5 Tips to Reverse Diabetes Naturally with Cyrus Khambatta, PhD | Exam Room LIVE: Health All-Stars

It is possible to reverse diabetes without medication.
Learn how to improve insulin resistance naturally with Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, co-founder of Mastering Diabetes.
He has five tips that can help you lower blood sugar and reclaim your health when he joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll for episode six of The Exam Room Health All-Stars series.
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[@bduncan3827]

I followed Cyrus’ protocol after my lab for A1C came back at 5.7, which is in the pre-diabetic range. I am determined not get diabetes, so after doing WFPB for three months, it lowered my A1C to 5.5. I am ecstatic and loving this way of eating!! Thank you Cyrus and thank you to the Physicians Committee for making sure this information gets to those of us interested in good health!!

[@michaelmillas929]

Doctor wanted me to go on statin's told him won't touch them !!

[@ladyt3182]

What is WFPB?

[@louisepotts1806]

​@@ladyt3182 WFBP is whole food plant based eating. I was able to drop my cholesterol by 80 points.

[@debbiekiefer4938]

Love this channel for all the good information! I always know there is clarity and science backed information, to count on! I have followed the WFPB diet now for almost 4 years. I reversed my pre-diabetes, high cholesterol, Rosacea, eliminated anxiety and depression, eliminated IBS, and eliminated swollen ankles. I also lost approximately 30 lbs. I'm 65 now and feeling pretty energetic, and very active. I snowshoe, hike, bike, weight lift, and garden. Thank you both Chuck and Cyrus!

[@questionresearch8721]

Me too. I love it too.

[@Murph7373]

Cyrus, you and Robby are AWESOME!!! I am a former type 1 diabetic post kidney pancreas transplant. Insulin free since 2005 and vegan since 2005. It’s been 17 years. SOS free, work out like crazy up to 2 hours daily at 49 years of age. Very low BMI. You and Drs. Kempner, McDougal, and Rogers inspired going more on starch and fruit. I eat BID meals fasting fir 16-17 hours every day. My lunch is loaded with tons of various fruits and berries and second meal, dinner, is comprised of potatoes, rice, greens, legumes, and variety of other veggies. I feel soooooo much better having pounds of fruit every day. Definitely stopped intake of avocados abd very limited amt of nuts/seeds. Love you, guys! Thank you! And thank you Chuck! You are an amazing host. Love you all!! 👍👍👍🌱🙏♥️🤗🌱👍🙏

[@kundansaran8962]

How many supplements and which ones are you taking?

[@Murph7373]

B12 1000 mg once a week, D3, Zinc. 🌱♥️

[@ladyt3182]

What’s wrong with avocado?

[@ayojames6448]

Am type 2 diabetes with A1c of 6.7 currently, I will put this method into test, and I will surely get back with the result

[@yennyjen5742]

Hi. How are you doing? My a1c was not too bad.. at 5.9 prediabetic.. I got in panic and went keto overnight. After 5 months at my check up I was in shock when I found out my a1c went up.. 6.2.. as well as insulin resúmenes 😢. I just found this channel today. Had been so interesting hearing there’s another way to eat contrary to keto 😂

[@danpan001]

​@@yennyjen5742wow. So your glucose level went up after Keto? How about now?

[@yennyjen5742]

@@danpan001 not only my glucose but also my fasting insulin which it’s most important. I been doing a lot of research and came across a couple studies saying it’s the animal proteins that makes us sick.. oh.. the more I research the most confuse I get. I am going whole grains now and balanced fruits. I haven’t check my a1c yet. But when I finger prick I get lower numbers sometimes that I keto.

[@yennyjen5742]

@@danpan001 in keto I had stable numbers but they never went down.. like now eating more lent in soups, beans, fruits, they have a lot of fiber

[@danpan001]

@@yennyjen5742 so vegan diet lower glucose? How about rice? My glucose is out of control when I eat rice

[@mercymwangi2147]

Thank you PCRM. Your podcasts are informative and practical. I followed your advice and am delighted to say that I’m no longer pre-diabetic and I also lost a considerable amount of weight. I’m energetic and enjoying life. Thanks for your selfless impactful service to humanity. God bless you.

[@irenesurber7285]

is my first time getting to give you feedback. I Love your passion for education on dietary health and whole health wellness. I have always believed that we can heal our bodies with naturally grown foods and herbs. Last year, I left the unhealthy lifestyle that my husband chose for our family. He was the ruler of our household, and sadly, he belittled my beliefs in a healthy way of life. I truly believe in healing thyself with eating whole foods plant based nutrition. Since leaving I have complete control of my food. I started watching you in September 2022. October 3rd, I went completely wholefoods plant based nutrition. Thank you, Chuck, Dr. Barnard, Dr. Will...

[@InTheSkyGirl]

Good luck Irene! You can do it! Best of health to you 🤗

[@ladyt3182]

@@JillWhitcomb1966 wow, I am sorry that y’all have had husbands who didn’t care about y’all health. My husband is live and let live. I do intermittent fasting and he does it sometimes. I’m soo thankful for Him! We gave up coke’s and horrible sugar drinks about 30 years ago!! My weakness sometimes is dark chocolate and resisting fried foods can also be tough. I’m praying and trusting God for help! I exercise at least 5 times a week.

[@JillWhitcomb1966]

@@ladyt3182 I have no regrets divorcing him 21 years ago. Life is better, easier, happier as a single woman. Had I stayed married, I never would have lived in 5 countries nor lost 100 lbs. Life is so much better now.

[@phatchareemakpo429]

I have listened to Physicians podcast almost everyday and love many of them. Can you have a podcast for Hypothyroid symtoms and how to natually heal this issue with plant base life style change?

[@roseambroise759]

I just started my 1st fasting today, May 13th and I feel fine with 2 two meals a day. Rose 🌹 Ambroise (thank you) the Lord is with you all the Dr.s

[@mayaamay4615]

You are my favorite streaming channel. Thank you for being around

[@TheHopeofIsraelWorldwide]

thank you for all the work you do.

[@diannedelledera3096]

There is a lot information available, but it is confusing and conflicts with each other. I learned about whole food plant based and followed it for 4 months during the pandemic. Going back to work in food service was so difficult because all the prepared foods are quick, easy, tasty, and bad for you!!! It's a struggle, but not impossible!

[@rondawson5071]

Thank you so very much for all your information. It really made my day. I will follow your tips and do my best to keep going forward. Thanks again!

[@arlenefate5369]

Thank you Cyrus and Chuck, this is big help for me.

[@lindalinda0316]

Thanks for this series: such great information!

[@toni4729]

It's all lied.

[@roseambroise759]

I like the program

[@TammiMachart]

I have been all over the web, have found a lot of inaccurate information. PCP even gave us teaching handouts, which i did not 100% agree with. I love your approach and content. I look forward to learning more about reversing T2D.

[@officialandyjensen]

I love eating whole food low fat plant based diet. I have had amazing A1c numbers and glucose control!

[@Itachi-km5bz]

Are you a type 1?

[@theclapaolini4322]

Guess what you are doing is just what I am able to do and that is we have at all meals over 20 kinds of fruit and that is what I do fruits for each plant based eating 3 times a day.i am so glad and feel very well. YOU ARE SO RIGHT. GREAT HELP THANK YOU

[@000pum]

i used to do that. and didnt work

[@danpan001]

​@@000pumwhat didn't work?

[@deborahg8760]

I will plant base for a month and my sugar level only went down 25% and it’s still stays 200 211. Should I fast for three or four days for it to get down

[@frompizzaaddicttovegan]

So informative. Phenomenal episode

[@toni4729]

If you swallow this it'll kill you.

[@tammystegall5130]

Great show

[@lindaripp5902]

Thanks

[@janetolorunfemi6360]

Thank you so much

[@roseambroise759]

Amen, I am trying hard

[@toni4729]

It'll kill you if you do as they're telling you. Remember that the brain is sixty percent fat. Don't starve it.

[@questionresearch8721]

Thank you for this 👏👏👏🙂

[@timb7626]

Great show!!!

[@kamih9913]

I tried following a high carb/low fat meal. I had a fruit smoothie with mangos, 1/2 banana, strawberries and blueberries with non sweetened almond milk and also an english muffin with no butter and I have never seen my glucose go as high as it did.... 😬

[@truebeliever22]

Good Info

[@michaelmillas929]

I run 7 miles every morning and eat in a 4 to 5 hour window feel great

[@skinnydee1886]

Michael Millas, Do you eat any meat, eggs or fish? Thank you.

[@michaelmillas929]

@@skinnydee1886 No i don't The only slight problem is my cholesterol id slightly elevated was 7 got it down to 6.1 that was October blood test can't understand been on plant based diet

[@skinnydee1886]

@@michaelmillas929 Thank you so much for responding. Can you please give an example of what you do consume in only ONE day? Thank you. I've asked all these questions because I want to try plant base and need to know a few things so I'll better understand it. Thanks again Michael and God bless 🙏

[@SWLion26]

Thanks for the great video. I have a question about refined sugar. Refined sugar is pH neutral (neither acidic or alkaline) and my understanding of refined sugar is when consumed in moderation (eg. 10% or less of total calories from refined sugar) as part of a WFPB diet it is not a problem, but when you combine it with high amounts of fat that is when you have a problem. How detrimental is the effect of having refined sugar in a WFPB low-fat diet (0-15% of total calories from fat) versus in a moderate or higher fat WFPB diet (more than 15% of calories from fat)?

[@timb7626]

Great Show. Reading his book!

[@mauramohammed2976]

What is condsider as 30g of fat! Please! I am very curious. 🙏

[@annefricker8474]

It’s about one ounce.

[@roseambroise759]

Amen

[@almaosabal5774]

Thank you so much. God bless everyone .

[@skinnydee1886]

When do you eat your first meal and last meal for the day in a 16-8 window? Thank you.

[@gshrdy5415]

At 12 PM and then 8 PM or 1 PM and 9 PM.

[@africanafrica6786]

Thank you doc for good work you are doing I appreciate you

[@markveen1373]

Even smoothies are questionable. There is still fiber in smoothies, but you chug it down so fast. You'll still get a huge glucose spike than when you would chewing and slowly eating the fruit or vegetable. Nature already put it in a perfect package...

[@vanihansen2136]

I drink a smoothie a few times a week.. no blood sugar spike .. yes it goes up faster then Oatmeal.. but not a big deal if I take insulin.

[@ladyt3182]

@@vanihansen2136 but don’t you want to get off of insulin?

[@bernieosully3192]

I’ve been eating plant based for2 yrs I don’t take diabetes medication, I eat only plant base I eat no animal stuff at all no eggs, no cheese no dairy, but I do buy vegan burgers, sausages and the trouble is I’m still a diabetic? I eat frozen vegetables, I started eating plant base because the doctor said I had neuropathy in my feet so I was a diabetic my feet have improved but I’ve still got neuropathy in my feet. It’s not gone away and I’m still have to watch my glucose because it goes up and down and up and down, I’m a type two my last blood test at the doctors was a week ago. I know they sent a message saying I have to go back because there’s something going on with my diabetes last time they done that is because the sugars gone up so it’s not working for me plant base?it is a low fat diet, I am not changing my diet, but I still have diabetes I am old 72,

[@mirandaweaver2898]

If you follow his plan, you will see results. Eat whole foods, lower your fat intake to less than 30 percent , quit that frozen made up foods. Don t start fruits until you have lowered your fat intake for about a month, then start adding whole fruits, not juices.

[@debbiewall2160]

Had to check out at the junk science (animal research) promo.

[@thomasjohnlynch]

Not sure how you get into the mailbag for this series?? I will watch for a reply. Looking for the cliff notes on the five (5) as well. 1) eat wfpb and not animal products. 2) ...

[@wagstaff6135]

2. Is keep it very low fat (10-15% of total Cals, or alternatively, 30g or less per day of fat). 3. Is the “wf” part; (1 was really just the “pb” part). 4. Exercise at least 30 min/day, at least 6 days week. At medium intensity ; ramp up of you’ve been sedentary, break it up in shorter sessions if you like- HIIT is good if you’re trained. 5. Intermittent fasting helps; 16/8 is recommended.

[@thomasjohnlynch]

@wagstaff6135 awesome I was driving and my one knee finger typing technique was not up to the task. My memory would surely have failed.

[@wagstaff6135]

@@thomasjohnlynch glad to help - especially since my own bonus #6 is don’t text and drive!

[@thomasjohnlynch]

@@wagstaff6135 well actually I was joking and just said that for effect. 😉

[@wagstaff6135]

@@thomasjohnlynch you met with success! I laughed in spite of my concern for you!

[@FolakeBamigboye]

Times used to be very Challenging, I had the worst days of my life living with Type 2 diabetes, I appreciate you so much Dr Igudia, You have restored me my life that was lost already . Thank you so much for curing me of my diabetes with your natural Herbs 😊

[@puddyhuston]

Where can i buy plant based food that is not packaged

[@ravindranathn5817]

Come to India Everything is available everywhere

[@myindiemusic4291]

I always used to wonder why sunflower seeds caused my blood sugar to rise despite them being low in carbs and now I understand why. It's having fat with carbs that leads to higher numbers...

[@annmarhorn8266]

Do have to take a B12 supplement

[@brandoncastillo5211]

HE IS JUST FOLLOWING INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

[@vicmarysorta7003]

I have Type 2 Diabetes. Last year my doctor put me on a program called VIRTA Health. This company is associated with many doctors all over the US putting their diabetes patients on a Keto diet with the supervision of Keto specialists and nurses. For me it was awful, I didn't like it at all. I was getting tired all day and waking up in pain and swallowing arms. Why do Vegan doctors and nurses don't create a company like VIRTA but with a Vegan diet? That way we (Diabetics) can have more options. Thank you!

[@Rmirabil1]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@maureengannaway8635]

Hello I learned IF and changed my eating style over a 5yr span. Do you have a step by step guide to doing a 16:8 eating window?. Thank you.

[@puddyhuston]

Can i eat potatoes then as Dr Unwin says no

[@AdegbiteStephen-zz8bl]

Thanks you Dr Igudia on KZbin for all you do in my life and my family. I went for a test today after taking the medication i ordered from Dr Igudia and I tested type 2 Diabetes negative. Thanks doctor I will keep letting the world know about your good work sir

[@daniellubowa595]

Are lectins safe?

[@j-sm4554]

Lectins are neutralized by cooking. And it's not cyanide....

[@AdegbiteStephen-zz8bl]

Thanks you Dr Igudia on KZbin for all you do in my life and my family. I went for a test today after taking the medication i ordered from Dr Igudia and I tested type 2 Diabetes’s negative. Thanks doctor I will keep letting the world know about your good work sir.

[@thesecret2]

stop eating process foods and go back to a 200 year method, start a large garden grow your own foods, and dont buy processed meats

[@helicart]

Professor Roy Taylor is arguably the leading diabetologist in the world. Unlike Neal Barnard, his research is clear that diabetes type 2 is caused by fat deposition in the liver and pancreas, not by IMCL. When this fat is reduced significantly within ~7 years of first T2D diagnosis, liver and pancreatic function can be restored to near normal, and T2D resolved. It doesn't matter how the fat is removed, but all methods that work involve hypocaloric intake such that abdominal fat is lost. Diabetes has been reversed equally after bariatric surgery, low far diets, and low carb diets. Once a person has had T2D for >7 years, pancreatic function is likely so compromised that insulin can never be produced in adequate volume to restore normal blood glucose control. If Neal Barnard was right about IMCL, then blood glucose could not be strongly brought to normal levels within 2 weeks of bariatric surgery, or on a low carb diet for any period. I am surprised Cyrus is unfamiliar with Taylor's discovery.

[@hs4xace]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@ElijahIseoluwa]

Testifying about Dr Igudia on KZbin is a great joy I have ever had in a while because this man transformed my life In all ramification. Thanks doctor for putting an end to my type 2 diabetes and putting a smile on my face again.

[@toni4729]

Diabetes' is caused by sugar, not fat. We've been eating fat for millions of years, yet, we've been suffering from diabetes for only a hundred years. EXPLAIN THIS?

[@valeriefromoregon]

The earth isn’t a million years old

[@toni4729]

@@valeriefromoregon OK Christian Valerie; Does that debunk my argument that sugar causes D2? By the end of WW2 when no one had sugar there was no diabetes at all. Everyone smoked and ate meat. Healthy.

[@rselwyn1000]

@@toni4729 Elon Musk says "man has been around 8,000 years, 12,000 years tops and that's being generous"

[@toni4729]

@@rselwyn1000 Elon Musk believe in God. Sorry, I don't agree. Just because he's rich, it doesn't make him right.

[@puddyhuston]

Why is the English doctor saying carbs are the main cause of diabetes Dr Unwin

[@questionresearch8721]

I don't want any packaged vegan food. I shop the outer most aisles of the grocery store.

[@bigant5552]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@raybassman7536]

Confused Dr. Ken Berry says don't eat whole grains and Cyrus says do eat them...WTF?

[@tanyasydney2235]

Do NOT listen to Ken Berry! He has no idea what he's talking about.

[@ladyt3182]

It can be confusing.

[@gshrdy5415]

Limit whole grains or meat, but do intermittent fasting.

[@cesarhernandez-wv8oj]

Yeah, wtf?

[@scottvaj4434]

Don't ask such questions to vegans

[@toni4729]

Then why can people eat all the fat they like and go without sugar and get completely rid of type 2?

[@veganpajamas4211]

wait so pasta isnt healthy? the italians in blue blu zone eat pasta almaost every day tho.😮

[@veganpajamas4211]

@@rl9808 ? what u mean

[@LaLayla99]

Pasta is not necessarily unhealthy, but it is a processed food, so not a whole food.

[@kundansaran8962]

Blue zones also drink alcohol n vegans are still getting n dying with cancer. Let the number grow to make it more evident

[@paulkwan4624]

Sardinians of Italy eat ancient Roman diet ( 5000 years ) , not modern Italian diet .

[@SealionDefenseBrigade]

🌻🌸💮🌸🌼

[@blessedgraceindeed]

So how much fat can you eat a day

[@wagstaff6135]

He says keep it to 10-15% of total Calories; alternatively, think about it as 30g/day max.

[@toni4729]

Wouldn't it depend on what you're eating? The vast majority of people living on a vegan diet frequently end up suffering with candida. Can you explain that?

[@toni4729]

You go on about eating food that is low in fat, yet you deny that our brain is sixty percent fat and we're starving it of the very food our brain is made of.

[@roseambroise759]

Not me with animals or butter

[@vanihansen2136]

It is NOT caused by fat!!!!

[@karmendimas5274]

Then what is?

[@vanihansen2136]

Oi I wish they would read the comments. It's so frustrating there giving false information

[@rl9808]

I will do the animal based diet and report back. Last month blood work, A1c….5.2.

[@NutritionandMetabolism-uq5kf]

I believe it's not about whether it's plant based or animal based, it is more about how much processing was done to the food. Potato is good carbs, but potato chips can probably cause you diabetes in the long term. Also, I'm doubtful about attributing insulin resistance to fat rather than sugar. I suggest we look at the "Bitter Truth about Sugar"(kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnPRn5yrlptgpa8si=wHqv8F18nzW0pU0g) by Professor Robert Lustig.

[@braveheart5280]

A cow can be grass fed and grass finished but they still feed that same cow grains in between their grass feedings..

[@vanihansen2136]

Depends where you get it from. I have a meat market that feeds grass fed grain finished.. there is a place 40min from me that's completely grass fed. That's where I used to buy meat from before going plant based.

[@helicart]

Cyrus might also revise his view that high fat diet is the sole cause of T2D to allow that most healthy weight people on high fat diets do not get T2D. The critical factor is overeating, and depositing fat ectopically in the liver and pancreas. The main causative factor of T2D is overeating. It doesn't matter what the extra Calories are.

[@kundansaran8962]

Notice his face closely. There are wrinkles appearing there. He is young. He may live enough n modest lifespan like most others on healthy diets no matter what meat or plants since he takes supplements too. But he is not going to live forever. And his face shows slight wrinkles. I have pretty much been vegan if not completely all my life n i have suffered deficiencies

[@kundansaran8962]

He is a doctor that is unethical enough to stay biased to not promote more unbiased studies so people know the truth. He is simply singing his one sided view. That shows he is not an ethical scientist to me considering people heal on other diets, they even live long on other diets. These people have not done much controlled studies n they are deaf to experiences of those that doesn't match their agenda. Such people like all of us will be heavily tested over time

[@vanihansen2136]

Diabetes is caused by parasites. I'm type 1 I've been getting parasites out of me for 6 months my diabetes is half cured.. I take less insulin then cyrus... but I'm still working on it to completely cure myself.

[@tanyasydney2235]

@@kundansaran8962 I've got news for you...everyone gets older, everyone dies, and wrinkles are a part of life. Get over it.

[@tanyasydney2235]

No way. High fat diets promote insulin resistance. It's not just about overeating. It's also about what NOT to eat.

[@bigant5552]

RIP MAD DOCTOR & LIL DEBBIE

[@layladarby1994]

How does promoting plant based eating, but continually quoting animal studies. Sure you had moby on this podcast. Repeat what he said, animal studies are outdated and barbaric and have No revelation to humans. Please pick your guests properly.

[@dm1969able]

Why does Cyrus look so sick, if he's so health conscious?!?🤔

[@zombiana]

Comments like this are unacceptable.

[@gshrdy5415]

where did you see the sickness, not sure.

[@annefricker8474]

In what way sick? He was very sick when h first got T1

[@user-nr5he3ic9o]

Have you seen his co writer Robby lately? He’s quite emaciated. Looks about 15 years older than his biological age. I know he’s more along a Fruitarion diet.

[@toni4729]

Go on Cyrus, tell people they can eat all the sugar and carbs they like and watch them get rid of their type 2. You tell them they can do that and I'll see you in jail.

[@toni4729]

You don't have to go running off to the store to buy vegan foods. When you can buy a good healthy steak to get rid of type 2 and you don't even have to go hungry. What's more, you will even lose weight.

[@adelleyang576]

This is not very informed...you're in an echo chamber dudes. Better look elsewhere

[@Tymbus]

This is a pile of rubbish. I have excellent Doctors and they'd be highly skeptical of many of the claims here. I thought this channel was legit but after typing this I'm blocking it. Very disappointed.

[@monaantony9096]

It’s your loss sadly

[@tanyasydney2235]

Most doctors know s__t about nutrition, including yours, most likely.

[@dnibcn93]

How do i get my questions answered? I emailed you via instagram link email.

[@irenesurber7285]

Since October 3rd, 2022 I am now on my way back to health, I have lost 54 lbs. and feel so much healthier and have far less migraine days and less depression mired days. Thank you.