Keto and Diabetes

Ah, keto—the diet that just keeps coming back.

A ketogenic diet promises rapid weight loss, mental clarity, and blood sugar miracles. With bacon in one hand and butter coffee in the other, it’s easy to feel like you’ve found nutritional nirvana. But before you go tossing your oats and sweet potatoes into the fire, let’s have a real conversation about what this high-fat, low-carb diet actually does to your body—especially if you’re managing chronic health conditions.

We break it all down in our latest podcast episode with Dr. Ehud Ur —and trust us, you’ll want to hear this one.

We cover the rapid weight loss seen when you first start keto (spoiler, its not fat loss), the burden placed on the liver, gallbladder and pancreas as well as the restrictive nature potentially leading to psychological harm and disordered eating.

But, it’s not all negative. We discuss how to make a keto diet healthier and more sustainable.

“ I reversed my diabetes with keto!”

You’ve probably heard people rave about how great their blood sugars are on keto, well, You've probably seen the headline: “I reversed my diabetes with keto!” But here's the nuance. Improved lab numbers don’t mean the underlying condition is gone—they mean it’s managed for now. The conveyor belt of disease progression slows, maybe even stalls—but unless you sustain keto long-term (and most people can’t), things start moving again.

Keto might hit pause—but it doesn't hit delete.

Check out our episode on the ketogenic diet and diabetes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube.