Despite what conventional medicine has told us, type 1 diabetes is not a sentence for a heavy reliance on insulin. For many people, a diet that carefully monitors carb intake can dramatically reduce blood sugar swings and reduce the amount of insulin needed.

Keto (or the ketogenic diet) has gotten a lot of buzz lately, and this fat-heavy very low-carb approach to eating is showing some promise for diabetics and many other metabolic diseases as well. With that being said, there is no perfect diet for everyone, and each person needs to find what works best for them. One of my guests on this week’s Doctor’s Farmacy podcast, Dr. Carrie Diulus, has found vegan keto is the best approach for managing her type 1 diabetes and maintaining a healthy weight. We’re also joined by Dr. Ethan Weiss, who’s been steadily in ketosis for about 2 years using a plant-heavy, mostly pescatarian keto approach.

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Here are more of the details from our interview:

-How Dr. Diulu became vegan keto (9:13)

-The evolution in thinking about heart disease and heart-healthy diets (22:26)

-The idea of “the best diet” (26:36)

-Saturated vs unsaturated fats and the ketogenic diet (32:38)

-Why fiber is a significant factor and calories still matter with the ketogenic diet (43:58)

-Do you need to go in and out of ketosis and can you achieve longevity through diet? (50:55)

-Sarcopenia of aging and eating for mobility as you age (1:00:53)

-The benefits of testing blood insulin levels (1:12:37)

-What you need to know if you want to try keto (1:20:15)

-What a typical day of eating looks like for Dr. Diulu and Dr. Weiss (1:31:03)

-Learn more about Keyto, which aims to make the ketogenic diet more accessible through a breath meter device and phone app at www.getketyo.com

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