How to Naturally REVERSE Insulin Resistance & TYPE 2 DIABETES | Dr. Jason Fung

Dr. Fung, Dr.Lustig, Dr. Ekberg are my heroes. They have literally changed my life.

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He is a genius. I have been following him for the past 6 months and I have applied his advice and reversed my pre-diabetic completely

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🩸 *Insulin and Glucose Dynamics* - Insulin pushes glucose into cells until a limit is reached, causing high blood glucose and leading to type 2 diabetes. 02:20 🍚 *Analogy: Sugar Bowl and Body's Glucose Storage* - The body stores glucose similar to a sugar bowl, but excess causes overflow into the blood, leading to type 2 diabetes. 03:13 🏛️ *Impact of Diabetes on Organs* - Diabetes affects various organs, causing heart problems, strokes, cancers, blindness, nerve damage, kidney damage, and more. 04:25 🔄 *Insulin Resistance and Blood Glucose Regulation* - Insulin resistance occurs when cells resist the effect of insulin, hindering glucose entry into cells and leading to elevated blood glucose. 08:03 📊 *Hyperinsulinemia and Glucose Overflow* - Hyperinsulinemia occurs when the body uses extra insulin to force glucose into cells, resulting in normal glucose levels but high insulin levels. 11:40 🩺 *Identifying Early Signs of Insulin Resistance* - Metabolic syndrome indicators, including high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low HDL, and abdominal obesity, can signal early insulin resistance. 13:34 🛑 *The Misconception of Lowering Blood Glucose* - Lowering blood glucose alone doesn't improve health; focusing on insulin levels is crucial, as seen in studies with near-normal glucose levels worsening diabetes. 16:31 💡 *Onset of Chronic Diseases in Insulin Resistance* - Chronic diseases can begin much earlier in the insulin resistance spectrum, preceding the official diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. 18:33 🧐 *Detecting Diabetic Damage Before Diagnosis* - Protein in the urine can indicate diabetic kidney disease, even before an official diagnosis of diabetes, highlighting the importance of early detection. 20:09 💔 *Insulin's Role in Cardiovascular Diseases* - Elevated insulin levels contribute to atherosclerosis, narrowing arteries, and increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. 22:11 🩸 *Insulin and Heart Disease Focus* - Insulin contributes to inflammatory responses and smooth muscle proliferation in arteries. - Cholesterol, while a factor, is not a major one in heart disease compared to smoking and diabetes. - Studies emphasize smoking and diabetes as significantly increasing the risk of heart disease. 24:30 🔄 *Latency Before Type 2 Diabetes* - There's a latency period before type 2 diabetes manifests, during which insulin resistance and elevated insulin contribute to heart disease. - High insulin and inflammation play crucial roles in heart disease, often overshadowed by cholesterol concerns. - Emphasis on the reversibility of diabetes as a risk factor, unlike factors such as age and genetics. 28:25 🚑 *Insulin Resistance and Heart Disease Timing* - The discussion on the timing of heart disease concerning insulin resistance before diabetes diagnosis. - Heart disease can occur before diabetes, and the severity varies based on individual factors. - Diabetes significantly contributes to heart disease, and its reversibility is a key focus. 31:40 🔄 *Accumulation of Fat in the Body* - Insight into the process of de novo lipogenesis and the body's response to excess glucose. - Explanation of how the body accumulates fat in the liver, abdomen, and pancreas, leading to metabolic issues. - Increased abdominal girth and fatty pancreas are indicators of excessive glucose-related problems. 38:22 🍽️ *Treatment Approaches: Controlling Glucose Intake* - The effectiveness of low-carbohydrate diets in managing and even reversing type 2 diabetes. - Recognition of the glycemic index's impact on blood glucose levels. - Dr. David Unwin's success with patients achieving drug-free remission through carbohydrate reduction. 40:41 ⚖️ *Treatment Approaches: Calorie Restriction* - Exploring ultra-low-calorie diets as a strategy, cutting down not just carbs but overall calories. - Highlighting the effectiveness of very low-calorie diets, around 800 calories a day, albeit with potential compliance challenges. - Understanding how reducing all calorie sources, including fats, prompts the body to burn glucose. 42:33 🕰️ *Treatment Approaches: Intermittent Fasting* - Intermittent fasting as a method to allow the body to burn excess glucose during fasting periods. - Comparing intermittent fasting to a strategy of zero calories for specific time intervals. - Stressing the importance of educating individuals on the purpose and benefits of intermittent fasting. 43:43 🍽️ *Methods to Reverse Insulin Resistance* - Three effective treatments: low carb, intermittent fasting, and calorie reduction. - Multiple approaches available, including low carb, cutting calories, and intermittent fasting. 44:40 🌾 *Low Carb Approach* - The significance of low carb in reversing insulin resistance. - Ketosis as an ultra-low carbohydrate diet, its benefits, and measurement. - Flexible approaches to low carb, not strictly requiring ketosis. 47:26 📉 *Calorie Reduction and Nuances* - Dr. Fung introduces calorie reduction as a tool against insulin resistance. - Critique on the conventional calorie reduction approach and its limitations. - Highlighting the importance of understanding the root cause of excessive calories. 58:41 ⏰ *Intermittent Fasting as a Powerful Tool* - Gradual approach to intermittent fasting, starting with cutting out snacks. - Flexibility in fasting duration based on individual needs. - Fasting's impact on burning excess glucose and its role in controlling type 2 diabetes. 01:00:56 🔄 *Fasting vs. Calorie Restriction on Basal Metabolic Rate* - Fasting's impact on basal metabolic rate compared to calorie restriction. - Preservation of metabolic rate during fasting due to increased sympathetic tone. - The advantage of maintaining a higher metabolic rate in weight loss efforts. 01:03:50 💪 *Preserving Muscle Mass during Intermittent Fasting* - Addressing concerns about muscle mass loss during intermittent fasting. - Importance of muscle mass and its preservation during fasting. - Fasting as a method to preserve muscle mass, especially when combined with low carb. 01:04:04 🏋️‍♂️ *Addressing Muscle Mass Concerns During Fasting* - Fears about muscle loss during fasting are often overblown. - Muscles respond to usage; the concern about losing muscle mass due to fasting is not well-founded. - Measurement methods, such as bioimpedance, can misinterpret changes, leading to unnecessary concerns. 01:08:54 🤔 *Utilizing Strategies for Type 2 Diabetics Without Weight to Lose* - For underweight individuals with type 2 diabetes, weight loss might not be the primary goal. - Low carb and intermittent fasting can be effective tools without necessarily causing significant weight loss. - Low-calorie diets, while theoretically effective, often face practical challenges and are less successful in real-world scenarios. 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Dr Jason Fung is like a saviour. He educates in simple words that people who didn't go to medical school could understand root cause of the issue and take matters of health in their own hands.Much love !!❤

The overall reason on excessive carbs is we were taught by the market and education to reduce fats not carbs. That is why we have excessive sugar.

Through Doctor Jason Fung and doctor eric berg I managed to reverse my pre diabetic condition. I used to be 220 lbs but now I'm 170 lbs actually I was extremely close to becoming a life long type 2 diabetic because of my over weight,extremely high sugar diet, sedentary life style. I thank both these doctors they saved my life from an impeding disaster

If the US population were to be tested specifically for insulin resistance, the results would be horrifying.

Jason is too kind. This issue is not being too busy, or medical training or being trapped in a silo. It's greed and power. Pure and Simple. Follow the money. Always.

This makes me understand that any medical intervention, medication and surgery, only worsens the condition of diabetes.