LIVE with Ken Berry MD – Reversing Diabetes With a Carnivore Diet

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a practicing family physician's personal health crisis reshape the dietary advice he gives to thousands of patients? Ken Berry (MD) makes the case for low-carbohydrate approaches in managing metabolic conditions, shares his path from rural Tennessee to family medicine, discusses founding the American Diabetes Society as an alternative institution, explores the debate around long-term ketosis and fasting insulin, and joins Dave and audience members in examining how to rebuild trust in medical and scientific institutions.

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⏱ Chapters

0:00 – Cold open & introduction

1:51 – Ken Berry's background in medicine

8:08 – Path from rural Tennessee to med school

16:03 – Ken's health during his early career

23:01 – Shifting away from standard dietary guidelines

33:42 – Patient signals and expanding the practice

42:17 – Starting a YouTube channel

54:21 – "Lies My Doctor Told Me" and colleague pushback

1:00:18 – Founding the American Diabetes Society

1:05:00 – Audience Q&A begins

1:08:53 – Discussion of long-term ketosis markers

1:18:31 – Talking to loved ones about diet

1:29:14 – Nutrition education in medical schools

1:39:47 – Restoring trust in medical institutions

1:47:00 – Semmelweis, paradigm shifts & patience

1:55:40 – Long-term ketosis safety & ketone measurement

2:09:10 – Blood work as a snapshot: context matters

2:30:28 – Dietary flexibility, travel, and glucose spikes

2:51:05 – Closing remarks & where to find Ken Berry

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