CWD Friends for Life Conference, Orlando 2019 - Lester Hightower

Success with Dr. Richard K. Bernstein’s Very Low-Carb Regimen, Ages 5 to 14

Where and when:
Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Conference in Orlando.
2:00pm eastern on July, 19, 2019.
#FFLOrlando19

00:00 - Welcome
00:18 - Opening remarks
02:29 - Introduction to my family and our diagnosis story.
04:43 - About Dr. Richard K. Bernstein.
06:44 - Our results in terms of A1c values since diagnosis.
07:57 - Summary of the T1D disease state and prevailing outcomes.
13:35 - High-level overview of Dr. Bernstein's regimen.
15:09 - Low-carb, high-protein diet.
- 16:46 - The amount of glucose in a healthy person.
- 18:03 - How our low-carb, high-protein diet is constructed.
- 19:40 - Growing kids need a lot of protein.
21:08 - Properly using insulins with low-carb.
24:17 - Precisely correcting low blood sugars.
26:24 - Description of our day-to-day application of Dr. Bernstein's regimen.
30:15 - Our family is in this together.
31:25 - Why we choose to manage T1D this way.
35:45 - We are not alone (showing success of others).
37:43 - TYPEONEGRIT.
- 40:00 - Senior Citizen Gritters (age 60+).
- 44:00 - Study of TYPEONEGRIT published in PEDIATRICS.
46:04 - Example meals and macronutrient details.
48:48 - Food-related tips and tricks.
51:25 - Recipe and cookbook recommendations.
52:55 - Introduction to the Rivere Foundation, DBA LetMeBe83.
57:08 - Closing remarks.

[theresa]

Parenting at its finest! Preparing him to live a normal life. Excellent information

[JamesMostowski]

Your talk was inspiring and informative. 1st, I'm glad your son is thriving. I'm a T1 LADA diagnosed in 1992 at age 38; however, was uncontrolled for many years with all the typical complications (Cataracts, Neuropathy & Retinopathy), all while under the care of an Endo following ADA guidelines. After getting a CGM about 6 years ago, I was finally able to get A1c's around 7. I didn't learn about Dr. B. until last year and have been following his book (my bible) for 14 months. A1c is now 5.6 for the past 9 months. I still have a way to go (hard to break old habits); but you have done a terrific job of setting your son up for success in the future. Found the Video via a post on TYPEONEGRIT. Tell your Son for me; IT'S WORTH IT!

[stevenjohnson]

Great Job!! Thank you so much. So thankful for all you do! Praise Jesus

[samuelfritzsche]

Thanks Lester, beautiful talk and beautiful work over the years. My libre 2 reader broke today, and I just had the sense that I wouldn't put it on again (I started an intermittent fasting program, perhaps as a segue back to stable blood sugar that would yield a sub 5 a1c, so things are getting so stable I hardly need it). Then I saw your video, somehow decided to watch it, and then was suddenly struck with the idea of success without cgm! love it.

[JWB]

Great talk. We have been low carb, about 25 grams per day, since our 10 year old girl was diagnosed a few years ago. We would like to use the insulins Bernstein recommends but getting an endo to prescribe them or finding Regular OTC in Hawaii is basically impossible. We use Lantus twice a day and Humalog. Generally, I give Humalog about 30mins after a meal starts (our kid eats slowly) and a small dose about 2 hours later if needed. We eat 4 meals a day, 4 hours apart and have averaged an A1C of 5.7 so not terrible. Her resistance seems very high though we use about 36 units a day of Lantus and about 10 units a day of Humalog and this is on about 20/25 grams of carbs a day we never cheat with food. Puberty is just starting so it is getting even harder to predict what will happen each day but since I rarely give more than 3 units of Humalog at a meal we rarely get very low. If we do get low then 1/2 gram of carbs from a glucose tab will raise her 20 or even more.

[bluesky]

Do we estimate net carbs . As 1/2 cup steamed brocelli normally listed as 5 grams carbs but here is 2 which I believe is net….thank u so much