Why a High Carb, Whole Food Diet May Be A Solution to Diabetes

Whether you have diabetes or not, you definitely don't want to miss out on what Robby and Cyrus have to share about their experience eating fruit with type I diabetes! Cyrus Khambatta and Robby Barbaro co-created the Mastering Diabetes Method to reverse insulin resistance in all forms of diabetes, and have helped more than 10,000 people improve their metabolic health using low-fat, plant-based, whole-food nutrition, intermittent fasting, and exercise. In this episode we discuss what exactly diabetes is, and how their experience on this low-fat, plant-based, whole-food diet has changed their relationship with fruit. 

Robby Barbaro, MPH graduated from the University of Florida and is the cofounder of Mastering Diabetes and Amla Green. Robby was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 12 and has been living this lifestyle since 2006. In that time, while eating pounds of fruit every day, his HbA1c value has never exceeded 6.4%, and his blood glucose has been stable and easy to manage.

Cyrus Khambatta, PhD earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2003, then earned a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 2012. He is an internationally recognized nutrition and fitness coach who has been living with type 1 diabetes since 2002. 

In  this episode you’ll learn: 

-About Robby’s experience being diagnosed with type I diabetes 

-The difference between prediabetes, type I diabetes, and type II

-About their experience on a plant-based ketogenic diet 

-How Robby’s insulin sensitivity changed on a fruit based diet 

-The deal with fructose consumed on a fruit based diet 

-About Cyrus’ story being diagnosed with type I diabetes, Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, and Alopecia 

-What insulin resistance is actually caused by 

-About the connection between obesity and diabetes 

-About why the ketogenic diet makes you more insulin resistant 

-Why eating low fat can help with diabetes but doesn’t help with processing carbs 

-About how to introduce more carbs after being on a ketogenic diet 

-Which fruit has the highest glycemic index 

-About how fruit juice affects blood glucose levels 

-How a whole food plant based diet affects athletic performance and recovery

-Why it’s important to take supplements on this diet 

-Why carbs are crucial to recovery after a workout 

-About the optimal omega 6 to omega 3 ratio 

-Why intermittent fasting can be a great tool 

-Why moving your body daily is so important 

-About why documenting food intake is so important for those with diabetes 

-How insulin can affect your brain function and possibly be tied to Alzheimer’s and dementia

-What it means to reverse type II diabetes 

-How intermittent fasting works with the risk of hypoglycemia 

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