Dr. Keith Berkowitz Answers More Of YOUR Questions On Hypoglycemia (Episode 165)
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Welcome back for another fascinating look into the world of low-carb living with The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show With Jimmy Moore!
In today’s episode, listener favorite Dr. Keith Berkowitz returns for Part 2 of his follow-up interview with Jimmy about reactive hypoglycemia following a low-carb diet. Specifically in this week’s shows, Dr. Berkowitz is answering questions submitted by the listeners (hey, that’s you! 
) pertaining to how carbohydrate consumption, metabolism and other factors such as sleep can impact your serum glucose and insulin production.
Also, hear a listener comment from Della in Jacksonville, Florida who loved Episode 164 featuring Part 1 of this interview with Dr. Berkowitz and she wanted to let everyone know that even though she’s neither trying to lose weight or suffering an illness, at the age of 50 she knows that Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb will keep her healthy for years to come! WOO HOO!!! That’s what we like to hear.
Share your thoughts in the comments section below or join Della by leaving us feedback at (206) 202-6516. THANK YOU for listening!
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 165
- Jimmy’s new WordPress blog
- Dr. Keith Berkowitz’ Center For Balanced Health
- RELATED BLOG POST: “The Forgotten Blood Sugar Disorder: Hypoglycemia”
- RELATED PODCAST: “Dr. Keith Berkowitz On The Forgotten Blood Sugar Disorder: Hypoglycemia”
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Hi Jimmy! This is vadim, I dont know if you remember me but i did share my story a bit in the past. I am from Brooklyn, NY and work as a night manager of the student center at Suny Downstate. I do work with Dr Feinman, unfortunately havent seen him since he went part time. I do hold a degree in nutrition, as well as a degree in DMI which stands for diagnostical medical imaging. But I am at least a Phd in diet journeys. I did try every single diet out there until i suffered form paralysis by analysis. To make a short story long, lol, I had finally decided to change my lifestyle and found low carb living both acceptable, satisfying and convenient for me. I would love to put my two cents if I can toward your ordeal on hypoglycemia. I am suffering with same. Number one, would you consider giving up weighting every day? weight does fluctuate, you know that, every glycogen molecule binds 4 molecules of water with it, so what I am basically saying weight might not be accurate measurement of your success on daily basis. But…… when you do see the number go up or not down enouph it creates subconscious stress and produces cortisol in your body which in turn produces extra glycogen storage which in turn produces water retention. its my theory, but it worked in practice. One time I decided not to weight myself daily and kept the same caloric intake and same exercise regimen. At the end of the week the weight did go down, 4 pounds loss. Can you try it, if anything it wont do any harm! I do walk after every meal keeping intensity at low 65 % of max heart rate. Its all about insulin production, so by walking after every meal you kill two birds. I also try to drink lots of soup, for example spinach soup in a blender is my favorite and it takes 5 min. Bunch of spinach along with a glass of chicken or beef stock goes throgh the blender as weel as garlic, half avocado, 1 0z of gargonzola cheese and half a spoon of flax oil or fish oil. then I garnish it with a bit of kefir on top and boom , healthy soup and I swaer it keeps me full. Thats all for now. Good luck, you are a good man, Jimmy and I love you and your wife, Christine,. i wish you all the blessings and success!
Vadim, you’ve left this message four times before on previous podcasts. I got it buddy!
As for weighing everyday, it doesn’t discourage me. But seeing the trend over time stay the same can be depressing…but I’m not giving up.
Lol, sorry! That shows how computer savvy I really am. I tried to post it once on one of your blogs but it kept blogging me.
I for one know how discouraging it can really be, but I have no doubt you will get it done. Plus you have such a great support and lots of people are pulling for you. You are the captain on this ship and we need you to keep steering in the right direction! Its a battle, but its worth it for sure!
I’m gonna be fine because I’m staying engaged. It’s when people throw in the towel and give up when the problems begin. THANKS for your support, Vadim!
I think Dr. Keith Berkowitz is a very nice guy and he knows a lot. He gives a lot of answers. The only answer I’m missing is: “What causes this reactive hypoglycemia reaction when you are on a low carb diet and lost a lot of weight?”. In the first podcast he said it has to do with gluconeogenesis (thus the proteins in the diet). In the second podcast he explains that gluconeogenesis first happens after four to six hours. So the two hour reactive hypoglecemia response can’t be caused by gluconeogenesis.
The thing I read between the lines is that low carbers, like Jimmy, who lost a lot of weight, are and stay insulin resistant and a sort of prediabetic. Therefore a little bit of glucose from the meal is already enough to initiate this reactive hypoglycemic reaction. I don’t know whether I interpreted the doctor well.
Sounds close to my understanding of what he’s saying, Floris. But I’ll ask Dr. Berkowitz for more clarity.