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Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Diabetics on Meds Starting Keto: Important

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.


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0:00.0

So if you guys have any questions, what's over about keto or intermittent fasting,

0:04.4

whether you're starting keto as a new person, or just need to debug your program,

0:09.0

or you have a question about a product, call one of our keto consultants.

0:12.2

They'll be able to help you.

0:13.2

Call 540-299-1557.

0:17.3

That's 540-299-1557.

0:25.1

Welcome to the Dr. Burg's Healthy Keto and Interminute Fasting Podcast.

0:29.2

Where Dr. Burg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight.

0:44.1

Hey, I'm back and I do understand that the lighting is not that great because I have a backup

0:49.6

camera, but let's just go with it. Today's topic is on diabetes. I had a question from someone that

0:57.9

wanted to know, how am I going to address the medications that I'm on?

1:02.1

I want to start keto, but what's going to happen when I start keto, and am I going to need more

1:08.1

medication or less medication? All right, first thing is my disclaimer. Always check with your

1:14.8

doctor when you're adjusting your medications or trying to get off medications.

1:19.2

Doctors are trained in medications, so I'm sure that they will be able to adjust your medication

1:25.1

based on your blood sugars. Diabetes is a disease of high sugar. The medications that you're on

1:31.5

are designed to lower the blood sugar. Even metformin, which targets the receptors for insulin,

1:40.0

help the receptors become more receptive to insulin, allowing insulin to work better to lower your

1:46.2

blood sugars. Now, here's the problem. When you lower your carbs, the need for that medication

1:52.9

goes way down. If you're on keto and you're still taking the medication, you're going to end up

1:59.1

with low blood sugars, hypoglycemia. You might experience a symptom, so it is important to work

2:06.5

with a doctor to do this as well as having your own testing device to measure your blood sugars

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