I Finally Got My Life Back!

My name is Serene and I'm 40 years old. Since I was a very little child, I spent most of my childhood at hospitals because of food allergies and intolerances. I was gluten intolerant and had celiac disease. I had so many food allergies that I can't even begin to list. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at 16 and it all started then. It was obvious that something was going on with my body and it started with hypothyroidism. Shortly after I was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. I was put on medications and I started dieting since then to lose the lbs I was gaining but nothing worked and if anything I was gaining more and more weight the harder I worked out and dieted. I went to so many nutritionists and followed everything that was out there. I even followed a fad at the time that was using acupuncture for weight loss. I took the different weight loss pills that were advertised all over the place. I went to the gym and had a personal trainer, I did everything you could think of to lose the weight I gained because of my underactive thyroid but things became worse and I was diagnosed with insulin resistance a few years later. Before I knew it, at only 24, I had all that and GERD, gout, migraines, severe food intolerances and sensitivities, gastrointestinal issues, and PCOS symptoms but no actual cysts found. I felt hopeless and had no idea what to do. In 2010, I was told I have pre-diabetes and fatty liver as well as an enlarged spleen. I also started having such severe migraines that would stay for days and not go away no matter what migraine medication or pain killer I took. I was put on more medications and metformin which was the start of a more horrible medical turmoil. Metformin ruined my life. My stomach could not tolerate it, I was always sick, nauseous, my GERD got worse, and had severe diarrhea where I couldn't leave the house. I kept telling my doctor and begging them to switch me to something else but always got the same answer: "there's no other medication to treat pre-diabetes". I became so miserable and had so many embarrassing situations related to how metformin was affecting me. But even metformin was not helping my numbers get better. They started me on 500 mg a day, then went up to 750 mg a day, then 850 mg a day, then 1000 mg a day until it went all the way up to 2000 mg a day with no results whatsoever. And the higher they put me on, the worse my stomach and diarrhea issues got. In 2012, I was officially diagnosed as diabetic with my A1C numbers being over 7. Still on metformin, it had no effect on lowering my blood sugar at all so they put me on gliclazide and my blood sugar started getting better but my symptoms and body were getting worse. In 2015, things got so bad that I could no longer walk or exercise because of severe pain in my ankles. I visited so many doctors, a Shiro podiatrist, sports doctor, orthopedic, etc. and no one had any idea what was going on. I was in constant pain and couldn't move or walk on my feet and physical therapy and pain killers were not working and doctors could not figure out what was wrong with me. Then in 2016 was the turning point of my life. That's when I finally knew I have to take matters with my own hand and not trust the medical profession to solve my problems. I knew I had to listen to my body. I was hospitalized after fainting in the middle of the street and my blood sugar was over 300. For the next 3 days my blood sugar remained so high and would not improve so I had my first insulin shot. For the next week at the hospital, I was getting insulin shots 3 times a day until my sugar finally went down to between 130 and 170. When I went home I was so scared and the thought of this monstrous disease killing me at only 35 was a nightmare that was haunting me. So I started researching keto. I knew then that the pain in my feet was the inflammation Dr. Berg was talking about. I learned about insulin resistance and all the things that make it worse. I educated myself and started so slow by doing one thing at a time until I was fully on keto. I started taking berberine for my diabetes and insulin resistance and was losing so much weight and getting better. Now, after 15 months on keto and 6 months on Intermittent Fasting, I am starting to feel alive and young again. I watched almost all videos by Dr. Berg and watch the Q & A show every Friday, I follow all of Dr. Berg's suggestions and tips. I make keto recipes and fast 18:6. And today I finally reversed diabetes! Never have I imagined there'd be a cure for diabetes! Never did I ever realize that I will find a cure for my gastrointestinal issues and food intolerances/sensitivities. By staying away from carbs I was also staying away from everything that had gluten or wheat in it. So I never had any gluten intolerance flare up since I started keto. I no longer have constant diarrhea or constant stomach pain or constant food poisoning symptoms either. I no longer have GERD or the killer migraines that I used to have almost every 2 days. Everyone says my skin is glowing and now my spleen is back to its normal size and no longer enlarged. My fatty liver is slowly but surely getting better too. And my insulin resistance... well that's still a work in progress but as I learned it will take more time to reverse that and fatty liver and I am fine with however long it will take because this is a lifestyle, not a quick fix! I no longer fear going into a sugar coma or losing a limb or eyesight because of diabetes. Diabetes is no longer this dark cloud that is hanging over my head. I finally got my life back! And I did it because I believed! In 15 months I lost 38 lbs and the inflammation is getting better because my feet no longer hurt. I am sleeping better than I ever did and what's also great is that even my thyroid is improving! I never even knew that is possible! I went all the way up to 175 mg of Synthroid and just 3 months ago my thyroid was clinically overactive because the dose was too high so it means my thyroid was better and I needed a lower dose of 125 mg. Dr. Berg, thank you for helping me get my life back! For so long I suffered when the solution was right there in front of me and I thank you for showing me the way! Today I celebrate being diabetes-free and in the best health, I have had in the longest time ever! Thank you for your awesome videos and all the Q & A live shows that keep answering all my questions! I am so so grateful to you! I am in tears just knowing that I'm not going to end up a vegetable in a hospital bed because of all the damage diabetes does! I can't thank you enough!