Can I Do Keto & Intermittent Fasting If I am a Diabetic on Metformin and Insulin? – Dr. Berg

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all right so someone had a question can I do Kido and intermittent fasting if I’m a diabetic on metformin and insulin at the same time okay now I don’t know if this person is a type 1 or type 2 chances are you’re a type 2 going into a type 1 eventually but here’s the difference type 1 is a problem with the pancreas not producing insulin okay type 2 is more of a problem with the receptor end not receiving insulin and the feedback goes back and causes the pancreas to produce more insulin to compensate so it’s a compensatory adaptation type thing okay so you have higher amounts of insulin but both of these situations type 1 and type 2 have high blood sugars okay so metformin makes the receptor more receptive to insulin and insulin just gives you what the pancreas is not providing the body but the problem is Bureau type 1 they’re giving you insulin your instance is going to be high now because you’re going to be taking insulin to control this out-of-control blood sugar so in both of these conditions you have high sugar and high insulin okay at the same time now it’s more dangerous to have a high insulin than it is to have high sugar there’s more problems sustained high levels of insulin destroys the the retina the kidney the arteries the brain now of course high sugar will do it too but high insulin creates even more destruction so the goal is to take the least amount of insulin possible right makes sense so if you’re a type 1 maybe your cells are completely destroyed of any chance of recovery but we still want you to take the least amount of insulin possible so it would make sense to avoid the triggers of insulin okay unfortunately the American Diabetes Association does not recommend what I’m gonna recommend but there needs to be more focus on the diet and the frequency of eating because reducing your carbohydrates and doing an amount are the two things they’re gonna allow the person to take the least amount of insulin okay and it’s also gonna help improve insulin resistance which will take the stress off the liver and the cells so this is that’s the long answer but the short answer is yes you can do keto in um and fasting if you’re a diabetic on metformin and insulin and hopefully you can work with your doctor to have them wean you off some of these or the at least the amounts so you can have the least amount of side effects thanks for watching hey if you haven’t already subscribed press the button below and I will keep you in the know hey that runs