Glucagon and Fasting | The Exam Room Podcast

Discover the role glucagon can play in your health and how fasting may help!

Hana Kahleova, M.D., Ph.D., explains how glucagon paired with fasting can be especially beneficial for people with diabetes. She joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room podcast.

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[imperfectvegan]

I always enjoy listening to Dr. Kahleova. She is so skilled at explaining complex research in simple terms that I can easily understand!

[thinkofwhy]

I've been fasting 20-21 hrs/day for the past two months on a vegan diet and I've lost at least 5kg of FAT (goodbye love handles & spare tire, lol) and I feel better than ever. There are caveats, like low energy (due to digesting all that food) for about 4 hours after feasting, and getting up a couple hours earlier to feast before heading to work. But the benefits far out weight those challenges. After the low energy period I begin to feel amazing, and no hunger until the next feast - it's probably that glucagon working. Meal #1 is quinoa based breakfast, #2 is a lentil & quinoa chili with yam & mixed veggies, #3 is a cruciferous salad with chickpeas and apple cider vinegar (Bragg's). If only I knew this a few decades ago.

[makingwaves]

The best way to look at this is like a thermometer. Your body is interested in keeping the blood sugar not too high, and not too low. Insulin as a hormone is released by the pancreas to lower blood sugar, and glucagon as a hormone is released to increase it. In a healthy body those two hormones work in perfect harmony with each other, where the glucose levels constantly is kept in this narrow range.

[Murph]

Excellent info, thx. I found myself overloading on food during 4- hour feeding time w 20 hours of fasting; therefore, I switched to two meals a day, very small meal at am, like berries and nuts and one large meal around 4 to 6 pm. Vegan for 17 years. Two meals work perfectly for me. Thank you! Always remarkable podcasts! Love you, guys!!! ♥️🙏🙏🌱🤗👍👍👍

[luizeduardogutierrez]

I love Dr. Hanna. And you too, Chuck. thanks a lot for about the high value information. Here, in Brazil.

[adrianbaker]

Gold. Love the talk, more evidence for the cause.

[heesoolee]

Exactly what I wanted to understand! Thank you ❤

[JillWhitcomb]

My Mom has been Type 1 diabetic since age 10 (1942). She had some Glucagon syringes in her fridge in case of emergencies. She rarely used it, but having it on hand was peace of mind for she and my Dad.

[javadivawithdog]

The benefits of being in this "scarcity' state are tremendous.

[carlo]

Thank you so much for this amazing content.

[rawfoodjack]

That was very interesting information about glucagon and the delayed response time of insulin.
I am a type 2 diabetic. I don't take any medication. Instead I use diet, exercise, and intermittent fasting to control my blood sugars.
I use the Freestyle Libre 2 monitor for 24/7 blood glucose information. I always wake up with high blood sugar so I go for a walk at 6 am until it returns to normal (about an hour).
I only eat once or twice a day. As soon as I have finish eating I go for a walk (about an hour) which burns the blood sugar until the insulin kicks in. That way I never get a large sugar spike.
I am currently eating low-carb vegetarian but I plan to go vegan plant-based to see if it will normalize the insulin/glucagon response. I am concerned about the increase in carbs but I guess I can walk more until the vegan diet fixes the blood sugar spikes.

[teshaletekola]

Thank you. It is relatively unique because most of videos remains with talking only insulin. I learnt a lot.

[ItsmeCote]

It makes me feel that I know more than my Doc everytime I finish watching one of heror Dr.Barnard video lol

[thomaspomeroy]

I just re-watched Dr. Kahliova's show on Millet. I am curious about "Wild Rice". None of the programs I watch: You, Matering Diabetes, or Nutrition facts, have ever done a program on "Wild Rice".

[elbeefo]

When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, the dietician recommended a 6 meal plan and asked that I stop my low carb diet. Why is the industry recommending something that we know is not good for type 2 diabetics?

[Ayusisi]

I am working on my personal diet goal, plant-based and intermittent fasting

[ocean]

I'm a bit confused so should you be eating more healthy fats ? Doesn't that go against what dr. Bernard says to do?

[bisnathbaboolal]

Please tell, where do u get glugagon, pl

[Scottlp]

Two plant based diets: eg typical whole food plant based eg Gregor vs same diet minus grains with lots nuts, avocados olives. I’d love to hear someone address that.

[untouchable]

What Dr Greger and Fuhrman have been saying