Episode 371: Dr. Andrew Koutnik

Low Carb MD Podcast

Drs. Brian Lenzkes & Tro Kalayjian

Diet, Mental Health, Lowcarb, Nutrition, Keto, Brianlenzkes, Health & Fitness, Jasonfung, Doctortro, Intermittentfasting, Trokalayjian, Medicine, Meganramos

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Andrew Koutnik Ph.D. is a scientist specializing in the role of nutrition, exercise, and stress on metabolic health across populations, from metabolic disease (diabetes) to elite performers. Dr. Koutnik has trained in top-laboratories and held research positions at the University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine, the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, with significant contributions to the field of nutrition, diabetes management, and human performance. Dr. Koutnik has also worked directly with elite athletes and performers (e.g., NHL; Military/Special Forces; C-Suite) translating science to the end-user.

In this episode, Drs. Tro and Andrew talk about…

(03:55) How Type 1 Diabetes provides great insight into metabolic health in general
(08:58) The lack of ADA guidelines for people with Type 1 diabetes and why there are so few organizations putting out dietary guidelines for Type 1 diabetics
(16:12) Why doctors in general have such a hard time helping/advising patients with Type 1 and the difficulties involved in changing the mindset that medical professionals bring to Type 1 management
(22:01) The recently published IPTN Type 1 Guidelines—their impact on the community and how they came to be
(29:35) The fact that it is not the doctors but patients and concerned parents who are leading the way in Type 1 management
(37:02) Type 1 diabetes and mental/psychological health co-morbidities
(53:41) Why low carb diets don’t have to feel restrictive in order to be healthy
(57:11) Why you should never stop seeking to reclaim your health and how you can effectively/safely seek it

For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!

Links:

Dr. Andrew Koutnik:

Website: https://andrewkoutnik.com/
X: https://x.com/AKoutnik
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewkoutnikphd/
TedTalk (Rethinking Nutrition for Type-1 Diabetics): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDfgulV_F6o
IPTN Type 1 Guidlines: https://www.therapeuticnutrition.org/post/first-guide-for-carbohydrate-reduction-in-type-1-diabetes
Type 1 Grit: https://www.facebook.com/Type1Grit/
Dr. Bernstein’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bernsteins-Diabetes-Solution-Achieving/dp/0316182699

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/
SMHP Position Statement: https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/100#:~:text=The%20SMHP%20recommends%20open%20access,research%20on%20TCR%20for%20T1DM

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Low Carb MD Podcast. No one is beyond help. No one is beyond hope.
0:07.2	Nothing said on the Low Carb MD podcast is medical advice. Please consult your own doctor before making any
0:13.7	lifestyle changes. Welcome to the Lowcarb MD podcast.
0:23.4	I have a great returning guest today, somebody whose research I've had mine for a long time
0:28.6	and somebody who's advocated for the type 1 community, which as you all know by now is a passion
0:35.1	of mine, a passion of mine.
0:37.3	It's a group.
0:38.3	Type 1 is an autoimmune disease, and of course our guest, Dr. Andrew Crutnik, will tell you more about that,
0:44.3	which affects the pancreas and really causes devastating outcomes over the long term.
0:52.3	Besides the fear of tightly managing a blood sugar all day long,
0:58.1	trying to get basic therapies, get basic equipment can plague people with type one,
1:05.1	navigating day-to-day fluctuations of blood sugar all the way up from 400, 500, down to 50, fearing hypoglycemic shock,
1:14.2	which is a lethal sort of complication of type 1.
1:17.9	And then over the long term, dying 15 years earlier than the average person,
1:23.4	which is just an abomination, in my opinion.
1:27.8	This is an absolutely ravaging disease,
1:32.1	and I have had the honor of working with the team of 15 people
1:37.9	to bring low-carb nutrition into the forefront of medical nutrition therapy for type 1.
1:45.0	And our guest today has devoted his entire life to advocating for type 1,
1:51.4	being a patient with type 1, being a scientist with type 1, being a scientist that, you know,
1:57.8	researchers sort of metabolic health and how to improve the quality of life
2:03.5	of type one. Dr. Andrew Kootenik got his Ph.D. from the University of South Florida
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