#220: Mastering Diabetes with High carb diet w/ Robby Barbaro and Cyrus Khambatta

Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D., and Robby Barbaro, MPH are the co-authors of the New York Times bestselling book Mastering Diabetes and the cofounders of Mastering Diabetes, a coaching program that teaches people how to reverse insulin resistance via low-fat, plant-based, whole-food nutrition. Cyrus has been living with type 1 diabetes since 2002 and has an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from UC Berkeley. Robby was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2000 and has been living a plant-based lifestyle since 2006. He worked at Forks Over Knives for 6 years and earned a Master’s in Public Health in 2019.   Find out more about Cyrus and Robby at https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/   Key point topics and studies mentioned:   Robby shared his story of living with type 1 diabetes and how insulin resistance could still occur even with the absence of insulin. In addition, Cyrus explained in detail how lipids might increase inflammation that could cause insulin resistance. We covered quite a lot of information, from energetics biochemistry and disease progression to tricks and tips to reverse diabetes. We debated the pathophysiology of diabetes and the pros and cons of low carb high fat diet vs. high carb low-fat diet against diabetes   Twitter: https://twitter.com/hvmn and https://twitter.com/LattMansor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hvmn/ and https://www.instagram.com/lattmansor/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hvmn and https://www.tiktok.com/@lattmansor   Feedback form: https://forms.gle/7KH87sEqaRa1z19B6   H.V.M.N. Podcast Fam: We're giving you an exclusive offer. You are some of our most loyal fans, and we want to give you a special reward. Use HVMNPOD20 to get 20% off your next H.V.M.N. order. _____________________________________________________________ Learn More About H.V.M.N. here: https://hvmn.com/blogs/podcast. Send a message to podcast@hvmn.com with feedback, questions, and guest suggestions!