One Simple Change that Eliminates Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar)

This one tiny simple change could help you get rid of hypoglycemia.

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0:00 Introduction: Getting rid of hypoglycemia
0:10 What is hypoglycemia?
0:28 Hypoglycemia symptoms
0:37 Hypoglycemia explained
4:18 Hypoglycemia myths
5:25 Fix hypoglycemia
6:27 The benefits of running your body on fat
10:04 How to switch to fat fuel
11:20 Learn more about how to switch to fat fuel!

Let's talk about the best way to get rid of hypoglycemia naturally. Hypoglycemia is a condition where you have low blood sugar (below 70 mg/dl).

Common symptoms of hypoglycemia:
• Shakiness
• Irritability
• Anxiety
• Hunger
• Sweating
• Headaches
• Inability to concentrate
• Blurred vision

A person with hypoglycemia has insulin resistance. Chronic consumption of refined carbohydrates and frequent eating trigger spikes in insulin, which causes insulin resistance.

It's rare to have low blood sugar when experiencing hypoglycemic symptoms. With hypoglycemia, you may have normal blood sugar levels, but you also have high insulin.

Glucose absorption in the cells is also dependent on insulin. The more insulin resistance you have, the less glucose you'll have in the cells. This is why you might have normal amounts of glucose in the blood but low amounts of glucose in the cells. This type of hypoglycemia is called hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia.

The worst thing you can do for hypoglycemia is to consume frequent small meals or sugar. The best way to get rid of hypoglycemia is to run your body on fat (fatty acids and ketones) instead of sugar for fuel.

Switching the body's fuel source only takes a few days, and you don't need insulin to be involved in the process. Switching the body to fat fuel may also help with many other conditions associated with insulin resistance.

Fat fuel is much more efficient than sugar for energy, taking massive stress off the mitochondria. The majority of non-infectious diseases may be related to damaged mitochondria. Other organs like the thyroid, liver, heart, and brain can also function better on fat fuel.

There is only one thing you need to do to switch to fat fuel and get rid of hypoglycemia: lower your carbohydrates below 50 grams per day.

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals®. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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[scottcurtin]

I find it fascinating how our bodies crave an ancestral diet.
Modern processed foods and the over consumption of them has made a sick society.
People are sick and don’t realize.
Great video Doc.

[nellie]

This makes sense. It’s sickening that the current practice is so off- I’m an RN (40 yrs) and first thing is STILL orange juice as first thing for low blood sugar….and the three meals and bedtime snacks….! No doubt diabetics never improve: the medical management is anything but.

[MATOSPOWERMATOSPOWER-tddt]

You're doing a wonderful job. I have recently lost 75 lb. I cut down on my carbohydrates and sugar. I stopped eating carbohydrates and sugar. The one thing I found was my mental clarity. My brain fog went away. I'm not grumpy anymore or not dizzy my sight's not blurry. My skin tags are going away. It's amazing how the body works. My blood pressure went from 260 over 90 to 1 15/ 60. All because I started watching these YouTubers and doctors who are talking about low carb eating. Thank you and you are saving lives. Keep up the good work

[LaurenAkers]

I’m seriously almost in happy tears right now. For over a year, I’ve been talking to multiple doctors about what I thought was something I made up in my head. I have been wanting to lose weight through healthy eating, but every time I tried doing the “common sense” stuff, I would start sweating, shaking, and feel like I was going to faint. I started checking my blood sugar, and it never got below 78 when experiencing these symptoms. My current doctor ended up joking that “maybe I just wanted to eat candy” because my numbers were fine. I have been so discouraged because no one had any ideas or answers and I literally could not ignore the awful “false low blood sugar” spells, so I would just go back to eating like crap, because at least I didn’t feel like I was going to faint…meanwhile my blood pressure and weight kept climbing up. At this point, I don’t even care about what I look like…I’m just too young to be this unhealthy.

This is the first time I’ve felt hopeful in a long time. Thank you ❤

[jingmu]

I have hypoglycemia for more than 30 yrs. I started the sweating, fainting, etc. when I felt hungry when I was about 10 yrs old and now I am 44. It took me about 10 years to find out those symptoms was due to low blood sugar. I had to bring snacks/sugar everywhere I go. I was a real pain. I also had gastritis, which made the hypoglycemia getting worse and worse over the years. In addition, I took PPI for several years, which was first helpful, but then I found that it was a silent killer that eventually deprived my nutrition absorption and I started to had a harder and harder time to digest protein. I had a lot of pain in my body. Eventually, I found that I could eat only a little, but fat was the one thing that does not irritate my stomach and I liked it as I was starving everyday all day long. So, I naturally started keto, I found that I actually craved for keto food. 3 months into keto, my hypoglycemia got noticeably better. 6 months into keto, I did not need to bring sugar with me everywhere I go. I still need to bring a small snack between lunch and dinner as I could only have small meals. I could drank some tea. I loved coffee and tea, but could not drink them due to gastritis. Now I am one year into keto, I am trying to replace my afternoon snack with a coffee latte. And I feel so much better than the previous years. The best thing is that I feel I finally get the freedom from addiction to food or craving for food in general. I have more energy. My nails and hair got better. Thanks for your videos. They all made sense to me. Only wish I could find your videos years earlier.

[Moni-uibz]

About fifteen years ago I was out walking with my daughter. We went further than we had planned. 3/4 through it I got all sweaty and shaky and almost fainted. I could not take another step. I had to send my daughter back home to get some fruit to bring me so I could make it home. That was my wakeup call. I started to change my diet. For years I was eating Paleo, then Keto and six years ago changed to carnivore. Now, I eat 2 times a day, never ever snack, if something comes up and I can't eat it's not a problem at all. I swore to myself I would never feel like that episode again. It was scary.

[sonnyngu]

Thanks Dr Berg. I was getting constant morning headaches and my brain was always cloudy. I was always tired also. After listening to you I went on a keto diet and stopped eating the rice, sugar and low carb. I also did intermittent fasting. It changed my life. I feel so much better now. I got you to thank for that! Keep u what you’re doing.

[helenevion]

I remember when I was starving after 1:45 of studying, despite having eaten 3 plates of organic foods right before the course time... Until I understood your videos on using healthy fats for fuel... Now I can focus many hours in a row! Thank you so much!

[techsir]

This is hilarious as my girlfriend complains of this list of symptoms and bashed me eating Keto for years. Now her blood tests aren't so good and now she is interested in her health. Thank you Dr. Berg for all your input, you are the reason I tried changing my diet in the first place. I am now in better health than ever before in my life after years of soda and fast food.

[sabrinaandhusband]

Insulin resistance seems to be the source of too many probs when it comes to hunger and appetite. Thanks for the info Dr Berg 🌸

[NintyFan]

This was me 1.5 years ago and for years before that. I'd feel like absolute crap after not eating. Felt really moody mostly. After gradually shifting into into a lower carb diet, my physical and mental health has improved significantly. Plus my family has a history of diabetes.

[FrankieJ]

I've lost 80 pounds since August on the keto diet, I'm at a level 6 ketosis.. I've lowered my blood pressure medicine and am no longer in the pre diabetic range

[hcure]

I'm SO GLAD you made this video. This cleared up so much for me. I've been struggling with hypoglycemia for over a year now. I got super low blood sugar because i was starving myself very severely, to where I'd almost pass out. I still ate grains back then, so i ate bread during those episodes which probably spiked my sugar and made everything worse... it took me so much suffering to finally realize what i have to do. It's sad how much I've had to go through to get here. And sad that this information isn't commonly taught. So so grateful Dr Berg.

[michaelcalibri]

"develop resistance against what is pushing the glucose down..." Dr. Berg and his team are a blessing. I love hearing more precise mechanisms of things I knew did things. Very clarifying. Knowing that the body's preference is to resist low glucose is very key here.

[kwetz]

I was told a few months ago to eat 30-45 grams of carbs three times a day, and two snacks of 15-30 grams of carbs. I was told to do that because my a1c was too low, but it was 5.5. 😂

I fasted for 18 hours the other day, so I knew that carbs no longer controlled my life. This video is so encouraging. I am throwing my "glucose tabs" in the trash can. 😊

[jasonamosco]

10:00 the answer: lower carbs to under 50 grams per day

[robertlavrakas]

I had hypoglycemia for many years.I went on keto and no hypo for the last 5 months!!!! I started at 244 lbs. And am now at 218!!!

[anisharamlogan]

Doc you are the best my husband has diabeties and he keeps eating sugar. Now I put on your videos for him to watch and he is kinda listening to me now

[srozaardnet]

My hypoglycemic symptoms definitely get worse with even a small amount of carbs. I'm skinny & all my life I forced myself to eat excess food to try to keep a decent weight on. The idea of fasting would terrify me. I do not eat sweets & realized early on that eating sugar or fruit during a hypoglycemic episode just made things worse. It's good to hear you confirm that. I guess I just accept my thinness & continue eating low carb/sugar-free AND eating enough qualify food (fats) at each meal so that I don't feel the need to continually eat. Thank you for addressing this issue.

[gratefullady]

I appreciate you Dr. Berg and find your knowledge to be priceless. Many years ago I work with a young lady that was pregnant and she like a lot of women in her beautiful state ate very hearty breakfasts which included plenty of carbs. I started eating like my partner of course and quickly realized that i was very sluggish and had less mental clarity after the carb heavy meals. One day i decided I would eat low or no carb meals and not eat after 7pm. At the beginning I had to tell myself that carbs were literally trying to kill me over and over lol. I eventually didn't struggle to avoid carbs but more importantly I felt fantastic, I looked amazing and my body started to look chiseled without heavy exercise. I know now and may be even back then that I was in a state of ketosis😊 your video reminded me how important it is to listen to and love our vessels(bodies). You rock!!!!