidly obese people in the country who have diabetes. It’s all a sham!
Taubes ROCKS! So grateful for his work.
A few years ago I was walking 8 miles a day, took myself off insulin and lost 115 pounds. I started struggling with breathing and ended up needing a heart stent. They put me on blood thinners which caused blood in my urine. I had kidney cancer, they removed my right kidney and my remaining kidney is in stage 3 CKD. I never could get my health back because they put me back on insulin. I told them I did not want to gain the weight back. They actually told me it would be better to be obese than have high sugars. I was gaining 10 pounds a week and never could bring my sugar down because of the weight gain. I cut my glucose from 220 units a day, and started taking 60 units a day and started Carnivore. Although still high, but no worse than the higher dosage, I believe this is going to work this time.
Keep weaning that Insulin
Good luck!
Keep on going. Don’t lose hope.
Coach Stephen has interviewed a guy with stage 5 kidney disease who was on dialysis. He went carnivore and got off dialysis and even turned down a kidney transplant because he didn't need it.
@@Debbie-jz6ef Thank you. That was very encouraging ❤️
Thank you for this interview, I just purchased the audiobook. Thank you Dr. Berry for all you do 🙏🏿
I spent many years of my life dreading getting old and becoming diabetic, since after all it is “hereditary”. Thanks to Dr. Berry, I was gobsmacked 2 years ago and started the Proper Human Diet by going ketovore, now carnivore. This is so much more than some “fad” diet. This is they way I live now and plan to from now on. Feels great to be liberated from worrying about what getting old has in store now. Looking forward to the rest of my life.😊
Thank you soooo much 4 sharing your knowledge. I was so blind till I found you. I have done low carb for years but carnivore has changed my life. Thank you thank you thank you.
Wow! Now, you have the chance to improve both your figurative and literal eye sight.
What a fantastic interview!
First interview about this book that I’ve seen- thanks Dr Berry!
I got my copy of Rethinking Diabetes this last weekend, and am about a third of the way through it. It really is an incredible work of research, and I'm learning a lot. I especially appreciate getting the big picture of how the current treatment for diabetes came about. Thank you, Gary Taubes, for undertaking this massive project!
Is it very science heavy? I want to read it but thinking it might be too over my head.
@@bonnieleary1197 I'd call it moderate. A lot of the science has been discussed on Dr. Berry's site, so the terms are probably familiar to anyone who is a regular listener. I haven't finished the book yet, but I have really learned a lot about how we got to where we are today. I'm noncompliant, as my health care provider has most likely labeled me because I refuse to take medication. The historical discussion is really helpful, because now I understand where the emphasis on diabetes drugs--especially insulin--came from, and I feel more capable of defending my position to my provider. Can you request it from your library? That way you can look through it without the worry of the expense. I suspect you'd get a lot out of it, even if some of it is over your head.
I lived with inflammatory issues for decades. I got Covid and I reached the third stage with systemic inflammation, pneumonia, difficulty breathing, tremors and sleeping 14-16 hours. I survived. I am a widow and snacking and carbs were my comfort foods. My weight got up to 199. I had a strong talk with myself about health, heart disease and alzheimer's and immunity.. 9 months ago I decided it was now or never. I got off commercial and processed foods. I dumped sugars. Stopped snacking on carbs. Gave up bread bc I noted I bloated a couple of hours after I ate it. I love my eggs and arugula, steak, chicken and salmon. I was sedentary and started walking modestly. I've lost 50 lbs and feel fantastic. Aches and pains, insomnia, brain fog are gone. Energy is up. I can do this for the rest of my life. Deepest thanks, Dr. Berry and Gary Taubes. I am thankful for you.
Gary Taubes is the clearest thinker and writer on this subject. Anyone afraid of eating LCHF/ketogenic should read The Case for Keto, it will allay all your fears.
When in Australia - Diagnosed with Diabetes. Didnt take the medication. Ate once a day = Chicken n Vegs/Salad. During a Consultation I was informed I no longer had Diabetes but it would be back within 2 years. 8 yrs later still 'aint got it'... Still eat once a day ...
This interview is so fantastic! I have an 8 y.o. grandson with type 1 diabetes, and I am part of the generation from the 70s who listened to the dietary advice and am now obese with multiple issues related to excessive carbohydrate consumption. This interview speaks to both of us and I can't wait to see how this information will affect both of us.
My husband and I started keto 3 months ago with a break during the holiday season. We already have seen significant positive changes in our health.
Now, in 2024, we look forward to doing keto consistently and probably will move towards the carnivore lifestyle. Can't wait to see what happens!
Thank you for doing this interview Dr. Berry! 🙏
I wish you well on your journey. Go forth with confidence.
@@fronniebealer7808 thank you!
I have an adult son who has type 1 diabetes
He developed it in the 90's and he was taught to eat carbs multiple times a day,with meals and snacks and match the carbs to his insulin
If he wanted to play sport he wasn't told to have less short acting insulin. He was told to eat dried fruit or jelly beans.Criminal advice
His diabetes became brittle with wild swings and several life threatening hypos with seizures
Now he's a father and eats low carb against the advice of his dr and he's on much less insulin
He still has kidney issues which are from years of poor control
Low carb is a must for diabetics to be healthy
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I ended up buying 2 of his books, after listening to you two! I really like common sense! And hate BS! Thanks for introducing this author! I’ll probably buy all his books!
Pre diabetes, RA, Fatty liver, 2017, went keto below 20 carbs per day. Lost pre diabetes, RA, Fatty liver and 60 lbs, 2021went carnivore lost 20 lbs. Feeling great at 63
I’ve had RA for 25 years and have wondered about Keto helping fight RA. Do you mean your RA went away? Could you share a little more info?
Read The Case Against Sugar in 2018 (I think), then The Case for Keto. Then Lies My Doctor Told Me as I had discovered Dr. Berry on YT by then.
Lost 55# doing Keto in 2019 and have maintained it ever since, varying between Keto and Carnivore and using Intermittent Fasting and longer fasts to induce Autophagy. Love this diet and lifestyle 💪🧠🙏🏻❤️
Just started reading that book today! Love you guys and your knowledge
Great information and insights as usual, thank you both!
I want to shout out to Gary Taubes. His content on UA-cam and his book is what got me on the path to low-carb lifestyle. I think it probably saved my life. I lost 75 pounds and solved a lot of health issues that i was having with prediabetes and metabolic syndrome, and I never took any medications.
I wonder sometimes if doctors realize some of this. A previous Dr visit my doc put me on Januvia bc i refused Ozempic. The next visit I had gained 3 lbs and she made disappointed comment. I then looked up how Januvia worked and it causes pancreas to release more insulin. It was hurting my stomach, so I toook myself off and switched to a more carnivore diet. I lost 10 lbs and my numbers are more stable. I go in 2 wks for bloodwork. Hoping it shows the improvement I feel.
Let the doctor assume his prescription meds made all the difference until the end of the dr’s appointment then tell him the improvements were because you totally went against all his directions. Of course you will need to pay for the visit to educate him.
The ADA will never say “go low carb@ because the ADA is bought and paid for by the big food and Ag companies and the pharma companies
At age 60 my doc told me that I had type 2 and prescribed some meds, I never went to get them and started a keto style life of eating. Within 90 days my A1C went from 9 to 6 and lost 20+lbs. Stayed with it every since, I only eat quality meats, veggies, butter, limit cheese along with nuts and seeds.... My glucose is about 100 each morning and rarely sees 140 a 1/2 hr after any meal... feel so much better and sleep much better.... total wt loss is 30lbs.
So interesting with the history. Thank you so much Dr Berry for saving me from pre diabetes and fatty liver which was reversed in 3 months using your keto and carnivore diet. Amen to you and thank Dr Taubes for his extensive research. Bless you both. ❤❤
Mine was too!! 🙌🏻... ( Prediabetes and fatty liver)
My heroes! The both look youthful and healthy as well!
Listening while I’m cooking beef liver and bacon.
I love liver done Stroganoff style!
@@charlestait5303I am cooking a sirloin steak and chicken livers just using salt for flavor enhancer.
Thanks Dr. Berry and Gary Taubes for a great conversation.
Speaking as a person who got rid of high blood pressure by going low carb (probably just at the beginning of prediabetes), I am very upset that my doctor did not mention this as a possibility. I learned from somebody else who experienced success.
Covid preyed on essentially those with comorbidities. It was a perfect opportunity to at least mention that it is possible to reverse many of them and make us less vulnerable to infection. It was a huge failing of public health on top of the huge failure in addressing root causes for our poor metabolic health and our overtaxed health care systems.
I now basically boycott the industrial food and pharmaceutical systems. I have zero regard for public health and every so called public expert needs to be put under the microscope and treated very sceptically.
Wow, I wished this discussion was available to me 20 years ago. My wife is type 1 in stage 4 CKD. Hopefully, going forward, we can apply this information. She is 54 now, and it has been a struggle. The newer tech does make it easier to manage her blood sugar. The thing I've noticed is on a keto based diet is her sugar is much more stable, and she feels great. Thanks, Dr. Berry.
I sit in on a diabetes support group meeting every month. (I transport a friend who can't drive)
The facilitator is an FNP who is easily 40 lbs. overweight, and has T2D herself.
They talk about mainly two things:
- "Healthy" snacks and desserts
- Comparing experiences with the latest diabetes drugs
I leave every meeting angry.
Thanks Dr. Berry! 🙏🧈🥚🥓🥩🫙♥️
@ 1:07:30 Sometimes, our brains simply reject information that doesn't fit what we already believe. For example, 30 years ago, when I first heard about the Atkins diet, I thought it was crazy talk and criminal malpractice. Now, I know better, but it makes me wonder how many other things I'm wrong about.
Everything is upside down. The older I get, the more I realize I don't know.
My niece was telling me about her cousin who has glycogen storage disease. His treatment was to prevent low blood sugar levels by giving uncooked cornstarch every 4 to 6 hours around the clock, including waking him overnight. I asked that since he could not metabolize carbs, why didn’t he just not eat carbs. (As I was doing 😄.) I looked up the disease and that is actually a newer treatment method! Last time I asked about him, I think he is on a carb restricted diet now 😊. Sometimes logic can win out.
Been type1 since 1975. Ive got a pump and cgm and my a1c is now below 6 on carnivore. My idiot doctor said “thats too low”. I asked why and his explanation was you become insulated to noticing hypoglycemia. The most bs excuse Ive ever heard. On carnivore I get no bounces. My glucose’s are flat at 70-100. Ive feeling so much better now its ridiculous.
What we’d like to be true is unfortunately true. It’s better to wake up please and I appreciate Doctor Berry having the courage to speak out. I keep hearing that the real damage is good people remaining silent.
With my third pregnancy, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and the doctor got very annoyed that I chose the option of controlling it with diet instead of eating whatever I wanted and using insulin. I ate zero sugar and very low carb and I gained the least amount of weight of any of my pregnancies (but still enough to be healthy) and my son was 7 lbs. 14 oz. (his older brother with whom I didn’t have GD weighed 8 lbs. 12 oz)
I dropped my A1C from 11.2 to 6.3 in three months. Then to 6.1 another three months after that. I am medication free. Diet and exercise!
No money in the cure.
I am thankful for your work Gary. I am thankful there are people who are doing the real research. Thank you Ken for having this man on .
I am a moderate Democrat…
And I eat Carnivore…
I hope you’re not painting us all in the same bucket…
I like Gary Tubbs, because I just look at what information/research he digs up and presents. I feel that what he writes in his books (which I’ve read a couple of) gives the facts…
I do not care whether Gary (or Dr Berry) are Republican/Democrat or anything in between (right or left) - it should not matter. Just the FACTS
The truth about what’s is important for our bodies best health is what is important… I appreciate you both!
I’ve been type 1 for over 50 years and only in the past three years have I gotten good control of my blood glucose - by going almost carnivore. For a while my A1C was well under 5.0%, and now I’m annoyed because it’s gone up to 5.3% largely due to a sloppy diet.
Started Keto 2 years ago A1C went from 6.4 to 4.7 last month.
God bless you both❤
Thank you Dr !! I just down loaded on my audible app your book Rethinking Diabetes Dan from NH
Read the Sacred Cow . It thoroughly explains the facts of farming plants vs animals and how they affect the environment. Animals are much more regenerative to the earth.
Great conversation. Thanks!
If you can question everything and are gifted enough not to be blindly influenced by dogma, the brain goes straight to the logical most optimal source of practical information. Automatically taking the 'road less traveled'. It's not others who are most dangerous to your well-being, it's your own belief system in denial.
Thank you Dr. Berry and Mr. Taubes for all your important work. I'm a great admirer of you both.
What about the environmental impact of all the medical care that diabetics require? I wish someone would address that.
Whenever I go to a funeral and the family requests donations to the AMA, ADA, or ACA in lieu of flowers I give them a giant middle finger. No way I'm contributing to these cartels.
I wish Gary would have been the reader on his audio books..his voice relaxes me like no other..LOL
Listening to this one right now! I love you both!
Thank you so much. Both of you. So informative and instrumental for my type 2 diabetic journey in becoming free from drugs. Again, thank you so much.